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He heard rushed footsteps, but surely no one knew about this Spring.
“Lan Zhan!” that voice was unmistakable, it was Wei Wuxian. He slightly turned his head and looked to the side and of course it was him.
“Lan Zhan!” He repeated his footsteps quickening.
He didn’t want to panic, but as he was shirtless Lan Wangji reached for his robes that were close by neatly folded.
Wei Wuxian stopped at a distance, leaning slightly on a bamboo pole.
Lan Wangji got his robes back on, and turned to look at him, right arm at his back. He must keep his composure, he must not show any emotion.
With his arms crossed and a slight pout Wei Wuxian started, “Lan Zhan,” there was his name again! He tried not to dwell on the way Wei Wuxian said it. “How come you never told me about a place like this? Why didn’t you share it with me? That’s not how a good friend should act.”
Lan Wangji wanted him to shut up, if he kept talking… and of course he hadn’t shared it. Being with Wei Wuxian shirtless?! How could he keep his annoying conflicting feelings locked up?
He still wasn’t sure what he was feeling. And having to be annoyed by Wei Wuxian was not helping.
“How did you get in?” He chose his words carefully. Keeping his face as neutral as possible.
He looked to the side a little, then back at him, a smile lighting up his face. That smile….
“Zewu Jun let me in.” Lan Wangji cast his eyes down. That smile was dangerous.
Wei Wuxian laughed a little, and took off one boot, kicking the other away, then his socks leaving them in a messy pile on the rock.He was still smiling as he walked over.
Somehow still laughing he put one foot in.
“This is cold.” he said smiling, stepping all the way in he made shivering sounds as he picked up the boot he had kicked off as it fell in the water he rushed over to Lan Wangji. His sleeves splashing in the water as he walked. “It’s really cold! Bone chilling.”
He placed his hands on his arms as he walked shivering. He tried to stop the cold as he shivered, the noises he made made Lan Wangji uncomfortable.
“Stop fumbling.” he scolded.
“I know” Wei Wuxian responded using his right arm to rub his left trying to warm it. “But the spring is freezing cold! If I do not move around, my blood will freeze so will my extremities.” Lan Wangji kept his arm at his back and said nothing.
How could someone annoy him so much? Yet he felt the desire to rub Wei Wuxian’s arms as well so he wouldn’t freeze, maybe just place his arms around him… He quickly cast that thought aside.
“Lan Zhan.” Wei Wuxian said walking closer, interrupting his thoughts. Lan Wangji took a step to the side, facing forward. Must not think such things he reprimanded himself.
“Lan Zhan,” Wei Wuxian started again, his voice now whiny, he could practically see the pout. “Hey you… Alright. You are somewhat rigid, pedantic, depressing, and a little boring, and I did not think too highly of you at the beginning. But I changed my mind after our fights ended in a draw.”
“You are one of the people I approve of,” as he said this he used his sword to point at himself. “And I want to be friends with you.” he tried not to look at him. Just friends? He thought to himself.
“That won’t be necessary,” Lan Wangji said quickly.
“You are no fun. Let me share something with you. A lot of benefits come with being my friend.” he heard a rustle of clothing, surely he wasn’t undressing? And benefits? The kinds of benefits Wei Wuxian was proposing were probably very different from the benefits Lan Wangji wanted.
He turned, meeting his eyes, “What are you doing?”
Looking down Wei Wuxian stated, “Getting undressed to start the healing properly.” he giggled. Lan Wangji couldn’t take it, no way would he ever be able to handle a half naked Wei Wuxian.
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When Zewu Jun mentioned the cold springs Wei Wuxian became excited. He hadn’t had any alone time with Lan Zhan in a while and he wanted to apologize, maybe invite him to Yunmeng after all this, he didn’t know why but he really wanted to spend more time with him.
As he approached the springs he caught a glimpse of Lan Wangji and he was topless! His skin looked flawless. Now that was the Second Young Master Lan. Beautiful he noted. He quickly ran wanting to get a closer look…
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He started getting undressed, maybe if he did, Lan Wangji would also take his robes back off, he didn’t know why, but the small glimpse he had caught was not enough.
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Being expelled from that place, hands tied together was not at all graceful.
“Lan Zhan!” Wei Wuxian had shouted, losing his balance. He landed on top of Lan Wangji. “Lan Zhan I didn’t mean to!” he continued. Lan Wangji looked up at him. He had never had someone’s face so close to him.
