1600. A shipwreck. An English pilot. A woman called Kitsune. A samurai lord's son. In a land where trust is earned in blood, Helena must survive. Currently Ongoing This tale is still being told. Each chapter written like falling petals on wind. *Disclaimer*: I do not own Shōgun (2024 TV series), the original novel by James Clavell, or any of its characters, except for my original characters such as Helena Ashcombe and Yoshii Takahiro. This is a work of fanfiction created for entertainment purposes only. All rights to the original material belong to their respective creators and rights holders.

In which Wei Wuxian is reborn in Mo Xuanyu's body sixteen years after his death and develops a gay crush on a college senior who reminds him of his childhood friend Lan Zhan only to realise that he is Lan Zhan's son.

Months ago I started a story on AO3 but never went past Chapter 3. I am migrating the story here for now.

Lan Wangji is an ethics professor at Gusu University and Wei Wuxian is a student of Economics. Their romance was slow, steady evolution of hopes and dreams. But sixteen years later, Lan Wangji is living life as Lan Zhan married to a Wei Ying, owning a Bed and Bath in Taipei. What happened thirteen years ago that uprooted the lives of two people leaving ghosts holding on to their dear child- Lan Yuan?

Riley, a young omega trying to free himself from an abusive family, joins the military to fight criminal alphas who are enslaving his kind, but he finds much more than just his freedom: his new family. *** Riley Steele, a skilled omega soldier, is ready to do whatever it takes to get accepted into Special Operations Unit set to fight domestic terrorists: alphas who are trying to bring back times when omegas were considered broodmares and slaves. This unit hasn't accepted omegas in years, and the people standing in his way are not shy to take advantage of his determination. What choice does he have? He's safe from his abusive family if he stays in the army, but the infantry is infested with alphas who see him as nothing but a toy, so he must grow stronger to protect himself. The path forward brings him more abuse by alphas who hate to see a strong, skilled omega in the army, but it's too late to turn back now after everything he's already endured to get there. His wish finally comes true, and is allowed to join the unit with a promise his life will be hell, and the people he should be afraid of are not the terrorists... No... It's his allies he can't trust. Pushed to his breaking point, Riley joins Tactical Team 07, a team of ten alphas, fearing he's made the biggest mistake of his life. But perhaps these alphas are different. Perhaps his new captain is as kind and caring as he seems. Perhaps his new partner doesn't actually hate his guts like he pretends. And perhaps he has found his new family, his brothers, and with them, he might even learn he no longer wants to fight just to protect himself, but to protect his country and the freedom of all omegas. Trigger Warnings: Violence, Blood, Death, Implied Rape Welcome to Shaded Universe, where domestic terrorism is a big issue; where the good guys are not always good, and the bad guys aren't always bad; where men are cute and cuddly, and where "good boy" and "baby boy" are common phrases even between friends.