DAY (PART) 6 of
#HuaChengWeek
🧵 Thread fic
🏛️ A #hualian museum visit
Post-Canon, Modern, POV Outsider
Collab with @Ying_anSanren (ART below 💖)
#Day6_HuaChengWeek
Prompt: A thing to love about him
Read from the beggining here:
#HuaChengWeek
🧵 Thread fic
🏛️ A #hualian museum visit
Post-Canon, Modern, POV Outsider
Collab with @Ying_anSanren (ART below 💖)
#Day6_HuaChengWeek
Prompt: A thing to love about him
Read from the beggining here:
https://twitter.com/Foxypepsi1/status/1532968551526563840?t=Yu5ATtmWgxeTraSetX6nvg&s=19
The next room is full of statues.
There are small and big ones, some with bamboo hats, some without it, some in fighting stances, some draped over divans or altars. Some are playing instruments, dancing, carrying a basket of fruits or doing house chores.
There are small and big ones, some with bamboo hats, some without it, some in fighting stances, some draped over divans or altars. Some are playing instruments, dancing, carrying a basket of fruits or doing house chores.
Only one thing do they have in common: they are sculpted with the utmost care, their details exquisite.
Lai Wen knows this and that about art, but when faced with these statues the more he looks at them, the more he starts to feel how an unmistakable air lingers in the room.
Lai Wen knows this and that about art, but when faced with these statues the more he looks at them, the more he starts to feel how an unmistakable air lingers in the room.
As if he could breathe in the devotion, would let reverence run up his veins and sincerity fill his lungs.
Tour Guide Guy leads them to a statue in the middle.
"Red Supreme carved all these statues of his beloved with his own hands through the ages."
Tour Guide Guy leads them to a statue in the middle.
"Red Supreme carved all these statues of his beloved with his own hands through the ages."
"Wait, these were crafted by him? All of it?"
"That's what the legends say."
Lai Wen inspects the statue before him.
The model has a gentle expression, his face handsome and delicate. He wears fine robes and jewellery, seems to be someone of noble descent.
"That's what the legends say."
Lai Wen inspects the statue before him.
The model has a gentle expression, his face handsome and delicate. He wears fine robes and jewellery, seems to be someone of noble descent.
"The Crown Prince of Xianle" reads the plaquette.
Wait a minute… standing like this, side to side…
Lai Wen blinks for a moment. Looks at the Tour Guy, looks at the statue. Then back at the Tour Guy. There's only one logical explanation—
Wait a minute… standing like this, side to side…
Lai Wen blinks for a moment. Looks at the Tour Guy, looks at the statue. Then back at the Tour Guy. There's only one logical explanation—
—this guy must be an avid cosplayer of the Crown Prince!!! Oh man, a LARP-er, no wonder he's so head over heels for this whole exhibition. What if he chose this profession just because of this???
"This statue was the first one our curator decided to display… "
"This statue was the first one our curator decided to display… "
"Wait, this is the Beloved?" Someone interjected.
Tour Guy nods, "Of course. All of them."
"But didn't you say he was a daoist who ascended and became a god?"
"Well," Tour Guy offers a smile, "he did, but before that, he used to be a prince of some sort."
Tour Guy nods, "Of course. All of them."
"But didn't you say he was a daoist who ascended and became a god?"
"Well," Tour Guy offers a smile, "he did, but before that, he used to be a prince of some sort."
"Just what didn't this Beloved do?!"
"Oh, hahahaha. It's a long story, I'm afraid you'll be bored by the end of it…"
Suddenly, someone interrupts him.
"... mo-more unique statues to see."
"Oh, hahahaha. It's a long story, I'm afraid you'll be bored by the end of it…"
Suddenly, someone interrupts him.
"... mo-more unique statues to see."
Another tour guide's voice seeps in, from a ring of another tourist group, in front of a display box where there seems to be a pair of statues. His voice is trembling and overly loud, must be a newbie.
"Oh, we caught up to another group," Tour Guy says.
"Oh, we caught up to another group," Tour Guy says.
Anxious Guy continues:
"These unique pair statues: The Red Supreme and his beloved, the Scrap Collecting Immortal."
Lai Wen's group begins to whisper.
"The what now…?"
"Wasn't he a daoist?"
"No, he was the crown prince! Pay attention!"
"These unique pair statues: The Red Supreme and his beloved, the Scrap Collecting Immortal."
Lai Wen's group begins to whisper.
"The what now…?"
"Wasn't he a daoist?"
"No, he was the crown prince! Pay attention!"
"Shh, be quiet now,“ Tour Guy chides them.
"Let's listen to what he says."
/END — TO BE CONTINUED 🏛️
"Let's listen to what he says."
/END — TO BE CONTINUED 🏛️
Ying'an's art is here to admire:
https://twitter.com/Ying_anSanren/status/1534582783250731008?t=v4_mQOtyegnLnANIdH-sng&s=19
🕑 UPDATE WITH DAY 7 — FINAL UPDATE, FINAL PART
Our tour ends soon, but you can meet our beloved curator now!!! 👀💗
Thanks for coming along on this journey with me 💓
Our tour ends soon, but you can meet our beloved curator now!!! 👀💗
Thanks for coming along on this journey with me 💓
https://twitter.com/Foxypepsi1/status/1534998138808852496?t=xuOIDy5pQnvHhnZQ5yMBEQ&s=19
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