He looked down at their intertwined arms, his forehead ribbon. He suddenly felt very naked in front of Wei Wuxian. No one had ever seen him without it, and certainly no one had ever touched it. Not only that, but he could feel most of Wei Wuxian’s weight on top of himself and he suddenly felt very hot, despite being wet from the cold spring.
In the pond, he had hesitated, but Wei Wuxian was in danger and he had had no choice. Now as he looked at their arms the reality of someone beside himself touching his sacred forehead ribbon, something no one but his beloved or himself could touch, his ears felt warm.
He looked back up at Wei Wuxian, his eyebrows were furrowed, he looked worried of offending him, and had he? His expression was adorable. He gulped.
Wei Wuxian reached for his sword to steady himself so as to not be completely on top of Lan Wangji. Lan Wangji felt the loss of warmth, Wei Wuxian’s face no longer near his.
It was here that he realized, his forehead ribbon was on his beloved. He loved, or at the very least really liked, Wei Wuxian. He didn’t know why that had surprised him
Having had dirty thoughts about him in the library, always avoiding him after that, the smile and laugh that made his heart clench... Of course he loved Wei Wuxian.
He suddenly wanted proof. Was this “love” he felt was real? While Wei Wuxian was distracted looking at anything but him, and busy worrying, he used his left arm to knock Wei Wuxian’s sword out of the way. This caused Wei Wuxian to completely fall on top of him again.
His face landed on his chest, Lan Wangji had missed. He had wanted his lips to fall directly on his, but the angle was off, and besides that would have been too easy.
“I’m sorry Lan Zhan, I must hav-” Wei Wuxian had slightly lifted his face but it was still so close Lan Wangji could feel his breath. He closed the distance between them.
Wei Wuxian’s lips were still cold as ice, but Lan Wangji had never felt warmer. He kept his eyes open looking for a reaction from Wei Wuxian.
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His eyes were wide. Of course he hadn’t expected Lan Wangji to kiss him. His face quickly turned pink.
Lan Wangji was KISSING HIM.
Suddenly all of it came together. The desire to spend more time with him, the fact that he could draw him for hours on end, the fact that he wanted to talk to him all the time. Wei Wuxian had realized that he liked Lan Zhan, and judging from the kiss, Lan Zhan liked him back.
Wei Wuxian let all his weight drop. He found Lan Wangji’s face and took it in his hands. He had never been kissed and obviously the dignified Hanguang Jun neither. They were clumsy, their lips crashing into each other.
After they couldn’t breathe anymore, they separated slightly.
Wei Wuxian went so far as to lick the other’s lips, not getting enough of the taste of Lan Wangji. At this Lan Wangji leaned back in taking Wei Wuxian’s bottom lip between his teeth.
He thought he bit gently, but a slight taste of blood told him otherwise.
“Lan Zhan! How cruel, just how much do you want to devour me?” Wei Wuxian’s world flipped as he was thrown to his back, Lan Wangji back on his lips. He wished this could go on forever.
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Wei Wuxian had kissed him back! Not only that, but he had licked his lips, Lan Wangji had no idea how a person could drive him so off the edge. As he flipped Wei Ying on his back so that he was on top, he just wanted to kiss him until his breath ran out.
Panting he looked at Wei Wuxian, his face was red, his hair messy, he looked incredible, and he was the cause of that.
He sighed burying his face in Wei Wuxian’s neck.
“Wei Ying…” he started.
“Lan Zhan… does this mean…?” His eyes looked soft, confused, no longer teasing, he wanted a serious answer. Lan Wangji couldn’t look at him, but he nodded.
“Yes,” he said simply.
They stood, both unwilling, but they suddenly remembered they were outside, anyone could walk by.
Wei Wuxian untied the forehead ribbon from their wrists, handing it back to Lan Wangji.
Lan Wangji took it, his hand lingering on Wei Wuxian’s, before putting it back on, he looked into Wei Wuxian’s eyes, sighing he leaned back in and kissed his lips gently.
“Mine,” he said quietly.
Wei Wuxian was just fine by that. They walked back to Cloud Recesses. They would have more time later, for now it was enough that each feeling was mutual. Before they reached Cloud Recesses Wei Wuxian leaned into Lan Wanji’s ear.
“So, does this mean, I can come by your room tonight?” the ear turned slightly pink and Wei Wuxian couldn’t help giving it a quick nip, using his tongue to slightly tease.
“Shameless” the laughter coming from Wei Wuxian was better than any sound Lan Wangji ever had heard. They walked close together, shoulder to shoulder. Lan Wangji had never felt more at peace, Wei Wuxian had never felt so content.