Dimensions Apart (Wangxian)

Three bows

"Wangji! Stop frowning didi... I promised, after your wedding, we'll solve the mystery of Wen gongzi, together. You can't be this upset and jealous at the time of your wedding just because Axian wanted to spend some more time with his long-lost brother," Lan Xichen tried comforting his brooding didi by emphasising the 'brother' part.

"Wei Ying promised. Wholly mine after waiting for a few hours," Lan Zhan groused, remembering his Wei Ying's words

"Err...Oh! Axian is here!" Lan Xichen exclaimed nervously the moment he saw Wei Ying coming towards the entrance of Ancestral Hall flanked by Jiang Cheng and Wen Ning on either side

Lan Zhan gaped at his Wei Ying, awestruck by the ethereal beauty of his love of life dressed in traditional scarlet wedding robes. Wei Ying's robes were designed by Lan Zhan himself. From the kind of silk to its colour, texture, long flowy style, and golden thread embroidery with tiny pearl decorations, Lan Zhan had gone all out on creating a masterpiece and yet... its shine dimmed in front of his Wei Ying's beauty and his dazzling smile.

Wei Ying's robes were embroidered with phoenixes. Lan Zhan styled his Wei Ying's sleeves with a small phoenix on each arm, their heads resting on Wei Ying's shoulder while their long feathery tail towards the flowy end. The robe's back had a huge phoenix embroidered all along his Wei Ying's height, with a phoenix head resting on his slender neck and its heavily embroidered tail flaring elegantly at Wei Ying's knees, extending several feet in length. He had also designed an exquisite phoenix crown that was resting on his Wei Ying's beautifully braided hair and veiled face.

He was too lost in his Wei Ying's splendid beauty to notice anyone else in the hall, let alone the presence of two 'brothers' of his Wei Ying. His heart thundered and roared, wanting to break free from his rib cage and unite with his beloved that very instant but cried in agony as his Wei Ying approached him too slowly for his liking.

Wei Ying was having cold feet.

As he stepped out of Ayuan's chamber alongside Jiang Cheng and Wen Ning who escorted him to the Ancestral Hall, he felt numb, quite literally. When Wei Ying saw his reflection in the mirror after Ayuan had done his magic on him, he finally realised that HE WAS GETTING MARRIED!

And not just to anyone but his love, his life, his soulmate, his beast, his HANGUANG JUN!!!

But the moment Wei Ying stood up and took just one step wearing that incredibly extravagant lavish wedding robes designed by his Lan Zhan, he became sorely aware of his soulmate's heavy love for him. He felt as if he wasn't wearing robes made of silk but stones. 

And it made him sad.

For being unable to appreciate his love's effort. If only he had his golden core, he wouldn't be feeling this overwhelmed by the weight of a robe! Taking a deep breath, Wei Ying effortlessly hid his uneasiness and stepped forward only to be stopped by Jiang Cheng who put a wedding veil to cover his face, turning his clear view into a world full of red. 

As Wei Ying managed to move forward, making sure not to crumble under the weight of his robe, not to trip while focusing to see through his red veil, he felt flooded by the fragrances of peony, blue gentian, pink, white and purple lotuses that decorated every single corner of his way towards the Ancestral hall. After taking half an hour to cover the distance he usually covered in just five minutes, Wei Ying entered the Ancestral hall only to be mystified by the handsomeness rippling out in waves from his Jade dressed in similar red silk robes except that his robes embroidered with dragons were an epitome of elegance and simplicity. 

His Lan Zhan's eyes were full of admiration, love, longing, impatience and eagerness for him and him alone and although Wei Ying wanted nothing more than to run into his Lan Zhan's waiting arms he could only take baby steps, fully aware of the consequences he'll be facing later.