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2021-08-27
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2021-08-30
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Gone fishin'

Summary:

Wei Ying goes fishing and lands quite a catch :)
Featuring a cat cameo / photobomb.

Notes:

(See the end of the work for notes.)

Chapter 1: The journey

Chapter Text

Wei Ying is holding a skeleton, musing "Hm, what to make of this skeleton? A fierce corpse? A halloween decoration?"
WY: Hm, what to make of this skeleton? A fierce corpse? A Halloween decoration? 

A-Yuan runs up to Wei Ying and says "Wei-gege!" Wei Ying answers "A-Yuan, what did I tell you about interrupting me when I'm working?
A-Yuan: Wei-Gege! (big brother Wei)
WY: A-Yuan, what did I tell you about interrupting me when I'm working? 

A-Yuan is now on Wei Ying's lap. A-Yuan says "But A-Yuan is hungry!"
A-Yuan: But A-Yuan is hungry!

Wei Ying is thoughtful "Hm... What to feed him? ..." Then he gets a lightbulb and holds up a finger "Bingo!"
WY: Hm... What to feed him? ... Bingo!

Wei Ying is holding a green fishing net over his shoulder. He says "Time to go fishing" (but with a slang-ish accent)
WY: Time to go fishing! 
A/N for my ESL readers: I like to use um.. casual speech for Wei Ying sometimes, like "ta" instead of "to" and "'" instead of "g" at the end of verbs >_> Picked it up from Harley Quinn, but it feels to me like it matches him? 

Grunting, Wei Ying is climbing over a wall of sorts. He says "I sure miss being able to just fly over obstacles on my sword.
WY: *grunts* I sure miss being able to just fly over obstacles on my sword. 

Wei Ying encounters my cat, Harley. She's a fluffy black and white cat and is sniffing his fishing net. She's about as tall as he is. Wei Ying says: "Um, good kitty. Please don't eat me.
WY: Um, good kitty. Please don't eat me. 
A/N: Wei Ying is very lucky he didn't run into my dog :D

Wei Ying knocks on a door and asks "Anyone there?"
WY: *knock knock* Anyone there?

Wei Ying enters a tiled bathroom. Up ahead we see the faucet of the bathtub. A towel hangs off the side of the bathtub. The text reads "The destination is finally in sight! To be continued..."
The destination is finally in sight!
To be continued...

 

Chapter 2: Quite the catch

Summary:

The one where we finally see Lan Zhan.

Chapter Text

Wei Ying is sitting on the edge of the bathtub, with his fishing net at his feet. He's holding a clay jar of wine and is wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. He breathes a sigh of relief and says "Made it! Finally. A bit of whine and time to cast the net.
WY: *whew* Made it! Finally. A bit of wine and time to cast the net.

Wei Ying has cast his net into the bathtub. He is singing a fishing song: "I traveled over mountains to reach this tiny sea. I'll cast my fishing net here, catch what belongs to me."
WY: I traveled over mountains to reach this tiny sea. I'll cast my fishing net here, catch what belongs to me.

We see Wei Ying's net full of... something. We see Wei Ying up above, pulling the net up.

Wei Ying is looking at his catch. In his right hand he's holding a tiny figurine of one of the Free! anime boys. In he's left hand he's holding a small sting ray. Looking at the sting ray he says "The freak is this?! Is it even edible?" On the ground, still in the net, is a toy fish.
WY: What the (explicit) is this?! Is it even edible?

Wei Ying is casting his net again. He sings: "There's never been a fishie, I haven't seen one yet, I couldn't bring ashore in my little fishing net.
WY: There's never been a fishie, (I haven't seen one yet) I couldn't bring ashore in my little fishing net.

Wei Ying is trying to pull out the net
*tug tug*

Wei Yin is really struggling to pull out the net. He says "How freaking heavy is this thing?"
WY: How (explicit) heavy is this thing?!
*tug grunt push pull*

We see that a very pretty mermaid Lan Wangji is caught in the net. The text says "to be continued."
To be continued...

 

Chapter 3: Happy ending

Summary:

What the title says.

Chapter Text

An amazed Wei Ying is sitting on the floor, gazing off screen.
WY: Wow *so amaze* *doki-doki*

Mermaid Lan Zhan is sitting on the edge of the tub. He says "Mn." But he means "You're not half bad yourself."
LZ (says): Mn.
LZ (means): You're not half-bad yourself.

Wei Ying is holding Mermaid Lan Zhan on his lap. Wei Ying says "Will you come to Yiling with me?" Lan Zhan answers "Mn."
WY: Will you come to Yiling with me?
LZ: Mn.

First panel: Wei Ying is attempting to cary Mermaid Lan Zhan princess-style. But it's too heavy. Second panel: Wei Ying attempts to carry Mermaid Lan Zhan over his shoulder, but Lan Zhan finds it too awkward.
WY: Too heavy...
LZ: Too awkward...

Wei Ying is dragging the net with Mermaid Lan Zhan sitting on top of the net.

Another view of Wei Ying dragging the net with Mermaid Lan Wangji riding on it.

Wei Ying and Lan Zhan appear to be in a modern appartment. Mermaid Lan Zhan is in a bathtub, with his long beautiful tail hanging over the edge. Wei Ying is sitting on the floor next to him. They are gazing at each other lovingly.

A-Yuan is sitting on a wicker chair and munching on a sting ray Wei Ying caught earlier.
Fin. (a.k.a. "The end" and also play on words, like a fish fin >_>)

 

Chapter 4: Bonus / outtakes :)

Summary:

Some behind-the-scenes thoughts for ya

Chapter Text

Mermaid Lan Zhan is sitting in a bathtub. His headband has slid down his forhead, covering one of his eyes.
Lan Zhan's forehead ribbon frequently slips out of place during photo shoots. I have no choice but to adjust it.

My giant hand is gently adjusting Lan Zhan's lopsided ribbon.
At first, I felt guilty about touching it. Then I realized: I may not be his lover, but one could argue I'm his mom.

Notes:

FAQ:
Q: What is the kitty's name?
A: This is Harley <3
Q: Where did you get these dolls?
A: I made them :D
Q: What, even the clothes?
A: The robes came from the "official" dolls, though I had to heavily alter them to fit my boys' smaller bodies.
Q: Are there more of these comics?
A: Yes there are! There are more comics, dolls and WIP's on my tumblr here: https://saya1984.tumblr.com/
Q: Should I leave a comment if I don't know what to say?
A: Comments are nice. I especially like the ones where you describe what you think is happening, what the characters might be thinking or feeling, what do you think might happen next and so on :) And I appreciate any love for my craftsmanship and sense of humor. It is a labor of love, but it's all the nicer if I know that it made someone smile :)
Q: May I translate it into another language?
A: Sure, just link to the original here or on Tumblr <3