Thread by @suddenlyapples, thinking about JC driving home late at night and swerving on his [...]

thinking about JC driving home late at night and swerving on his motorbike to barely dodge a stray animal in the street! and he crashes, did a flip in the air and everything! he remains conscious long enough to see the animal trotting to his side
JC, groaning: at least you’re ok

JC, passing out: oh, she’s gonna say “i told you so”
what JC doesn’t know is he just barely ran over a disguised royalty on the run, who’s whining and pawing at his chest to wake him up
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yep romcom, fantasy, misidentification, rich male lead, misunderstanding, action

the next time JC wakes up, it’s to a soft canopied bed like in those xianxia dramas his mother loves to watch. what an odd dream he had about crashing sandu—JC groans—that was no dream, he must be in some hospital and about to be in so much trouble now

JC wonders what kind of hospital he’s in they have no IV or any beeping equipment hooked up to him. he could’ve sworn he bled out a worrying amount of blood that would need more than just a night’s rest. he groans louder, thinking of his work he’ll probably need to catch up on

hm? the royalty in disguise was a:

JC reaches for his phone but can’t find it, in fact, he’s not even wearing his own stuff? probably the hospital’s, he can deal with that, the gown feels quite soft on him. he struggles to sit up, he doesn’t feel any aches on his body, but he still feels a little faint

he pauses when he has a full view of his room. it’s like a full on xianxia set! his mother would be taking all of the pictures right now, where is his phone, he could use them to distract her. everything is set like those dramas! even the bamboo grove outside!

“oh, you’re up!”

JC turns towards the voice, eyeing the empty room in confusion, before he hears it again, coming from below him, eyes trailing down to spot the fluffy white samoyed with a paw up

JC, gasps: !!! pupp-
samoyed: how are you feeling?
JC:
samoyed:

samoyed: oh, apologies
JC watches in silence as the samoyed goes through a transformation sequence before his very eyes to reveal a handsome looking man in white robes
LXC: i am lan xichen, first prince of gusu lan
JC:
JC: i want the dog back

turns out prince LXC was on the run from enemy soldiers before, but they were frightened away by JC’s motorbike, so LXC is very thankful and managed to take JC back home to help him recuperate

LQR, striding in: xichen, how is he do—
JC, hugging samoyed!LXC:
LQR:

LQR: AHEM, so we are in your debt for your assistance in his escape. please let us know how we can ever repay you
JC:
JC: i have one thing in mind

LWJ, walking in: brother, uncle, is everything alright?
JC, hugging a samoyed and a husky:

JC, still hugging samoyed!LXC: really i don’t need anything, but i do need to get back to work
LQR: understood, we will ensure your safe return
JC: thank you, and uh, don’t jump in the streets anymore, they’re not safe for animals
LXC, tail wagging so much it’s a blur: of course

after being sworn to secrecy, JC is deposited back at his place, sandu in tact (another apology from LXC, and another grateful hugfest from JC much to the prince’s surprise and joy), phone scrubbed free of pictures he took of their place (a shame), and a set of robes of his own!

he grimaces at the 579 missed calls, 97 voice mails and 3917 text messages

JC: right, time to go to work and deal with whatever

office, swarmed with reporters asking about the missing heir, it’s been 9 days since he’s been last seen:

JC, u-turning: what’s another day off

JC has a penthouse of his own, but he figures he should return to the jiang mansion first to make an appearance or else his family will kilI him themselves
JC, after sneaking past the reporters at the gate: i’m bac-
WWX, smacking JC on the head then hugging him:

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after another roundhouse kick and a suplex maneuver from his family, JC stiltedly explained how he got into a MINOR accident and was recovering in a place with no signal so he couldn’t contact them

jiang fam: how very suspicious of you, a-cheng, but we’ll let it slide (for Now)

#applesandpolls

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JC spends a few days at the manor for his family’s comfort. JFM keeps asking if he wants more rabbit apples (he accepted it once and that was a mistake), YZY keeps watching her dramas next to him to spend time with him, JYL facetimes him every few hours, and WWX works next to him

JC: you’ve all seen enough, i’m doing fine!
YZY: work says you’ve been more quiet in your meetings lately
JC, covering his face: that’s because you keep watching your drama on speakers!!!
YZY:
YZY: which ones did you hear
JC: mother, for our sake i don’t want to repeat them

...JC notices that somehow it seems like his reflexes are quicker? he feels nimbler too, he manages to catch WWX’s phone when it slipped off their balcony. he uh, may have leapt off said balcony to catch it. a 3 story drop, much to WWX’s horror. JC landed on his feet! he’s fine!

WWX kept screaming at him though, even as he scaled the side of the wall back up just as swiftly and presented his phone back to him

JC: that was... cool though right?
WWX, crying and hugging him:

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