Cowriter @MaelstromParadox (AO3) After the fire took everything from him, Jiang Cheng felt as though his world had ended. With his sister in a coma and his brother presumed dead, he had reached his breaking point. To add further pressure, the government is attempting to ban cultivation-destroying their way of life. While Wei Wuxian fled from all he knew, taking on a new name, as the guilt from the fire consumed him. With his new identity in hiding, he found a new form of peace. At least, that is what he thinks... U til he is dragged back into his former life by someone unexpected, while old friends help in the shadows. What could possibly go wrong?