[ now time to lie to wen qing. who will know he is lying but let him go anyway because she knows if wei wuxian really wants to leave, you can't keep him there ]
[ Wei Wuxian spots Lan Wangji before Lan Wangji can spot him. He's in the lobby of the building he's in, the windows a little tinted so it's hard to tell who's inside. But he can watch the street pretty easily from there. He's got his beanie and glasses back on and is fiddling with his phone but when he sees a familiar car pull into a parking space out front, well. He makes a break for it. Before Lan Wangji can message him, there's a message: ]
i see you!!
[ And he'll slip outside, hurrying towards the passenger seat door of the car. He'll wave at Lan Wangji through the window once he confirms it's him and when he unlocks the door, Wei Wuxian slips in real quickly. So quick! Look, he's avoiding any press that might be lingering outside. If he's quick, they can't catch him...! ]
[ Lan Wangji pulls up outside of the building, unlocking his phone to send a message when one preemptively arrives from Wei Wuxian himself. Looking up just in time to spot him exiting the building, he can't help the small smile which appears while unlocking the door and allowing him to slip in. ]
Hello again, Wei Ying.
[ He waits just a moment to ensure that seat belts are properly buckled, before pulling out of the parking spot and heading down the road. ]
..I have not forgotten your greeting.
[ The kiss hello, which he promised. But if those really were press members outside and they had decided to snoop at the car as they ask themselves was that really Wei Wuxian? He can imagine the drama if they were caught with tongues down each other's throats.
Not that Lan Wangji minds at all, but it isn't his career on the line. ]
[ That would've been an issue, yeah. Wei Wuxian is thinking the same thing to himself when he hears Lan Wangji's explanation and he smiles, appreciating the thoughtfulness.
But he's still gonna ham it up, of course! ]
Then you owe me ten more kisses when we're alone!
[ It's so so so so difficult to keep himself reigned in right now. He's admiring Lan Wangji from his spot in the passenger seat, eyes more drawn to him than anything they're passing by outside, as if he can't get enough of watching the other man. He's just... so handsome. And so perfect. And he makes Wei Wuxian's heart feel so, so, so full. ]
... But thank you for looking out for me. I think Wen Qing would kill me if I got caught kissing in public. My clean image, hahahaha!
[ He's everyone's darling, after all. The perfect boy next door, handsome sweetheart, adorable heartthrob. If people found out he was in a relationship, phew! Who knows what scandal that would bring! ]
[ With a pause in the traffic he glances over as he speaks, also just staring at the man beside him as if they had been parted for years and not merely hours, just... watching him, looking at his smile, and he doesn't resist reaching over to take a hand in his once more before they drive off again.
It isn't going to stop at ten kisses, he can guarantee that, which only brings up a tiny amused smirk that he quickly attempts to hide once Wei Wuxian talks of his image.]
In your last romantic drama, you asked the father for permission to marry before you kissed her. Is that what Wei Ying expects? Should I petition the Jiangs?
[ There's no reason why the idea of getting married to Lan Wangji excites him so but it does, just... the immediate feeling of sureness. The immediate feeling that getting married to Lan Wangji is all he wants in the world, all he needs. He would do it right now, would elope with him immediately, if he didn't think that was an insane thing to suggest and make Lan Wangji truly look at him like he lost his mind.
But he wants it! He wants it so bad it makes his chest ache. Damnit, he knows it's just a joke but... damnit! ]
The Jiangs won't care. You should petition Wen Qing. Her approval is much more hard won, I promise you that.
[ He laughs then and squeezes Lan Wangji's hand lightly as his hand is held. It feels good, which is why even though he just told himself it'd be insane to bring it up, he ends up blurting out — ]
[ Honestly, Lan Wangji would much rather deal with Wen Qing anyway. There's certainly no love lost between himself and the Jiangs aside from the sister perhaps, while Wen Qing has earned her respect. Well, in a previous lifetime, anyway. Maybe they are all different in their current iterations, but he thinks not.
But then the talk of marriage becomes a little more direct, more than just idle joking. It is the type of conversation you have after many dates, and in modern times he knows that couples may date for months and even years without it coming up, if these were regular circumstances one of them may have run away to avoid talking about it so soon, but he does not intend to shy away from answering. ]
I do.
