BingQiu

BingQiu is the slash ship between Luo Binghe and Shen Yuan from the fandom The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System.

Canon
As the main canon ship of the novels, Shen Yuan and Luo Binghe have a lot of interactions, their budding relationship being a main focal point of the series. Shen Yuan knew a lot about Luo Binghe before they ever met, due to series of books in-universe called Proud Immortal Demon Way. When Shen Yuan died ended up in the book world, he was rather terrified because in the original books, Luo Binghe had become in his eyes, a bloodthirsty villain.

Also, Shen Yuan had ended up in the body of that Luo Binghe's former master, Shen Qingqiu; a man both abusive and villainous, and Luo Binghe had personally killed him. So, Shen Yuan was determined not to have that happen again, instead doing his best to be kind and be a good teacher to Luo Binghe. Of course, from the first moment he saw Luo Binghe, battered and covered in bruises, he also knew in his heart he couldn't hurt him like that. Of course, he had to contend with the System, and so he couldn't be overly nice or kind. Still, he tried his best with what he had, ensuring Luo Binghe had proper clothes, a place to sleep, and the right training materials.

He also helped Luo Binghe with his training but was frustrated at the apparently slow progress at times. It also seemed Luo Binghe enjoyed being corrected or scolded by his master a little too much. Regardless, as a result of this changed demeanor, Luo Binghe and Shen Yuan slowly became closer as Master and Disciple, with the latter even living in the same house and at some point, falling in love with his master. Luo Binghe was quite free with his affections, though there wasn't anything romantic involved at this point. He would cook every meal, clean the rooms they shared, and was frequently described as being very sticky towards Shen Yuan. One of the early scenes where Shen Yuan showed a hint of his own developing feelings towards Luo Binghe was during the demon invasion. There were a series of battles and Luo Binghe was victorious, but the loser tried to attack from behind. Despite the fact he knew Luo Binghe was immune to the poison the man used, Shen Yuan found himself taking the blow himself. This left his cultivation damaged, and only built more of a connection between him and Luo Binghe, as well as a likely sense of guilt for Luo Binghe that his master was injured protecting him.

Shen Yuan remained mostly oblivious to Luo Binghe's feelings for a long time insisting that he was straight, that Luo Binghe surely couldn't be gay either. He compared Luo Binghe to the original version from the books often, judging and analyzing his students behavior based on that; this caused a lot of misunderstandings between them both later on. Meanwhile, Shen Yuan was still fighting against the System, which limited his actions to a point. Eventually, Luo Binghe ended up thrown into the abyss, and due to the way Shen Yuan had spoken beforehand, he also thought that Shen Yuan hated him for being a demon. Either way, this was seen as an epic betrayal on behalf of Shen Yuan, and it damaged their relationship. For three years, Luo Binghe was in the abyss, a land filled with monsters, but only Shen Yuan's actions were really known at this point. He remained at his mountain peak but was shown to have been in a state of almost mourning at the loss of Luo Binghe. He even built a sword mound, or grave, and buried Luo Binghe's sword there. It was evident that although he hadn't yet shown any romantic feelings towards Luo Binghe, that his feelings were still strong, with both guilt, fear, even shame shaping his actions at this time.

Quotes
"If you cannot become strong, I will stay by your side and protect you."

- Shen Yuan to Luo Binghe (Volume 01, Chapter 03) "You don’t want to look at me, you don’t want to talk to me. Do you think I’m filthy?"

- Luo Binghe to Shen Qingqiu (Volume 02, Chapter 07) Love warms, grace weighs, our lips come together I wish this night would last unto the morn’

All day all night unto eternity… We know not when one day becomes the next Nor when Zheng Yang’s sun will finally rest The rustle of autumn, Xiu Ya unsheathed Icy water gushes forth, choking sobs We plead, unfulfilled, and we start again… - Regret of Chunshan (Volume 03, Chapter 21)

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