Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

The Black Jade Pt 5

The first time he had seen the fabled Shen hongse de Lianhua(Crimson Lotus) of Yunmeng, he remember suddenly seeing the world in color for the first time. As if a thick veil of monochrome had been draped over his head. How foolish he had been to think this beautiful Omega a shameless Alpha or Beta. As he sips the tea that Wen Qing serves him, he thinks back on when things had been so much simpler...

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He had been walking beside his brother, the Acting Leader of their Sect while their father was in seclusion. They were hosting the Lectures this year and were watching as the various disciples from Sects both big and small trickled in like a steady stream. Suddenly there was a shout of anger and a fondly amused laugh, the loud sounds were startling in the normally peaceful quiet of Cloud Recess. The two brothers turn to where two disciples in the royal purple and violet of Yunmeng Jiang were getting their white robes for the duration of their stay, and young man in black with hints of red. Lan Zhan will never say it out loud, but he forgot to breath in that moment, the young man's face was bright with a wide smile, his eyes glittering like polished silver. He turned and for just a second, their eyes connected and it was as if the world fell away and all he could see was Silver and sunlight, could only hear the bell like laugh. He startles and looks away, muttering about excessive noise being forbidden. Beside him Lan Huan just smiles, asks him if he sees someone he wishes to possibly befriend besides Nia Huaisong. He knows the question was posed both in serious curiosity and to lightly tease him. He gives a mild glare and walks away to go prepare for patrol...

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He learned the troublemaker's name, Wei Wuxian, and made it his mission to curtail his mischief making whenever possible after he had managed to sneak out of Cloud Recess to buy alcohol and had nearly snuck back in undetected if Zhan had not opted to stand on tower patrol in one of the least guard areas of the Recess. the ensuing fight was more like a dance. Wuxian moved with a speed and grace that he's never seen another Alpha use before and very few male Betas could hope to obtain. And the childish pout when the jar of alcohol had been smashed had made his heart stutter in his chest, the slight flush on those puffed up cheeks lending him a more fetching appeal. This thought startled him so much that he allowed Wei Wuxian to escape for the moment.

Though the joke was on him for the next day, Wei Wuxian was forced to sit with him copying the Lan Sect Rules until he memorized them.

And in hindsight the joke had also been on Lan Zhan for he did not expect to look forward to seeing Wuxian, to having his attention solely on him or to grow fond of his annoying habits...

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The Water Abyss had been the first time he realized he truly cared for Wuxian's safety. They had been on the boats and Wuxian had called to him like he was wont todo, dancing and waving until he looked and then he sent a wave of water at him using his sword scabbard. Instinctively, he jumped toward his brother's boat just as water ghouls were about to tip his boat and him into the water. then there was a flash of light and the sound of a sword singing beautifully and the ghouls were slain, allowing his boat to fall back into the water and for him to jump back onto it.

"Did you see? Did you see?!" He crows, looking like an eager pet waiting for praise. like an excited bunny.

"Young Master Wei, how did you know the Ghouls were there?" Huan asks him.

"Yunmeng is built on a massive lake and Water Ghouls, nymphs and sprites are quite common, though they are mostly harmless. They seem to enjoy startling some of the fishermen by tipping their boats. However Lan Zhan's boat was much lower than the others, like it was weighed down. Lan Zhan's not that heavy to sink that deep. So I knew something was clinging to the bottom." Wuxian explains calmly, even if his grin never fades.