[ His eyes still focus on the road ahead, but his hand gives a little squeeze. ]
I intend to marry the man I will spend my life with.
[ No 'hope to' or 'wish to' here, he intends to do it, and will. And while no name is mentioned, considering the hand held tightly in his own it should be obvious who he means by that.. ]
[ This is... this is crazy. This is so crazy! Why is his heart racing and he feels so light in his heart after hearing that from Lan Wangji? I intend to marry the man I will spend my life with. Not everyone "the person" — man he says, while holding Wei Wuxian's hand, while squeezing it lightly and reassuringly. This is making him feel a little crazy, he thinks.
He's this close to asking Lan Wangji if he'll marry him. So close. He hasn't even been to his house. He hasn't even met his brother. They haven't even had sex. But god, it would be funny to get married and not tell Jiang Cheng. Let him know afterwards, as a courtesy. Would be fucking funny. And then he'd have him — the love of his life. Permanently attached to each other. Not that... he's told Lan Wangji he's the love of his life. Because that'd be insane too, right?
God, these feelings are strong. So strong he feels a little punch-drunk. He lifts their clasped hands and presses a kiss to Lan Wangji's knuckles before letting them drop again, completely smitten. ]
Me too. I only want to get married once, to one man, and to spend the rest of our lives together. I don't want anyone else.
[ Is that insane to say to someone you've been on one date with just that morning after texting each other all night? Probably. Definitely. But to be fair, Wei Wuxian is the one with a lot to lose here and he's risking it all just to have a scrap more of Lan Wangji's attention. There is no rational explanation for his actions. ]
[ It would be so easy to offer a proposal right now. Right this second. They need rings? Sure, they could turn the car around and go to a jewelers right now. He's rich. Need a witness? Luckily Xichen knows everything, and if Wangji showed up at his house right now saying he would be getting married, he'd only sigh in resignation.
But he doesn't say it, only because he knows he needs to give Wei Ying a little breathing room. They'll spend quality time together, Wei Wuxian will fall in love with his penthouse, his cooking, his rabbits, will be utterly taken apart in bed, and everything will fall into its rightful place. He won't say it yet, but he can certainly drop the biggest, most obvious implications that it will happen some point down the line. ]
Wei Ying. I am not suited for casual dating. I believe when done so, it should be with the intentions of marriage.
[ If Wei Ying accepts, great, and if it makes him a little flighty then Lan Wangji will just spend the coming days, weeks, however long showering him with affection until his apprehensions melt away. It really is unfair to Wei Wuxian, not knowing that the man beside him practically has a cheat sheet of all his likes and dislikes, and is confident he can easily mold himself into his literal Dream Man ™ ]
[ It doesn't make him flighty but it does freak him out a little how right this feels. How he doesn't feel any fear in response to Lan Wangji's words, just excitement and yearning. He's starting to wonder if there's something wrong with him to be this desperate for a man he only just met. There's a little anxiety behind his smile as he looks back at Lan Wangji but he doesn't pull his hand back, just looks so hopelessly fond. ]
Okay. Then... we'll date with that intention.
[ Butterflies in his stomach, he wishes they weren't driving so he could crawl into Lan Wangji's lap and be soothed by his touch. It's a little wild how clearly he can envision it, how much he aches for it. He's never been in a relationship before — only acted in ones for TV but he feels like he knows how this would go, knows how they would meet each other's edges like perfect puzzle pieces linked together.
He's in love. This has to be love. There's no other answer for it, is there? ]
[ He is soooo pleased to hear it, so happy. A nagging thought in the back of Lan Wangji's head had been telling him all day to be cautious, that being too eager or too truthful could scare Wei Wuxian away and then he'd need to work twice as hard to lure him back, but it really isn't the case. And why would would it be? They are soulmates, of course the yearning to be together would work both ways.
He turns to face Wei Wuxian for a moment when the drive allows it, flashing him a smile which is small but soft and genuine. He really is looking forward to getting them home, to be able to spend the rest of the afternoon and all night wrapped up in the arms of his only love.
Thankfully there is not much further to go as they end up in one of the nice districts of town, full of luxury residential buildings which seem to reach up to the very sky. A quick turn takes them into the underground parking lot of one, and it seems that each apartment even has a couple assigned parking spots especially for them. Very swanky. ]
We have arrived.
