what do the woodcutter
and the fisherman
get up to next
.
#haiku #tanskenga
#tanrenga #yuqiao
@littleonion.bsky.social
what do the woodcutter
and the fisherman
get up to next
.
#haiku #tanskenga
#tanrenga #yuqiao
@littleonion.bsky.social
"Control your child," he said. Your child. Never 'my child' or 'our child'. Yuqiao was only ever SJ's.
Yuqiao cried out again, and SJ scrambled out of bed, pulling his robes back on.
"Hush, sweet thing," he said as he picked Yuqiao up. (18/71)
"Control your child," he said. Your child. Never 'my child' or 'our child'. Yuqiao was only ever SJ's.
Yuqiao cried out again, and SJ scrambled out of bed, pulling his robes back on.
"Hush, sweet thing," he said as he picked Yuqiao up. (18/71)
Though Luo Binghe didn't deserve to have their son named after him. All LBH does when he enters the room is huff and puff, threatening the baby if he dares to make a sound. (4/71)
Though Luo Binghe didn't deserve to have their son named after him. All LBH does when he enters the room is huff and puff, threatening the baby if he dares to make a sound. (4/71)
SJ knew better than to hold Yuqiao for too long when LBH arrived, the other man quick to threaten the child if he thought the baby was stealing SJ's attention. (15/71)
SJ knew better than to hold Yuqiao for too long when LBH arrived, the other man quick to threaten the child if he thought the baby was stealing SJ's attention. (15/71)
SJ ignored him, like he always did. LBH didn't like him, didn't like Yuqiao. It didn't matter. (19/71)
SJ ignored him, like he always did. LBH didn't like him, didn't like Yuqiao. It didn't matter. (19/71)
He bundled up his sleeve in his fist, knowing it carried his scent and would make Yuqiao feel even safer. (36/71)
He bundled up his sleeve in his fist, knowing it carried his scent and would make Yuqiao feel even safer. (36/71)
"Thank you," SJ replied, his hand finding LBH's and holding on tightly.
(71/71)
"Thank you," SJ replied, his hand finding LBH's and holding on tightly.
(71/71)
"Yuqiao," SJ said. "Our son's name is Yuqiao."
"Yuqiao," LBH said warmly.
They sat in silence for a while, both cooing over Yuqiao. (69/71)
"Yuqiao," SJ said. "Our son's name is Yuqiao."
"Yuqiao," LBH said warmly.
They sat in silence for a while, both cooing over Yuqiao. (69/71)
It was a common threat. LBH often used Yuqiao to get to SJ, knowing how much he cared for the child.
The cruelty had grown once Yuqiao had been born. (21/71)
It was a common threat. LBH often used Yuqiao to get to SJ, knowing how much he cared for the child.
The cruelty had grown once Yuqiao had been born. (21/71)
And on the days SJ was silent, on the days he held Yuqiao a little tighter and kept LBH at a distance, LBH was patient and understanding and as soft as he could be. (70/71)
And on the days SJ was silent, on the days he held Yuqiao a little tighter and kept LBH at a distance, LBH was patient and understanding and as soft as he could be. (70/71)
It didn't seem right that LBH suddenly cared, but the fear and the tears had seemed genuine, so had his promise to bring Yuqiao back.
The days turned into weeks turned into months. And then he felt it. (60/71)
It didn't seem right that LBH suddenly cared, but the fear and the tears had seemed genuine, so had his promise to bring Yuqiao back.
The days turned into weeks turned into months. And then he felt it. (60/71)
He heard footsteps approaching, but he couldn't lift his gaze from Yuqiao, how could he?
A hand on his shoulder made him startle. (42/71)
He heard footsteps approaching, but he couldn't lift his gaze from Yuqiao, how could he?
A hand on his shoulder made him startle. (42/71)
They took a stroll in the garden, and he let Yuqiao hold and see the plants and roots he picked before hiding them in his sleeves. (34/71)
They took a stroll in the garden, and he let Yuqiao hold and see the plants and roots he picked before hiding them in his sleeves. (34/71)
He rushed over, hands hovering until LBH let him take Yuqiao from him.
"My son, my little baby boy," he said. And the tears he thought he had stopped shedding months ago came back.
"Our son. (65/71)
He rushed over, hands hovering until LBH let him take Yuqiao from him.
"My son, my little baby boy," he said. And the tears he thought he had stopped shedding months ago came back.
"Our son. (65/71)
Yuqiao wouldn't stop crying, and irritated, LBH pulled on his own robes and got up. (20/71)
Yuqiao wouldn't stop crying, and irritated, LBH pulled on his own robes and got up. (20/71)
But what could he do? There was no way to escape, no place he could go. LBH's blood mites would find him if he ran with Yuqiao. (28/71)
But what could he do? There was no way to escape, no place he could go. LBH's blood mites would find him if he ran with Yuqiao. (28/71)
Yuqiao had been unusually fussy that day, and after a visit from the doctor SJ was sure it was a mundane stomach ache. (14/71)
Yuqiao had been unusually fussy that day, and after a visit from the doctor SJ was sure it was a mundane stomach ache. (14/71)
His heart was beating so hard it almost made him throw up, unless it was fear that kept bile rising up his throat. (30/71)
His heart was beating so hard it almost made him throw up, unless it was fear that kept bile rising up his throat. (30/71)
"I can't stop myself from being cruel around you. I didn't want to stop either, I thought you deserved it." His fingers traced Yuqiao's tiny features.
A small flow of spiritual energy left LBH's hand and entered Yuqiao. (57/71)
"I can't stop myself from being cruel around you. I didn't want to stop either, I thought you deserved it." His fingers traced Yuqiao's tiny features.
A small flow of spiritual energy left LBH's hand and entered Yuqiao. (57/71)
It wasn't all bad. (5/71)
It wasn't all bad. (5/71)