[Three Kingdoms] The Unbreakable Bond of Bei: Borrowing Jingzhou

[Blurb One]

The year Luoyang burned, he and Sun Jian spent one reckless night together.

Twenty years later, he came to Jingzhou to claim a son in return for its use.

Liu Bei had never imagined that the night of the palace coup in Luoyang would leave behind a bloodline.

Still less could he have imagined that years later, in the hall of Jingzhou, the young lord of Jiangdong who called him "Lord Xuande" would bear such a striking resemblance to him.

Sun Quan had always believed he was the most legitimate heir of the Sun family.

Until, on his deathbed, his father gave him a bloodstained letter:

"Your birth father... is Liu Bei."

With the flames of Red Cliff blazing across the sky, Sun Quan personally lent Jingzhou to Liu Bei.

Zhou Yu asked angrily, "My lord, why do you trust him so much?"

Sun Quan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

How could he say it?

The first words the man had whispered in his ear were not about the war or the land,

but: "Quan'er, I'm your father."

[Jingzhou, lent and never returned; a father-son bond they never dared to speak of until death.

I borrowed Jingzhou, and you were conceived in secret. - Liu Bei]

[Blurb Two]

#WhyShouldIReturnTheJingzhouIBorrowedFromMyDad#

#TheOneWhoSharedMyBedBackThenShouldTakeResponsibility#

#ACloserLookAtTheLordOfShuHanWhoBorrowedSeedAndNeverGaveItBack#

Sun Quan always thought he was the proper, true-blue second-generation Little Conqueror of Jiangdong,

until he opened his grandfather's final letter:

"Your real father is Liu Bei."

Sun Quan: ???

Later, during the Battle of Red Cliff, Liu Bei came to borrow Jingzhou.

In the court hall, their eyes met.

Liu Bei said gently, "Zhongmou..."

Sun Quan sneered, "Call me son."

The assembled ministers erupted in an uproar, and Zhuge Liang dropped his feather fan.

-Reading Guide-

1. Three Kingdoms, heavily reimagined. If you want historical accuracy, this isn't for you.

2. Quan-Bei are pseudo-father and son; Jian-Bei have a past.

3. Borrowing Jingzhou is a pretext; claiming a son is the real goal.

[Blurb Three]

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan discovered that he was Liu Bei's son.

And that man was standing right in front of him, asking to borrow Jingzhou.

Sun Quan: "Why should I?"

Liu Bei: "Because I'm your father."

Sun Quan: "Proof?"

Liu Bei stepped closer and lowered his voice until only the two of them could hear:

"You have three red moles on your waist, just like the ones your 'grandfather' described from that night in Luoyang."

Zhou Yu: My lord, Liu Bei can't be trusted!

Lu Su: My lord, we can't lend him Jingzhou!

Sun Quan looked into Liu Bei's eyes, so much like his own,

and said softly, "...Lend it."

Later, Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and never returned it.

Zhuge Liang couldn't make sense of it,

but Liu Bei alone knew the truth:

He owed Sun Jian one night,

and Sun Quan owed him his life.

-What If Sun Quan Were Liu Bei's Son-

Pairings: Jian-Bei (the past) -> Quan-Bei (pseudo-father and son, truly delicious angst)

Tags: melodrama, childbirth, pseudo-father and son, younger partner, evenly matched leads, Happy Ending

Synopsis:

One night in Luoyang, Sun Jian got drunk and slept with Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei woke up, he ran off, leaving behind a letter:

"If I ever ask something of you in the future, I hope you will grant it."

Years later, Liu Bei pointed at Sun Quan and said to Sun Jian:

"That's what I'm asking for."

He paused, then added:

"Oh, and Jingzhou, too."

Sun Jian: ???

Bonus Scene:

Sun Quan: So I'm yours and my father's...?

Liu Bei: Yes.

Sun Quan: Then Jingzhou...

Liu Bei: A betrothal gift.

Sun Quan: ??? That's mine

Theme: So vulgar. A green frog croaks loudly