Fluffy WangXian Oneshots

A Stitch in Time Epilogue

Wei Ying munched on a packet of vegetable crisps...the carrot ones weren't bad, but he would never, ever admit that to Lan Zhan, in fear of his "bonus" activities being cut short. Then again, Lan Zhan enjoyed those just as much, so it was most likely a baseless fear...

He was working on the twelfth design of their collection, a quirky number with pleats and stylized draping, an off the shoulder piece, and already imagining it on the model in question, Wei Ying felt a burst of pride.

Now that the awful threat of not being able to work in New York City as a designer in his own right was over, Wei Ying would get up in the morning with an extra jump in his step, the sparkle in his eyes only growing bigger by the second. Alright, his morning started way later than everyone else's, but then he worked very late into the early morning, so it all balanced out.

Their carefully designed outfits hung in plastic covers off a steel rail in the corridor, and the one Wei Ying was working on now would soon join them. Just the colours were to die for, with rich ruby reds, fiery oranges and sunshiny yellows. Yellow was a hard colour to use unless it was placed just so, a splash here, a dash there, ready to make other colours shine...but Wei Ying had taken it a step further by letting the other colours orbit the sun.

He rolled up the empty plastic bag and lobbed it into the recycling sack Wen Qing had hung under a basketball ring, just to get him to throw away his rubbish.

His headphones were currently working through a playlist on some app, trying to choose music for their show, while he sketched some other designs. But now, his thoughts were wandering...what if he tweaked this a little bit here, and cut out this part entirely...this could be a beautiful dress for a slightly bigger woman. In fact, it could dress someone with a taller frame, protruding hips and a strong shoulderline.

He ripped open another bag of beetroot chips, just as Lan Zhan walked in, who eyed the packet in his hands, gave him a longer look that started at his lips and travelled all the way down to his toes, and blazed with an intensity that burned by the time gold clashed with silver again. Lan Zhan held up his forefinger, and disappeared. He returned a few minutes later with more packets of the snacks...looking mighty pleased with himself.

Wei Ying grinned and pulled off his headphones, kissing him in greeting and accepting the snacks. Lan Zhan's ears were already a dark shade of pink.

"Did you go up there just to get me more snacks, my love?" He whispered against  plump lips.

"Mn."

"Liar! You totally went to check on the ice cream! I know you!"

Lan Zhan had been holding his upper arms; he yanked him forward and kissed him hard again, just for being right.

"Lan Zhan...don't kill me, but I just had another idea." Wei Ying stepped back and showed him his sketchbook.

Lan Zhan stared at it for just a second.

"Wei Ying wants to do another collection."

"Yes, ahuh, we want to do another collection...but it won't be separate, it'll be a part of this one, but we want to take our art to another level. We want to appeal to the LGBTQ community, we want larger models, shorter models, you name it, any wierd body shapes, and we want them...what do you say?"

"Can we complete on time?"

Wei Ying loved the fact that he didn't say no, not off the bat.

"It's gonna be tight, but I believe we can!"

"Alright."

"Alright? Not gonna try and talk me out of it?" He grinned, sidling up to Lan Zhan and winking.