[ Looking over again to the passenger side, he wants to kiss him so bad... but soon. Soon. Instead Lan Wangji gives a final squeeze of his hand before letting go and getting out of the car. ]
One moment.
[ Once out he walks around the car to open up the passenger side, holding out a hand to help Wei Wuxian climb out. They may both be guys but he's still set on being a proper gentleman, all part of the plan to woo Wei Wing in record time! ]
[ It's that smile that abates the lingering anxiety in Wei Wuxian's heart about all this. It feels hard won, and only for him, and he still doesn't know Lan Wangji too well but he knows that his smiles must be rare. He just feels... a lot of things right now, wants to spill his guts to Lan Wangji about how he's never felt like this for anyone, how no one's ever actually interested him before but he feels so smitten and lustful over Lan Wangji — that he wants nothing more than to sink into his arms and never come out.
Is it uncouth for someone like him to feel this way? He's built his career over lying to millions of people in a way that makes them feel happy. He has a reputation to maintain. His biggest worry is that Lan Wangji thinks he's being impulsive and reckless and that's just who he is as a person, that how he's responding to Lan Wangji isn't the exception but the rule. He's never thought of this way about a fan before, but he saw Lan Wangji at the fanmeeting and his heart was consumed.
He's grateful they finally arrive at the apartment building because he thinks he might explode if he doesn't tackle these feelings in some way soon, if not verbally, physically. He did notice that Lan Wangji lives in a really good neighborhood, that his apartment building is nothing short of... lush. How rich is this guy? He'll wait in the passenger seat when he's told to wait, surprised when Lan Wangji opens his car door and holds out a hand for him. ]
You're really old fashioned, huh?
[ It's a wonder that they don't actually get married before sex. But he'll take Lan Wangji's hand and step out of the car, letting the door close behind him. After, he's immediately winding his arms around Lan Wangji's arm, hanging off him happily as he smiles up at him. Lan Wangji has a few inches on him, which is kind of funny. Usually he's the tall one in the relationships he has on TV. This makes him feel good though, small and nice. ]
We should go up to your place, before I get distracted kissing you down here.
A product of my family upbringing. You think it amusing.
[ Or maybe.. you know.. it's the fact that he is LITERALLY old-fashioned, and was even centuries ago. Once a fuddy-duddy, always a fuddy-duddy.
They probably WOULD have to wait for marriage if a) it was anyone other than Wei Ying (an impossibility) and b) Lan Wangji didn't consider them already married. But they are, soul to soul, so it's fine.
As Wei Ying wraps an arm around his, Lan Wangji leans into it, the need to open doors and press buttons being the only reasoning why he doesn't reach out with his second hand to tug Wei Wuxian even closer. He gives a little non-committal hum in response to the kissing, agreeing that it really should wait until they are inside (soon... soon... ) and he leads them into the lobby elevator and with a flash of a keycard up, up, up, right to the top, and once it opens there is no hallway, only a single door?
Oh. They spoke about it before, kind of, but he's like rich rich.... ]
This is home.
[ And will be Wei Ying's also, eventually! Or it will be from the moment he steps one foot inside because he'll just never want to leave, if Lan Wangji gets his way. He should probably give a tour, show off his rabbits or something, but instead as soon as the door closes behind them he is stepping closer in silence, wrapping an arm around Wei Wuxian's back to pull him closer as he's being backed against the wall.. ]
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Your meetings last for too long. Inefficient.
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i can still fake sick and leave early
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[ encouraging delinquency.. truly times have changed ]
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how fast can you get here?
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Twenty minutes.
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[ now time to lie to wen qing. who will know he is lying but let him go anyway because she knows if wei wuxian really wants to leave, you can't keep him there ]
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[ welp looks like it is 'break wei ying out of work' time ]
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i expect a kiss hello!
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See you soon, Wei ying.
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i see you!!
[ And he'll slip outside, hurrying towards the passenger seat door of the car. He'll wave at Lan Wangji through the window once he confirms it's him and when he unlocks the door, Wei Wuxian slips in real quickly. So quick! Look, he's avoiding any press that might be lingering outside. If he's quick, they can't catch him...! ]
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Hello again, Wei Ying.
[ He waits just a moment to ensure that seat belts are properly buckled, before pulling out of the parking spot and heading down the road. ]
..I have not forgotten your greeting.
