Flutterings

It's pedal-to-the-metal with various projects through mid-July, which is of course the cue for plotbunnies to pounce. During Sunday's paddle, I was trying to piece out the next paragraph of "Silt" and ended up thinking about Susan Lazarus's hairpins and Wen Qing's needles, so this happened:

I Have No Choice But To Watch The World (1494 words) by ribbons
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Lilywhite Boys Series - K. J. Charles, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Susan "Sukey" Lazarus/Cara Pyne-ffoulkes, Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin/Wen Qing
Characters: Susan "Sukey" Lazarus, Cara Pyne-ffoulkes, Wen Qing (Modao Zushi)
Additional Tags: Cara lives AU, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossover, Victorian, MDZS & CQL frankencanon, Major Illness, Coughing
Summary:

The first time Susan Lazarus meets Wen Qing is at the end of a horrible night, Cara’s lungs having done their utmost for hours to heave themselves out of her body in sticky, raggedy clumps.

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The YouTube jukebox served up Les Le Forestiers singing Georges Moustaki's "Joseph" just now. I'm not sure it would've snagged my attention most nights, but I've been thinking of old movie soundtracks and folksongs the past 48 hours, and there's something about seeing those two, and that sound . . .