Sleeping beauty and the stoic jade (Wangxian)

Chapter 4

It wasn't long till the infirmary was out of sight. Wei Wuxian thought about leaving the cloud recesses even though its almost 9pm but quickly decided against it. He loves the Emperors smile alcohol but he was also quickly reminded of his limitations.

"Where the hell were you!? Are you okay?" Wei Wuxian heard Jiang Cheng calling him worriedly from behind. He spun around to see Jiang Cheng walking as fast as he could without breaking the rules.
"I was just having fun teasing Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian said and Jiang Cheng had to do a spit take.
"Hanguang-Jun!? When did you get close to him!? You even call him by his birth name??" He exclaimed surprised.
At the mention of how he acted towards Lan Zhan, it made Wei Wuxian realize how friendly he treated Lan Zhan. He felt his cheeks heat up at his thoughts and left himself confused. Why was he blushing!?
Was he Embarrassed? No, was he coming down with a fever? Impossible.
Wei Wuxian's head started drawing blanks, utterly confused.
"Are you sure you're okay...?" Jiang Cheng asked looking at him questioningly.
"Yeah, I'm just tired." Wei Wuxian said but immediately wanted to take back his words, knowing how Jiang Cheng would react. He reacted just as Wei Wuxian thought he would.
Jiang Cheng crouched down, with his back to him. "Get on, I'll take you back to your room."
"It's fine, you don't have-"
Wei Wuxian was cut off by Jiang Cheng "get on."
He sighed climbing onto his back and letting Jiang Cheng carry him back to his room. The walk wasn't too long but it didn't surprise Jiang Cheng when Wei Wuxian was already sleep when he arrived at his room. He laid Wei Wuxian down in his bed and covered Wei Wuxian with the thin white blanket. Jiang Cheng stared at his brother for a moment, thinking about their conversation earlier. He could tell what the look on Wei Wuxian's face earlier meant. Even if it was a surprise that his brother liked a man... He would support his brother no matter if he liked a man or a woman. Although Jiang Cheng is pretty sure his brother is too much of an idiot to realize it himself yet.

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Wei Wuxian tossed and turned in his sleep, a cold sweat covering his body. His eyes shot open and his body lurched forward. He panted heavily, having just woken up from a nightmare. His breathing slowly started to calm down when he saw he was in his bed in the guest room. Wei Wuxian heaved a sigh of relief and flopped back onto his pillow. The nightmares he has are always similar. They usually are of his time living on the street or when he... when he was kidnapped.
Tonight's nightmare was no exception.

Wei Wuxian laid in bed and stared at the ceiling for what felt like forever but was probably only an hour. Wei Wuxian swung his legs over the edge of the bed and got up. He looked down to see he was still fully dressed. He just shrugged and left the guest room to go for a walk and get some fresh air.

When he looked up into the the sky, the moon hung high shining a ethereal glow on the cloud recesses. He wandered into the forest in the cloud recesses, enjoying the scenery. Wei Wuxian spotted a large patch of Aerides orchids, basking in the moonlight. It was a beautiful sight and he couldn't help but walk over and sit among the orchids. He looked at the flowers for a while before he started picking them to make a flower crown. When he finished, he held it out in front of himself and smiled. Wei Wuxian was slightly startled, his smile slightly faltering when he heard quiet footsteps. He turned to see Lan Zhan walking towards him and his smile grew larger than before.
"Lan Zhan! Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian cheered running up to Lan Zhan, the flower crown hidden behind his back.
"It is past nine." He stated.
"That doesn't matter right now, this is for you!" Wei Wuxian said taking out the flower crown and going onto his tippy toes to put it on Lan Zhan's head without hesitation.
Lan Zhan's eyes widened ever so slightly and his ears became tinged pink. Wei Wuxian's smile was bright like the sun and warmed Lan Zhan's heart despite the cold of the night.

The night is dark
The silence is deep
I want to talk to you
Just before you sleep
It will bring me peace
To make you smile
To hear your voice
Makes it all worthwhile

- Lan Zhan

A/N: *pukes rainbows*