beloved in your sight, by olivers_box_of_raisins
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51811684
- mu qing pov from the xianle trio era
- ft. class issues and teen relationship drama
- xie lian is an enormous martial arts nerd and a naive but shining prince; mu qing is pining but hyper-aware of class boundaries and how everyone sees him; feng xin is ready to judge
- it's so great and succeeds so well at what it's doing, I love it
- I love the last scene, which it ends on, about xie lian's appearance after he ascends. perfect ending to the fic
- 7k words in length