STORY: "The hard part is what comes easy" (Guardian, Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng)

As for the sundial_exchange fic I wrote, it was for amedia, who was interested in things like Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng, "angst or h/c with happy ending", and "character growth or insight". And I was like, DON'T MIND IF I DO. :D

So I wrote three scenes of Chu Shuzhi and Guo Changcheng over time, as Lao Chu figures out that he can actually partake of the C in h/c:

The hard part is what comes easy (4595 words) by Dorinda
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng
Characters: Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, First Aid, Vulnerability, Coming out of one's shell, Protectiveness
Summary:

Part of him felt like he existed entirely at the spot where his hand rested, cradled in Changcheng's acceptance and compassion. Part of him resisted: Weakness, it said in a familiar echo. He'll make you weak. Or, no, he'll uncover the weakness already in there. Uncover you. And then... And then...?

And then, who will protect him, Chu Shuzhi thought.