I haven't made a fic rec post in a couple months. Here are some of the Hualian fics I've read since then!

G/T-rated fluff:

Relaxation by #StarsinmyTea (modern AU Hua Cheng meets yoga instructor Xie Lian and develops a crush; T, 3,369 words)

The taste of home by #tucuxi (Mu Qing’s POV of some Xianle Quartet friendship fluff; G, 606 words)

the kind that lasts forever by #moonsteps (a cute, fluffy modern AU where Huaxuan are roommates and Hualian get together; T, 13,048 words)

Soft overwhelm by #fullmetalpotterhead (Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are both touch-starved; G, 1,404 words)

Other G/T-rated fics:

how many old gods does it take to end a war by #unfortunategay (a crack-treated-seriously #MCU fusion where the Xianle Quartet defeat Thanos; T, 7,343 words)

sword to sleeve by #jtperfecthair (Hua Cheng underestimates a group of ghosts and Xie Lian saves the day, ft. E’ming cuddles; G, 1,742 words)

Husband Robes by #Linisen (Xie Lian comes to Heaven dressed in Hua Cheng’s robes and everyone panics; humor; T, 1,060 words)

M-rated fluff:

You are so strong, do you know? by #hinatella (Xie Lian wakes up before Hua Cheng for once, and thinks about everything he’s gone through to get here, and then kisses and praises him; 2,253 words)

like juice from a plum by #Rnbwstar (Hua Cheng teaches Xie Lian to kiss; 1,834 words)

Other M-rated fics:

If they caught you by #feyburner (a beautifully written story with some very funny sections where Xie Lian gets kidnapped but he’s fine; 5,945 words)

first things first i’ll eat your brains by #zigur_zig_ah (Hua Cheng’s true form is eldritch and he’s insecure but Xie Lian is SO into it; 863 words)

Smut:

Top!Hua Cheng only:

Closer, please by #Linisen (Xie Lian, touch-starved, asks Hua Cheng to touch him, and it escalates; E, 6,184 words)

heartlines by #lostincostco (a sweet postcanon first-time fic with flustered Xie Lian that felt very in-character; E, 4,444 words)

on the study of eroticism by #Pas_dAutres (a sweet fic where Hua Cheng discovers Xie Lian’s erogenous zones; M, 2,535 words)

Bottom!Hua Cheng only:

The Clothes Make the Man by #Shamelesscooper (Hua Cheng wears silly short shorts and Xie Lian gets hot and bothered about it, which escalates; E, 7,185 words)

Day 30: Overstimulation by #vestigialstell (when Xie Lian fucks Hua Cheng for the first time, Hua Cheng comes early and asks him to keep going; E, 1,965 words)

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I read a lot of #TGCF #Hualian fics this month! Here are my favorites.

G/T-rated fluff:

quote boyfriend unquote by #katarasvevo (Xie Lian’s friends don’t believe that he’s dating billionaire CEO Hua Cheng; G, 4,642 words)

High on Love (and Drugs) by #ProjectFox (Hua Cheng gets high and Xie Lian takes care of him; T, 3,522 words)

bet on something sweeter by #joanwatsvn (Hua Cheng suggests a bet of a kiss, Xie Lian accepts it, and they get together; G, 1,231 words)

G/T-rated humor:

have your cake and eat it too by #livinginaworldofnoise (Hua Cheng gets Xie Lian to pretend to be married in order to get free cake; G, 2,282 words)

G/T-rated hurt/comfort:

You put the paradise in Paradise Manor by #kalany (Xie Lian reassures an insecure Hua Cheng that he loves him, even - especially - when he’s a “monster”; T, 1,678 words)

Other G/T rated fics:

Roll the Dice by #unfortunategay (outsider POV of Xie Lian helping someone in the Gambler’s Den, then dealing with someone else; G, 2,809 words)

M-rated fluff:

Red Like Love by #Yingfish (a sweet character/relationship study for Hualian; M, 813 words)

rebuilding by #verity (Xie Lian welcomes Hua Cheng back after his year away; M, 1,017 words)

Smut - no explicit top/bottom dynamics:

Doesn’t Anyone Knock Anymore? by #nuttinonice (a very sweet and hot getting-together fic about a modern AU Xie Lian who’s unlearning repression and a very supportive Hua Cheng; E, 4,825 words)

xxx nervous virgin walks in on steamy jerk off session FIRST ORGASM xxx by #sandianxia (Xie Lian walks in on his boyfriend Hua Cheng jerking off, then Hua Cheng leads him through his first orgasm; E, 3,745)

In every shape by #Yingfish (Xie Lian gives Wu Ming a loving blowjob; E, 1,159 words)

Top!Hua Cheng only:

The Kissing Game by #bimmykimmy (a lovely postcanon Hualian-first-time fic with a Hua Cheng who’s a little insecure and a Xie Lian who wants him very badly; E, 14,769 words)

braided enticement by #FoxyPepsi (a snippet of postcanon Hualian in bed, with sexy hair-braiding; E, 876 words)

enrobed temptation by #FoxyPepsi (Hua Cheng teases Xie Lian by changing through outfits, and Xie Lian teases him back with blowjobs; E, 5,150 words)

Ever After by #GirlApart5 (another lovely postcanon Hualian-first-time fic with a flustered, overstimulated Xie Lian; E, 8,315 words)

let dreams be embers by #Sanflower0w0 (postcanon, Xie Lian has a wet dream about the coffin scene, then rides Hua Cheng; E, 3,988 words)

a king under your control by #rabbitinrain (a sweet Gambler’s Den exhibitionism fic with slightly subby Xie Lian; E, 4,314 words)

Your Tea Is Cold by #cherryburlesque (another Gambler’s Den exhibitionism fic with a stronger dom!HC/sub!XL dynamic; E, 2,666 words)

Petals Fall by #nuttinonice (yet another postcanon Hualian-first-time fic, very sweet, Xie Lian is embarrassed by his desire for Hua Cheng but pushes through; E, 18,371 words)

let me be your pleasure by Anonymous (Xie Lian encourages insecure monster Hua Cheng to fuck him all the way through, the mating ritual of his species; E, 2,590 words)

Top!Hua Cheng but Xie Lian doms:

Every Day is Something New by #ProjectFox (postcanon, Xie Lian presents as a very needy, very demanding omega - very sweet fic; E, 4,403 words)

take my hand, take my whole life too by #Sanflower0w0 (Xie Lian gently doms Hua Cheng into pinning him down, ft. cute tipsy!Xie Lian the day before (no drunk sex); E, 9,323 words)

Bottom!Hua Cheng only:

Such a Good Pet by #franticpanic (Hua Cheng transforms to have fox features like a tail, and Xie Lian fucks him and gently doms him; E, 4,255 words)

Hua Cheng crying during sex lives rent free in my brain by #rnbwstar (a collection of snippets of painplay, etc. with bottom sub Hua Cheng; E, 1,196 words)

At Your Mercy by #KingfisherPrince (Xie Lian ties up and teases Hua Cheng before fucking him; E, 3,026 words)

Switches!Hualian:

as below, so above by #cordoroyserpent (Hua Cheng character study with postcanon Hualian hurt/comfort; E, 11,181 words)

blessings of a white flower by #RennieOnIceCream (Xie Lian comes a LOT every time he comes - a very sweet cum dumpster!Hua Cheng fic; E, 7,440 words)