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Inside the Library Pavilion are two boys sitting on the floor; one is taking a nap and the other one is trying his best to focus on writing.
Lan Wangji takes a quick glance to the snoring Wei Wuxian who fell asleep while copying the rules of Cloud Recesses. He bites his lower lip and thinks of what will happen if he let himself do what he wants. After a moment of silence, he finally finds his resolution, I will continue writing later. He takes a deep breath to calm his wild heart and repeatedly tells himself, He will never know anyway, before he leans over the desk and quickly but lightly kisses Wei Wuxian's cheek.
Wei Wuxian wakes up and gasps upon seeing his brush soaking his paper with ink. “Lan Zhan! Why didn't you wake me up?” he groans, “Now I need to rewrite this part again.”
Lan Wangji inwardly sighs in relief. Wei Ying will never know and Lan Wangji will never notice how red the tip of his ears is.
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Inside the cave is a boy laying on the ground and another boy sitting in a rock; one is sleeping with fever and the other one is trying to meditate.
Lan Wangji steals a quick glance to the sleeping Wei Wuxian. His complexion doesn't look good and there is no sign of fever going down. Let's forget about meditating, he mutters to himself as he carefully places Wei Wuxian's head to his lap. He gently brushes some hair strands of the sleeping boy, exposing his forehead before he places a palm to check his body temperature.
As soon as his palm touches the other teen, Lan Wangji suddenly finds himself struggling to control himself. He stares at Wei Wuxian's pale face as he thinks of what will happen if he let himself do what he wants. After a moment of silence, he closes his eyes and repeatedly tells himself, He will never know anyway, while lowering his head to press a chaste kiss on Wei Wuxian's forehead.
Wei Wuxian wakes up from a pleasant dream of laying in someone's lap. Although he is still running a fever, he feels very energetic.
Lan Wangji inwardly sighs in relief. Wei Ying will never know and Lan Wangji will never realize the consequence of his poor self-control until years later.
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Inside the hunting ground is a young man sitting on a branch of a tree and another young man standing on the ground; one is blindfolded and the other one is looking at him from below.
Lan Wangji skips thinking of what will happen if he let himself do what he wants and expertly jumps on the blindfolded man.
He takes Wei Wuxian's hands above his head and fiercely kisses him until the young man is gasping for air. He looks at the flushed and trembling Wei Wuxian and thinks, I see, so this is what happens if I let myself do what I want, before he lets go of his hands and quickly disappears in thin air.
Wei Wuxian immediately removes his blindfold and scans the surrounding to find the person who stole his first kiss but finds no one.
Lan Wangji punches a tree with the intention of destroying it. Wei Ying must not know, he mutters as he thinks of how many copies of rules he will write later as a punishment to himself.
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Inside the jingshi are two men sleeping in the bed; one is sleeping on his back while the other one is sleeping above him.
Lan Wangji wakes up and finds himself staring at the man above him in surprise. His physical body is different, he thinks after recovering from the shock, but his heart and soul are Wei Ying's.
He doesn't think of what will happen if he let himself do what he wants because he has learned from his previous actions years ago. So he settles in gently cupping his face to trace his cheek and nose before he gets up and changes Wei Wuxian's robes then gently lays him in the bed.
Lan Wangji readies himself for the exorcism ceremony and silently exits the jingshi after taking one last look at Wei Wuxian and kissing the hand he used to caress his face.
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Inside the jingshi are two men sleeping in the bed; one is laying on his back while the other one is still sleeping above him.
Lan Wangji gently brushes some hair strands from Wei Wuxian's face and gently caresses his cheek as he thinks of how grateful he is and how everything is worth it for this unexpected second chance. He kisses the top of his husband's head, his forehead, his temples, his cheeks, his nose, and finally, his lips.
Wei Wuxian wakes up from Lan Wangji's gentle and sweet kisses. He smiles and returns the favor. He chuckles when he realizes that Lan Wangji is smiling as they kiss.