[ The kiss hello, which he promised. But if those really were press members outside and they had decided to snoop at the car as they ask themselves was that really Wei Wuxian? He can imagine the drama if they were caught with tongues down each other's throats.
Not that Lan Wangji minds at all, but it isn't his career on the line. ]
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But he's still gonna ham it up, of course! ]
Then you owe me ten more kisses when we're alone!
[ It's so so so so difficult to keep himself reigned in right now. He's admiring Lan Wangji from his spot in the passenger seat, eyes more drawn to him than anything they're passing by outside, as if he can't get enough of watching the other man. He's just... so handsome. And so perfect. And he makes Wei Wuxian's heart feel so, so, so full. ]
... But thank you for looking out for me. I think Wen Qing would kill me if I got caught kissing in public. My clean image, hahahaha!
[ He's everyone's darling, after all. The perfect boy next door, handsome sweetheart, adorable heartthrob. If people found out he was in a relationship, phew! Who knows what scandal that would bring! ]
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[ With a pause in the traffic he glances over as he speaks, also just staring at the man beside him as if they had been parted for years and not merely hours, just... watching him, looking at his smile, and he doesn't resist reaching over to take a hand in his once more before they drive off again.
It isn't going to stop at ten kisses, he can guarantee that, which only brings up a tiny amused smirk that he quickly attempts to hide once Wei Wuxian talks of his image.]
In your last romantic drama, you asked the father for permission to marry before you kissed her. Is that what Wei Ying expects? Should I petition the Jiangs?
[ He is teasing. But also not. ]
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But he wants it! He wants it so bad it makes his chest ache. Damnit, he knows it's just a joke but... damnit! ]
The Jiangs won't care. You should petition Wen Qing. Her approval is much more hard won, I promise you that.
[ He laughs then and squeezes Lan Wangji's hand lightly as his hand is held. It feels good, which is why even though he just told himself it'd be insane to bring it up, he ends up blurting out — ]
Is that what you want? To get married one day?
[ Ignore the pink on his face as he asks that. ]
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But then the talk of marriage becomes a little more direct, more than just idle joking. It is the type of conversation you have after many dates, and in modern times he knows that couples may date for months and even years without it coming up, if these were regular circumstances one of them may have run away to avoid talking about it so soon, but he does not intend to shy away from answering. ]
I do.
[ His eyes still focus on the road ahead, but his hand gives a little squeeze. ]
I intend to marry the man I will spend my life with.
[ No 'hope to' or 'wish to' here, he intends to do it, and will. And while no name is mentioned, considering the hand held tightly in his own it should be obvious who he means by that.. ]
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He's this close to asking Lan Wangji if he'll marry him. So close. He hasn't even been to his house. He hasn't even met his brother. They haven't even had sex. But god, it would be funny to get married and not tell Jiang Cheng. Let him know afterwards, as a courtesy. Would be fucking funny. And then he'd have him — the love of his life. Permanently attached to each other. Not that... he's told Lan Wangji he's the love of his life. Because that'd be insane too, right?
God, these feelings are strong. So strong he feels a little punch-drunk. He lifts their clasped hands and presses a kiss to Lan Wangji's knuckles before letting them drop again, completely smitten. ]
Me too. I only want to get married once, to one man, and to spend the rest of our lives together. I don't want anyone else.
[ Is that insane to say to someone you've been on one date with just that morning after texting each other all night? Probably. Definitely. But to be fair, Wei Wuxian is the one with a lot to lose here and he's risking it all just to have a scrap more of Lan Wangji's attention. There is no rational explanation for his actions. ]
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But he doesn't say it, only because he knows he needs to give Wei Ying a little breathing room. They'll spend quality time together, Wei Wuxian will fall in love with his penthouse, his cooking, his rabbits, will be utterly taken apart in bed, and everything will fall into its rightful place. He won't say it yet, but he can certainly drop the biggest, most obvious implications that it will happen some point down the line. ]
Wei Ying. I am not suited for casual dating. I believe when done so, it should be with the intentions of marriage.
[ If Wei Ying accepts, great, and if it makes him a little flighty then Lan Wangji will just spend the coming days, weeks, however long showering him with affection until his apprehensions melt away. It really is unfair to Wei Wuxian, not knowing that the man beside him practically has a cheat sheet of all his likes and dislikes, and is confident he can easily mold himself into his literal Dream Man ™ ]
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Okay. Then... we'll date with that intention.
