(JockEmo AU) Till is used to being invisible-the emo outcast who lurks in the back of class, headphones in, ignored by everyone except for whispers and ridicule. Ivan, on the other hand, is everything Till isn't: the golden boy, the flawless jock with a smile that wins the crowd every time. They're enemies by nature, always clashing, always pushing each other's buttons. So when a twist of fate (and some meddling from Mizi) forces them into a fake relationship, it feels like a cruel joke. Till wants nothing to do with Ivan's perfect mask. Ivan, however, has been obsessed with Till for years-and now he has the perfect excuse to keep him close. What begins as a plan to shut down rumors and survive the college spotlight slowly unravels into something neither of them expected. Between whispered fights in crowded hallways, stolen glances in study sessions, and the blurring line between acting and something painfully real, Till starts to wonder if Ivan's smile has always been fake... or if it's only real when it's directed at him. Enemies. Pretenders. Lovers in denial. This isn't just a game anymore- and neither of them is ready for the fallout.

They say spring is for new beginnings - but what if yours had already started, and you didn't notice? ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ Till isn't good at feelings. He's good at music, at getting detentions, and at pretending not to care. Especially about things like cherry blossoms or clingy best friends with black hair and too many shallow emotions. Especially about Ivan. ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Ivan, who's always there. Ivan, who talks too much and listens too carefully. Ivan, who's been in love with Till for longer than he'll ever say out loud. 𓂃⋆.˚ But Till's eyes are on someone else - Mizi, passionate and brilliant and so painfully unreachable. And Mizi? She's in love with Sua. ᡣ𐭩 •｡ꪆৎ ˚⋅ In a world of unspoken things and unsent confessions, spring blooms quietly around them. As songs are written, friendships are tested, and the truth starts to rise to the surface - Till will have to face the one thing he's always avoided: what really matters, and who he can't imagine losing. ๋࣭ ⭑ ˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　　 . ★⋆. 　　　.   　　˚　　 　　*　　 　　✦　　　.　　.　　　✦　˚ 　　　　 ˚　.˚　　　　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　 　　 　　　　 pov: alternating (ivan/till) status: completed

After Karma Seven years after the Alien Stage tragedy, Till survives-scarred, silent, and burdened with memories he can't erase. When he meets a child with Ivan's eyes and Mizi's hair, the past claws its way back into the present. Haunted by the boy he loved too late, Till clings to fragments of guilt and hope-until a raid uncovers the impossible: Ivan's frozen body, untouched by time. In a world where survival demands forgetting, Till refuses to let go. Even if it destroys him.

*The cover art is not mine, and credits go to @msmsnst* **a warning from this venerable author beforehand, please stretch your facial muscles before reading. It would be a pain for your face to cramp after the amount of cringing you'll be doing throughout this story. Buckle up, for this, my friends, is going to be a rather bumpy and cringy ride (according to my other readers, it gets better. Trust them, they've read the whole thing- ALSOOOOO I wrote this while reading TGCF, so nothing will be accurate, just warning ** This is a Feng Xin x Mu Qing fanfic. If you don't know already (for some reason), Feng Xin and Mu Qing are characters from the popular MXTX novel series, Heaven Official's Blessing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After having a rather neutral consensual wedding that would be best for strengthening ties for Xie Lian, Feng Xin and Mu Qing finally agreed on the other fact that it was good for the heavens' opinion. Little did the other know, they both had slight feelings for each other although they had a rather messy past. They grow oddly quickly to learn of their feelings for each other, and maybe, just maybe, they could put aside their duties for spending time with each other and dual cultivating. Things may not seem as they are, and some things may seem impossible. Nothing is impossible for this god couple, and sometimes even the greatest need breaks. The future is unpredictable, and you will never be able to predict. Feng Xin and Mu Qing get thrown into something they thought was impossible, yet they will go through it together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TW!: mpreg, mentions of death, mature content etc... Hihihi have fun embarking on this rollercoaster of a fanfic with me! ~Lotus^^ February 23, 2023-September 1, 2023 Highest Ranks in Tags (that I remember) -FengQing-#1-2 -MuQing#1-5 -Mxtx#(iforgot) -FengXin#1 -Tgcf#1