Black Lotus

12

Wei WuXian bought a bunch of quirky gadgets in Caiyi Town and took them back to the Cloud Recesses. After he arrived, everything was shared between the disciples from other sects.

Because Lan QiRen went to Qinghe and there were no classes for a few days, all of the boys played around in complete chaos, rushing into the Weis and Jiang Cheng's room to sleep there. All through the nights, they ate, drank, wrestled, gambled, and viewed picture books. During one of the nights, Wei WuXian lost in a game of dice, and was sent to sneak down the mountain and buy jars of Emperor's Smile.

This time, everyone finally had the chance to satisfy their taste buds.

After a few drinks of it and everyone had sort of calmed down, Wei Ziyou sat beside his brother, their heads leaned back against the bed. "Xianxian....do I look feminine to you?", Wei Ziyou asked, his words just a bit slurred but still understandable. Wei Wuxian looked at his twin, deeply considering the question. He knew his twin was insecure about his looks so he didn't want to say anything to hurt him.

"A little. Why, did something happen?", he asked.

Wei Ziyou answered by pulling the loquat from earlier out of his pocket, "A boy around our age gave this to me. I thought he might've mistaken me for a girl...it certainly wouldnt be the first time it's happened."

Wei Wuxian hummed, "You do look feminine. But I think it's a good thing. It makes you stand out. Who wants to look like everyone else?"

Wei Ziyou didn't answer. Instead he just leaned against his twins shoulder and closed his eyes. "I'm worried about you, Wuxian. What if your shenanigans get you in serious trouble and we have to be separated? Just like..."

He trailed off but they both knew what he meant. Just like when he was taken away from Wei Ying while they lived on the streets. Wei Wuxian still didn't know all that happened while they were separated but Wei Lin was never able to fully trust outsiders again. He only fully trusted Uncle Jiang, Yanli, Cheng and him.

"Nothing could keep me from my adorable little brother, don't you worry about that. If it worries you that much though, I'll tone it down a bit.", Wei Wuxian replied.

Wei Lin nodded. "Thanks, xianxian."

Wei Wuxian smiled and leaned his head against his twins. "Of course, zizi. Don't worry, your brothers here to stay."

With that they fell asleep in that position.

However, on the second day, before daylight even appeared, someone opened the door of the room, revealing the disciples who spread out on the floor in a tangle, sleeping as if they were a group of corpses.

The noise from opening the door startled a few people. As they saw the stone-faced Lan WangJi at the door through their sleepy eyes, they were instantly waken up. Nie HuaiSang furiously pushed Wei WuXian, who ended up in a position with his legs at the top and head at the bottom, "Wei-xiong! Wei-xiong!"

Having been shoved for a few times, Wei WuXian spoke drowsily, "Who? Is anyone else up for it?! Jiang Cheng? The fight is on—like I'm scared of you!"

Jiang Cheng drank too much last night, and his head still ached as he lay on the ground with his eyes closed. He randomly grabbed something and hurled it at where Wei WuXian's voice came from, "Shut up!"

The object landed on Wei WuXian's chest, its pages flipping open. Nie HuaiSang eyed it, only to find that the item Jiang Cheng used to hit Wei WuXian was one of his treasured out-of-print illustrated pornography books. As he looked up and saw Lan WangJi's frigid gaze, he almost died on the spot.

Wei WuXian mumbled a few sentences, hugging the book to his chest, and went to sleep again. Lan WangJi stepped into the room. He used one hand to grip Wei WuXian's back collar, lifted him up, and dragged him in the direction of the door.