[ Butterflies in his stomach, he wishes they weren't driving so he could crawl into Lan Wangji's lap and be soothed by his touch. It's a little wild how clearly he can envision it, how much he aches for it. He's never been in a relationship before — only acted in ones for TV but he feels like he knows how this would go, knows how they would meet each other's edges like perfect puzzle pieces linked together.
He's in love. This has to be love. There's no other answer for it, is there? ]
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[ He is soooo pleased to hear it, so happy. A nagging thought in the back of Lan Wangji's head had been telling him all day to be cautious, that being too eager or too truthful could scare Wei Wuxian away and then he'd need to work twice as hard to lure him back, but it really isn't the case. And why would would it be? They are soulmates, of course the yearning to be together would work both ways.
He turns to face Wei Wuxian for a moment when the drive allows it, flashing him a smile which is small but soft and genuine. He really is looking forward to getting them home, to be able to spend the rest of the afternoon and all night wrapped up in the arms of his only love.
Thankfully there is not much further to go as they end up in one of the nice districts of town, full of luxury residential buildings which seem to reach up to the very sky. A quick turn takes them into the underground parking lot of one, and it seems that each apartment even has a couple assigned parking spots especially for them. Very swanky. ]
We have arrived.
[ Looking over again to the passenger side, he wants to kiss him so bad... but soon. Soon. Instead Lan Wangji gives a final squeeze of his hand before letting go and getting out of the car. ]
One moment.
[ Once out he walks around the car to open up the passenger side, holding out a hand to help Wei Wuxian climb out. They may both be guys but he's still set on being a proper gentleman, all part of the plan to woo Wei Wing in record time! ]
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Is it uncouth for someone like him to feel this way? He's built his career over lying to millions of people in a way that makes them feel happy. He has a reputation to maintain. His biggest worry is that Lan Wangji thinks he's being impulsive and reckless and that's just who he is as a person, that how he's responding to Lan Wangji isn't the exception but the rule. He's never thought of this way about a fan before, but he saw Lan Wangji at the fanmeeting and his heart was consumed.
He's grateful they finally arrive at the apartment building because he thinks he might explode if he doesn't tackle these feelings in some way soon, if not verbally, physically. He did notice that Lan Wangji lives in a really good neighborhood, that his apartment building is nothing short of... lush. How rich is this guy? He'll wait in the passenger seat when he's told to wait, surprised when Lan Wangji opens his car door and holds out a hand for him. ]
You're really old fashioned, huh?
[ It's a wonder that they don't actually get married before sex. But he'll take Lan Wangji's hand and step out of the car, letting the door close behind him. After, he's immediately winding his arms around Lan Wangji's arm, hanging off him happily as he smiles up at him. Lan Wangji has a few inches on him, which is kind of funny. Usually he's the tall one in the relationships he has on TV. This makes him feel good though, small and nice. ]
We should go up to your place, before I get distracted kissing you down here.
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[ Or maybe.. you know.. it's the fact that he is LITERALLY old-fashioned, and was even centuries ago. Once a fuddy-duddy, always a fuddy-duddy.
They probably WOULD have to wait for marriage if a) it was anyone other than Wei Ying (an impossibility) and b) Lan Wangji didn't consider them already married. But they are, soul to soul, so it's fine.
As Wei Ying wraps an arm around his, Lan Wangji leans into it, the need to open doors and press buttons being the only reasoning why he doesn't reach out with his second hand to tug Wei Wuxian even closer. He gives a little non-committal hum in response to the kissing, agreeing that it really should wait until they are inside (soon... soon... ) and he leads them into the lobby elevator and with a flash of a keycard up, up, up, right to the top, and once it opens there is no hallway, only a single door?
Oh. They spoke about it before, kind of, but he's like rich rich.... ]
This is home.
[ And will be Wei Ying's also, eventually! Or it will be from the moment he steps one foot inside because he'll just never want to leave, if Lan Wangji gets his way. He should probably give a tour, show off his rabbits or something, but instead as soon as the door closes behind them he is stepping closer in silence, wrapping an arm around Wei Wuxian's back to pull him closer as he's being backed against the wall.. ]
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