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brmqtrI wrote The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (A fantasy book series by Barry Hughart) fanfiction.
This is the summary:
In the tranquil town of Mei-Chien, where the koi are rumored to recite poetry and tea leaves arrange themselves into letters of complaint, something decidedly unusual has occurred: a widow has fallen in love with her mirror.
Not metaphorically.
She dresses it in silk. She sets a teacup beside it. She claims it whispers to her in verse. And worse — every suitor who dares to court her disappears without explanation.
Enter Master Li Kao, a brilliant and disreputable scholar with a slight flaw in his character, and Number Ten Ox, his strong and kind-hearted companion. Called upon to investigate what the locals suspect is either possession, madness, or an unusually charming demon, the pair uncover a mystery more tender—and dangerous—than either expects.
As proverbs are quoted by polished bronze, reflections smile before their owners do, and love letters appear written in fog, Li and Ox must determine whether the widow is truly cursed... or whether she and the mirror are simply two souls who recognized each other too clearly.
A tale of longing, illusion, and absurd affection, The Widow Who Married a Mirror is a lyrical, comic mystery about love that sees—and love that reflects.
You can read it here on fanfiction archive:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71855166
This is the summary:
In the tranquil town of Mei-Chien, where the koi are rumored to recite poetry and tea leaves arrange themselves into letters of complaint, something decidedly unusual has occurred: a widow has fallen in love with her mirror.
Not metaphorically.
She dresses it in silk. She sets a teacup beside it. She claims it whispers to her in verse. And worse — every suitor who dares to court her disappears without explanation.
Enter Master Li Kao, a brilliant and disreputable scholar with a slight flaw in his character, and Number Ten Ox, his strong and kind-hearted companion. Called upon to investigate what the locals suspect is either possession, madness, or an unusually charming demon, the pair uncover a mystery more tender—and dangerous—than either expects.
As proverbs are quoted by polished bronze, reflections smile before their owners do, and love letters appear written in fog, Li and Ox must determine whether the widow is truly cursed... or whether she and the mirror are simply two souls who recognized each other too clearly.
A tale of longing, illusion, and absurd affection, The Widow Who Married a Mirror is a lyrical, comic mystery about love that sees—and love that reflects.
You can read it here on fanfiction archive:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71855166
