I'll Fix Everything | Wangxian

Chapter fifty-three

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I did NOT mean for this chapter to be so... fluffy! But here we are lol enjoy and I apologise in advance for the sheer lack of angst

Lan Zhan rocked side to side, holding Wei Ying close, he wrapped his arms tighter around him, burying his face into Wei Ying's silky hair, "That scared me..." He whispered, refusing to let him go.

He didn't know what he'd do if Wei Ying got hurt again under his protection, if, while he watched, Wei Ying's face was branded with a Qishan Wen symbol.

Lan Zhan shivered slightly, shifting a little to look at Wei Ying's pale, teary face, reminding himself that Wei Ying was here, Wei Ying was okay, and Wei Ying was beautiful.

Wei Ying whimpered, "Why did you tell him?" He sobbed, snuggling close, "N-Now Cloud Recess is going to be in ruins when I-I could have just dealt with some scarring-"

"No." Lan Zhan cut him off, cupping the back of his head and stroking his hair, "It could have killed you, I'm not letting you get hurt again, besides, if my brother cooperates... it should be fine."

Wei Ying sniffed, curling up in Lan Zhan's embrace with the Lan's legs protectively on either side of him, "Your priorities are flawed Lan Zhan." He sighed, wrapping his arms around Lan Zhan's neck, he closed his eyes as his cheek squished against the Lan's shoulder.

Lan Zhan grinned, continuing to stroke Wei Ying's hair until he fell asleep, "Wei Ying..." He murmured, "You are my first priority." Lan Zhan whispered softly, as if trying not to wake a monster from his sleep.

But it was the opposite.

Lan Zhan smiled dreamily at the angel's face, wiping a bit of drool from the side of his plump, cherry lips, Lan Zhan sighed.

Grinning, Lan Zhan stripped of his outer layer and wrapped it around the other boy, bringing him close again.

Lan Zhan closed his eyes and pecked a sleeping Wei Ying's forehead, his heart fluttering at the action, "I love you."

***

Jiang Cheng paced back and forth in his room, losing his shit.

"Wei Wuxian Wei Wuxian Wei Wuxian..." Jiang Cheng clutched his hair, worried out of his mind, "Oh god please don't be hurt."

Jiang Cheng began to gnaw at his nails, cursing himself for letting Wen Chao and his pathetic minions drag his brother away to do WHO knows what.

Shaking his head in denial, Jiang Cheng clenched his fists and marched to the door, slamming it open violently he turned to the guards, "Where is Wei Wuxian?!" He yelled, glaring and presenting his teeth, angrily breathing through them.

The guards didn't answer, "Young-Master-Jiang, you cannot leave."

Jiang Cheng raised his eyebrows, "You can shove that rule right up your-"

"You can leave your stations now." Wen Qing said as she walked up the steps, gesturing for the guards to leave which after a moment of hesitation, they did.

Jiang Cheng breathed in relief, "Where is Wei Wuxian?" He asked, eyes flickering madly between hers as if he could find the answers he sought in them.

Wen Qing sighed, fiddling with a silk handkerchief with Lotuses on she had received from Jiang Yanli, as she shook her head, "I don't know... but I don't think he's hurt, not badly at least, I heard that to save Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji gave up the Gusu Yin Iron shard's location."

Jiang Cheng gasped, stepping back, "H-he couldn't have, Wen Ruohan will have a second piece of Yin Iron now!" He wailed, taking a breath, "...Wei Wuxian must have been in bad danger... W-What will become of Cloud Recess?"

Wen Qing pursed her lips, "Wen Ruohan isn't in the massacre mood yet... as long as they cooperate... they should be fine." She nodded, agreeing with her own statement.

Jiang Cheng nodded, closing the doors, he fell back against them closing his eyes and releasing an exasperated sigh, Wei Wuxian... please be okay...

***

The next day, Lan Zhan, of course, woke up first.

Wei Ying awoke a few hours later for a few seconds, scrunching his nose, he yawned into Lan Zhan's shoulder and stretched before slumping down again, falling asleep.

Lan Zhan chuckled internally, smiling when Wei Ying awoke truly about half an hour later, blushing when he found he was drooling on Lan Zhan's shoulder.

"O-Oh, s-sorry..." Wei Ying stuttered, looking away as he subconsciously, brought the white robes around him closer.

Lan Zhan grinned, shaking his head, "It's okay." He murmured, about to speak about when Wei Ying began to ramble.

"Lan Zhan." He called before taking a breath, just letting his thoughts pour messily, "D-Do you find it weird that you felt by love for you in Empathy? --Because I-I totally understand if you do a-and I'm sorry even though you kissed me-- -- but it wasn-wasn't because of love I-I just d-do you find it weird being around me now that you know my true feelings because I feel like I don't know how to act around you b-because I don't know you how feel a-and-

"I love you, Wei Ying."

That seemed to shut Wei Ying up.

Lan Zhan smiled, eyes soft as he sat straight, bringing Wei Ying's hands to rest in his own, "Wei Ying... I love you. It is not weird."

Wei Ying sputtered, lips opening and closing like fish, looking for the right words.

Lan Zhan's heart soared, waiting patiently for Wei Ying to find his words.

Wei Ying gulped eventually, looked down at the floor shamefully, "... I love you too Lan Zhan but... but I... I want to be with you but... I-I don't know if I-I-I'm ready- A-AND it's not because of you! I just..."

Lan Zhan shook his head, scooching up and bringing Wei Ying into a tight hug again, "Wei Ying... I would wait forever for you..." He whispered, feeling Wei Ying tremble against him.

Wei Ying's eyes stung with tears as he hugged back, whimpering, "Lan Zhan..." He hiccuped, "B-But I'm n-not... I'm not ready for intimacy... I... I can't..."

Lan Zhan squeezed him a little in reassurance, "I don't need kissing or sex Wei Ying... I just need you... I just need you to be happy and healthy... and... if you would wish... to be by my side..." He muttered, making Wei Ying's heartache with fondness.

Sniffing, Wei Ying laughed tearfully, "I want to be by your side more than anything... Lan Zhan..." He whispered, hugging him tighter and pushing his face into the Lan's shoulder, he spoke muffled into the fabric, "...I love you."

He held his breath, waiting to hear it back.

Lan Zhan grinned, cupping the back of Wei Ying's head, he stroked his hair, holding him tighter, "Wei Ying... I love you too."

I swear I do not mean for these chapters to be so short ESPECIALLY when I've been paid for the quicker updates BUT

I promise for the next few chapters to be NOTHING but novel-length (maybe probably perhaps) angst shit shows

Usually, I shoot for at the very least 2000 words for paid chapters but I just couldn't make this flow, I'm very sorry

Fuck it lol I'm creating a new rule, paid chapters will be at the very least 2000 words

I do hope the Wangxian moments made up for it though