Talking To The River

Talking to the River 19 - Finale

This is the final episode 😢 I hope you enjoy it! The song info is at the end of the episode 🤗
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Wei WuXian see his brother off and returned to the Cloud Recessess. His mood was a little down but he fought back the sulking shape his lips tried to form. He put a smile on them instead and walked towards the Library Pavilion where he knew Lan WangJi would be. When he reached there he looked through the doorway and surely there he was. He looked calm as his brush touched the paper. The sunlight reflected upon him, it was like he was the brightness itself. Wei WuXian smiled at this, 'he is the brightness itself for me' was what he thought. Lan WangJi stopped writing "You are back. Did something happen?"

Wei WuXian was lost in thought so the sudden question startled him "Huh? Like what?"

Lan WangJi turned to look at his lover "I do not know. Something happy maybe? You were smiling."

Wei WuXian laughed and shook his hand "No no nothing. I just sent Yang off and came back."

Wei WuXian's eyes met with Lan WangJi's. He couldn't help but to smile again 'back then I could never imagine being this happy again. I am so lucky to have him. Oh God, I love him so much' he thought. His heart squeezed, with a sudden urge he jumped through the doorway and hold Lan WangJi's hand. He pulled Lan WangJi "Come with me"

Lan WangJi didn't say anything but he obeyed and silently followed Wei WuXian as they exited the Library Pavilion. They walked until they reached the house where Lan WangJi's mother used to live. Wei WuXian pulled him to the yard and left his hand. He looked at his loved one's eyes deeply "I-I have something to say to you."

Lan WangJi hid his surprise "I am listening."

Wei WuXian slightly panicked and scratched his head "Uuh okay. But... well..." he stayed silent for a second, then raised his head, eyes shining excitedly "Okay! I'll say it so just... listen to me to the end, okay?"

Lan WangJi stayed silent and nodded.

Wei WuXian took a couple steps back and lowered his head. He thought of many things. How they met, back when he was still studying in the Cloud Recessess how he thought Lan WangJi hated him. Even after he cultivated the crooked path, he was sure Lan WangJi detested him. When the Wen clan was defeated, he was starting to think he was destined to be alone. When all of the world loathed him and he felt the heavy burden of his mistakes, he hated himself too. It was like he was trapped in his own head all alone. But he never allowed himself to realize that in reality, Lan WangJi was always there for him. He only realized that after he reborned and Lan WangJi forcefully dragged him back to Gusu with him. Lan WangJi cared for him, even after all his mistakes he fought for him. He gave Wei WuXian a purpose to live, a reason to smile. He also remembered the one time Lan ShiZhui said they were alike, he wished in his heart that it was true. He inhaled a deep breath as he spoke to his brother in his mind 'I will sing Yang. I will sing one more time.' With these in his mind he smiled very widely once more and raised his head as he started his song;

"I’m just the boy inside the man
Not exactly who you think I am
Trying to trace my steps back here again so many times
I’m just a speck inside your hand
You came and made me who I am
I remember where it all began so clearly"

Lan WangJi's mouth was agape and his eyes slightly widened. He never expected his partner to have such a fascinatingly beautiful voice. He quickly closed his mouth and held his composure as he listened to Wei WuXian with his full attention.

"I feel a million miles away
Still you connect me in your way
And you create in me
Something I would’ve never seen
When I could only see the floor
You made my window a door
So when they say they don’t believe
I hope that they see you in me
After all the lights go down
I’m just the words you are the sound
A strange type of chemistry
How you’ve become a part of me
And when I sit alone at night
Your thoughts burn through me like a fire
You’re the only one who knows who I really am"