words on a monday

[extrapenguin]

With a bonus question: how much would Shen Wei's salary be compared to Zhao Yunlan's, in the dramaverse? They will at some point need to have a finances talk and I want to base that on reality.

(Oh, and there'll be a song prompt based flashfic exchange! Nominations end soon. Guardian is in the tagset.)

Have a bit of the soulmate sequel:

Shen Wei huffed with fond exasperation. He'd taken off his glasses and shrugged out of his suit jacket. Enthralled, Zhao Yunlan watched this man who suddenly looked completely different.

At Shen Wei's raised eyebrow, Zhao Yunlan realized he'd frozen. "Could you bring your face over here?"

There was a noise of inquiry, but Shen Wei stepped closer. Though he was in only an undershirt and boxers, revealing some very tantalizing musculature, Zhao Yunlan's hands only went to his face, cradling his skull as his lips pressed gentle kisses all over. The closed eyelids, the bridge of the nose, the temple of the skull, all were gently worshipped by Zhao Yunlan's lips.

"You look different without the glasses," Zhao Yunlan explained. "And I want to appreciate all of you."

(It's not the sex yet – just bedsharing. It's only the third date!)

Comments

[jo_lasalle]

With the caveat that I am no cultural expert on Haixing: I would expect that Shen Wei's salary would exceed Zhao Yunlan's by a medium relevant slice, but that he hasn't been earning at that level for as long as Zhao Yunlan has been earning at (roughly) his level. If civil service and academia in Haixing is anything like what I'm used to. Steep curve vs. steady rise, basically.

[extrapenguin]

Hm, I'd have expected them to be at roughly the same level/maybe Zhao Yunlan earns more when the overtime and hazard pay is added on, but I admit I haven't ever looked at what civil servants earn, and idk what I'd compare Zhao Yunlan's job to, anyway. (Whatever the apt comparison, I suppose he gets a little extra as hazard/discretion bonus?) IA that Zhao Yunlan has more savings than recent-hire Professor Shen.

[tinny]

sweeet! <3

[extrapenguin]

Thank you!

[phyrry]

I have succeeded in dragging another victim to the flashfic exchange fires. <3

Good luck with the salary inquiry, that is a very good question and I have no idea.

[extrapenguin]

I have succeeded in dragging another victim to the flashfic exchange fires. <3
Yay! \o/

Preliminary research suggests that they currently have similarish salaries, though see above comments for caveats on Zhao Yunlan's position being awkward to find analogues for. Zhao Yunlan has larger savings due to having had his salary for longer, but Shen Wei will get a salary increase when he's bumped from associate to full professor in a few years.