Someone pour me a tiny cup of tea

[marycrawford]

I finished watching Nirvana in Fire and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Now I want to rewatch it, because this is one of those shows (like Guardian) that will reward rewatching, for sure. And I still have a ton of faces and complicated hairdos to draw.

After I watched the ending, I went looking for something short and cheery on AO3, and found the perfect story to satisfy my immediate needs:

Accustomed To Disguise (5710 words) by orphan_account
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe/Xiao Jingyan
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Gay Chicken For Great Justice, The One Where Lin Shu Stabs Himself In The Back
Summary:

Jingyan tucked his hands into his sleeves and said with serene and infinite calm, “I am going to kill him.”

That was a delight and exactly what I needed, so it's a rec from me. It's a shame to see that the author abandoned the work, I always find that a pity, but on the other hand I'm so pleased that it's still there for me to find and enjoy.

Comments

[satsuma]

If you’re looking for rewatch friends, we are just about to start watching NiF in glymrs watchparty group!

We’ll be watching 2 eps/wk on Sundays, starting @ 5:00pm PST (UTC-800) — would be happy to send you an invite link if you’re interested!

[marycrawford]

So far I can't deal with Discord at all and keep noping out after five minutes of audio chat, but I appreciate the heads-up!

[dorinda]

Thanks for the rec!

NiF is a great rewatch, because of how much of your energy no longer has to go to "ok who's that now? and that?", so you can see the events and emotions more clearly. Also, it was a delight for me to be able to notice just how early some of the landmines start getting planted.

[marycrawford]

So true! Much of my energy now goes to hair ornaments and costumes, instead, and saying Just You Wait a lot...

[mekare]

Agreed, that is a great fic. Would you consider adding it to our Post-finale survival kit?

And rewatching is a great pleasure every time!

[marycrawford]

Done! I appreciate that you've made a collection like that - I keep thinking of making an AO3 collection for Post-Guardian Recovery, but so far it doesn't exist yet.

[mekare]

Yeah Guardian a collection like that is also necessary. I remember my hunt for fix its very well. I‘ve collected quite a few in my AO3 bookmarks.