Amateur

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Amateur (27443 words) by drivingsideways
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: 天盛长歌 | The Rise of Phoenixes (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ning Yi/Xin Zi Yan
Characters: Ning Yi, Xin Zi Yan, Wu Ying, Original Characters, Ning Ji, Yao Ying
Additional Tags: Romance, Post-Canon, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Crack and Angst, how glorious that tag already exists
Summary:

amateur (n.)
/ˈamətə,ˈamətʃə,ˈamətʃʊə,ˌaməˈtəː/

1. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.

2.a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity.

Etymology:

c.1784, "one who has a taste for some art, study, or pursuit, but does not practice it," from French amateur "one who loves, lover" (16c., restored from Old French ameour), from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover, friend," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love"