A marriage written in the stars

A moment of peace

And with this chapter, this story comes to a close. It's been a wonderful, wonderful time writing this. And I wish I had more to say but I think I've covered almost everything in the last chapter. Liu Shan x Xingcai has always been a ship close to my heart for reasons I still can't quite understand myself so to see their story end? It's bittersweet. Bitter in the fact that it ends but sweet that they got the happy ending they deserved...even if it doesn't quite STAY a happy ending (cursed Jin conquering Shu and all). My writing style has definitely evolved as time went on and I apologise to my readers for the lack of consistency on that end. If there was one regret it was that I really want to rewrite the start to make it better but I can't be stuffed to be honest. Some things should not be tampered with. Everybody has their humble beginnings and I suppose this one is mine. And either way, it's a good reminder for future me looking backwards about how far I've come.

I have in mind a couple of oneshots for the DW series, maybe a smaller 'after the ending' series of stories about Liu Shan and Xingcai's life through betrothal to marriage and beyond. Another story that I have been toying with is a modern AU! Liu Shan x Xingcai story that is DEFINITELY R18+ rated. Very steamy and very tempting. However, if I am being honest, I think my next big piece will be in a completely different fandom. And when I say completely different, I mean I am contemplating a fanfiction for either a kid's TV show or a japanese novella series. The former is what's capturing my interest at the moment.

Still, I am a devoted DW fan at heart and I really would love to hear from guys about how my story. You can message me, leave a comment, whatever. It's not the most epic of epic endings but I think it suits the story in the ending. A nice, quiet read after the chaos has come and gone.

I don't own DW, I don't own KoeiTecmo, and I don't own the characters below. All I own is a copy of the game they're in.

Epilogue: A moment of peace

In the middle of the day, Liu Shan and Xingcai sat side by side on a sofa in his living room. His hand had been wrapped around Xingcai's shoulders for the past half hour, his leg propping up a scroll that he scanned curiously, held atop his knee by his other hand. Liu Shan glanced over at Xingcai who busied herself with an excessively long sip of her tea, hoping the steam will hide her blush. Xingcai had been trying to decipher what the scroll was trying to say to little avail. Complicated words often went over her head in conversation, and to see so many of them in writing was probably making her head spin but Liu Shan couldn't deny that the small pout she made when she was mildly frustrated was utterly adorable. Not that he will admit it out loud just yet. Even with a heartfelt declaration of love from both parties, it was still too early in the relationship to admit such things openly. Liu Shan settled instead for a small smile returned to Xingcai, one that she barely caught from the corner of her eye. Xingcai took another long, loud sip.

There was little noise but the chirping of birds outside the window and the rustle of the warm afternoon breeze. Outside his door, Liu Shan was certain his guards were gossiping about what they were doing within. He had asked for absolute privacy and the 'royal couple' as people so often called them was becoming a popular topic of conversation. He was expecting a new batch of rumours tomorrow about his supposedly indecent treatment of Xingcai but he did not care. Let the people think what they want, just as long as it did not interrupt his alone time with Xingcai.

Liu Shan glanced back at Xingcai again, who hurriedly shook her head away from the scroll in his lap. He waggled his eyebrows. "Like what you see?"

He was swiftly met with a gentle push from Xingcai's soft hands, the distance between them not widening a centimeter. "D-don't be so crude." She blushed.