TGCF podfic rec: Password Management by daisydiversions, read by nonplussed

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/75351216

658 words/6ish minutes, T, no archive warnings

Summary: A bunch of people contact Hua Cheng through his communication array, having varying reactions to his password.

Something I liked about it: The password choice was so funny, and also I got secondhand-embarrassed listening to He Xuan have his tantrum and had to wait until I was alone to unpause it 😆

How I found it: AO3 search

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Hua Cheng instructing Xie Lian on giving his first handjob (to Hua Cheng) by comparing it to polishing a sword

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Pre-relationship Hualian where Xie Lian is eating ravioli and some of the white filling spills out of one of them, *all* over his face, and Hua Cheng just has to watch as Xie Lian licks it up

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Trans puppygirl hacker Hua Cheng and her joyfriend Xie Lian who needs tech help to open an email <3

They re-met at work because Hua Cheng does IT as her main job

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#HualianHappyHour (master/servant)

Xie Lian hears familiar footsteps and turns, automatically going to greet their beloved. Wait, no. Their mouth snaps shut and they hurriedly refocus on the papers in front of them. Pompous masters do /not/ greet their servants like that.

Silently, Hua Cheng places a tray of food on Xie Lian's desk, then stands to the side. Xie Lian thinks it's trying to be unobtrusive, but how could Xie Lian focus on anything but their lover?! They pretend to study the papers for a moment longer before turning to the tray of food.

...Okay, Xie Lian was supposed to ask Hua Cheng to change some aspect of the tray in the pretense that something wasn't good enough, but it really thought of everything! Xie Lian cannot think of a single thing to change or add. They look helplessly up at Hua Cheng.

Hua Cheng cracks up. "Beloved, you're so bad at this," it gasps through peals of laughter. Xie Lian pouts, but Hua Cheng's laughter warms their heart.

"I didn't think I did /that/ badly," Xie Lian protests.

Hua Cheng counts off on its fingers. "You keep looking at me like I'm important," it starts.

"Which you are," Xie Lian argues.

"But not in the game," Hua Cheng counters. "You can't ignore me even when I'm being as boring as I can--"

"which is not very boring--"

"and you're letting me do whatever. I bet if I came up with some flimsy reason to feed you by hand, you'd allow it."

Xie Lian can't argue. "Well, you're also bad at this," they shoot back. "You're too interesting and pretty. I think what my character needs is actually a decorative statue to admire."

For a moment, they lock eyes. Then there's a flurry of movement. Left behind, the lovingly prepared tray of food slowly goes cold.

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