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1. Red Skies at Night by Ginchou

   Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Webcomic)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Hua Cheng & Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Hua Cheng (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Mu Qing (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Feng Xin (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Yin Yu (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • He Xuan (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Shi Qingxuan
   • Shi Wudu
   • Jun Wu (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Ling Wen (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Lang Qianqiu
   • Pei Ming (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Pei Su (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Ban Yue (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Qi Rong (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Quan Yizhen
   • Xie Lian's Parents (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Mei Nianqing
   • E-Ming (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Ruoye (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Ghost City Residents (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe - Fantasy
   • Alternate Universe - Merpeople
   • Spoilers
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Slow Burn
   • Romance
   • major novel spoilers
   • Mentions of Myth & Folklore
   • Hua Cheng and Xie Lian Invented Love
   • War
   • Fantastic Racism
   • Dehumanization
   • Genocide
   • Hatred
   • Trauma
   • Death
   • Flashbacks
   • POV Switching
   • Violence
   • Manipulation
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Genderfluid Character
   • Dark Fantasy
   • First Kiss
   • Boys Kissing
   • Nightmares
   • Psychological Torture
   • Shipwrecks
   • Captivity
   • Xie Lian as Fangxin Guoshi (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Hua Cheng as Wu Ming (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Illnesses
   • Politics
   • Intrigue
   • Hua Cheng Being a Little Shit (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Minor Character Death
   • Assault
   • Weddings
   • Anal Sex
   • Top Hua Cheng/Bottom Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Married Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Xie Lian has a Creampie Kink (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Branding

   Summary

   Xie Lian, former crown prince of the coastal kingdom of Xianle, has been working offshore as a fisherman for the past twelve years. A devastating war overtook his country and he and his family were presumed dead in a shipwreck. The new country of Yong’An is in its infancy with a young and idealistic crown prince, Lang Qianqiu.

   Legends of the fearsome mer-king Hua Cheng, Crimson Rain Sought Flower, abound as he works his way from ship to ship. When he falls overboard one fateful night, he’s saved by someone he does not expect…

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