I'll Fix Everything | Wangxian

Chapter six

As Wei Ying searched for the next memory, his family tried to talk to him but it was like talking to a wall.

-"A-Xian..." Jiang Fengman started, "You are equal to us, you are family, not an orphan, not lesser, and not a shield. What made you think all you are is a shield for A-Li and A-Cheng?"

-Wei Ying flinched, "...You did." He muttered miserably, not giving him a chance to question what he meant before the next memory swarmed them, decorated with other important but mini memories for context.

They experienced the terrible feeling Wei Ying endured on the boat with Jiang Cheng to Qinshan, how he swore that even if he had to die or... worse... Jiang Cheng would not gain a scratch.

It was 'the least he could do for Madam Yu'

Walking into the indoctrination, Wei Ying noticed Jin Zixuan note his presence and roll his eyes, Wei Ying scoffed, Peacock!!!

Seemingly knowing what Wei Ying was thinking, Jiang Cheng smirked and nodded in agreement before turning to the long stack of stairs.

Wei Ying waved back at Nie Huisang before looking around for a certain person, a new fear settling in his heart, Fuck where is Lan Zhan? Oh god, please... please be okay.

"Introducing!" A voice yelled out, making everyone turn to the stairs, "Wen Chao!"

Wei Ying rolled his eyes and snorted, Such performance from the Wen Clan, this almost outdoes the Peacock's clan!

Wei Ying's observing family shivered, not liking what the future held, yet, unaware that this was merely the tip of the iceberg, or perhaps, it was the dripping water soon to be frozen.

Wen Chao grinned, shuffling his sleeves, "Look at yourselves..." He chuckled, "You all look like sleepy mangy dogs!"

Wei Ying flinched at the word 'dogs' before forcing himself to at least act beyond calm, Jiang Cheng needs me, I can cry when he's asleep, Jiang Cheng needs his elder brother to be calm.

-Jiang Cheng scowled, "Fool!" He cried.

Wen Chao huffed, looking around, "This is incomplete, why the hell isn't he here?!"

Wei Ying's heart dropped, snapping up to Wen Chao he prayed 'he' was anyone but-

"Lan Wangji has arrived!"

Wei Ying's heart dropped and he spun around, No! He wailed, He can't be here! He cried as he looked at Lan Zhan, noticing the blood on the bottom of his robes, the slight, slight, limp, unnoticeable to anyone but him and Wei Ying suddenly wondered when he had gotten good at reading Lan Wangji.

Those bastards broke his leg... fuck!

I'll protect you too Lan Zhan, I'll protect you. He promised, laying weights on his own shoulders.

Fantasies flashed across Wei Ying's mind as he tried to get Lan Zhan's attention, but like himself, it seemed the other was protecting him by remaining silent, he sighed.

He imagined taking care of Lan Zhan and his broken leg, he imagined killing the Wen for what they had done, he imagined taking Lan Zhan's hands-

The memory changed.

Within empathy, Lan Zhan was blushing, although those things didn't sound too bad to him.

In their Wen rooms, later that night, powerless, defenceless, Wei Ying listened to Jiang Cheng's snores and sobbed silently.