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“HanGuang-Jun, let me sleep with you!”
Lan Wangji steadily moved his gaze to look at his travelling companion, a man who bore a brilliant unfaltering grin. Without being granted permission, he was already lifting up the sheets and crawling into bed next to Lan Wangji. First, he tucked the blankets around himself, reaching over to tuck in Lan Wangji too. But then, he decided that he was too far from Lan Wangji, and hugged his stiff arm. He snuggled that way for a little bit, nearly purring like a little cat, before once again deciding that he was unsatisfied with the position and flipped himself on top of the man who laid perfectly still.
Wei Wuxian changed his position on top of Lan Wangji wordlessly about five times, each time getting more intimate and closer, closer. Finally, he decided to settle down with his hands on Lan Wanji’s chest, his face buried into Lan Wangji’s neck, and his eyelashes just in the right position to sprinkle Lan Wangji’s jaw with butterfly kisses. Which he did. He fluttered his eyelashes as he peeked up, trying to gauge Lan Wangji’s expression as he nuzzled the bare skin of his neck.
Lan Wangji heard the soft giggles coming from Wei Wuxian, and nearly felt his heart give out. He knew that Wei Wuxian was laughing at him, was teasing him, was simply pulling at his heart with little remorse. But even then, Lan Wangji was content to let himself be pulled along. The laughter that filled his ears filled the silent air of the room at night. It didn’t matter if it was directed at him. It was a sound he swore to cherish forever, so long as he could hear the beautiful melody of Wei Wuxian’s laugh. He’d allow a thousand more cruel jokes and gestures if it meant that Wei Wuxian would allow him to be just close enough.
He turned his head slightly, carefully so as to not hit Wei Wuxian with any sudden movements. The smaller man seemed to be taken aback, pulling his head back just a bit. Clear eyes met cloudy gray eyes. For a moment, Lan Wangji thought he saw in Wei Wuxian’s wide-eyed stare a hint of concern, as if Wei Wuxian was worried he’d actually kick him away. He blinked slowly, and averted his gaze. Surely, he was imagining things. There was no way Wei Wuxian actually wanted to be there.
But Lan Wangji wanted him to be there.
“HanGuang-Jun,” Wei Wuxian whispered. “Lan Wangji. Lan er Gege.” Lan Wangji felt his heart racing as Wei Wuxian wiggled on top of him, shifting himself a little bit higher and pushing himself up to stare at Lan Wangji’s eyes a little more. “Are you uncomfortable? Oh, is it because of all these clothes? I agree. We’re sure to get all sweaty, pressed together like this all night… we might as well, before someone’s clothes get torn or soiled, right? Here, let me help you with yours, first…”
Lan Wangji looked at him with narrowed eyes and Wei Wuxian ceased his movements, his hand paused on Lan Wangji’s abdomen, thumb underneath the sash holding his robes together. He couldn’t express how much he longed for Wei Wuxian’s touch, but he knew that Wei Wuxian didn’t really feel this way. In fact, he probably acted like this with everyone who wasn’t in his immediate family. Thinking about the idea that Wei Wuxian could possibly have tried to strip anyone else, Lan Wangji’s face darkened. At least, Lan Wangji wanted to be special in some way!
Upon seeing Lan Wangji’s face transform into a scary one, Wei Wuxian nervously chuckled and slipped his hand away from the sash that he was so close to undoing. He gently pat Lan Wangji’s abs, setting the sash back to its neat and proper position. Seeing his nervous response, Lan Wangji let out a huff of air. Such an act really wasn’t what Wei Wuxian wanted, so it wasn’t what Lan Wangji wanted either. He needed to keep telling himself that.
But even so, Lan Wangji moved his hand to the small of Wei Wuxian’s back. Wei Wuxian froze at the touch, but not due to the Lan Sect’s freezing spell. He let out a squeak of surprise as all Lan Wangji did was press him back down to lay comfortably once more on top of him, one arm wrapped around Wei Wuxian’s (notably, in his new body, now) thin waist.
If he could, if he could just live in this moment… If he could just indulge in Wei Wuxian’s teasing for another moment longer…
He felt Wei Wuxian’s tenseness melt away.
“Sleep.”