My man. My dude. My person. (all of those are not gender specific actually i just suck at english sometimes). Do you have any recs for The Untamed fics, that are primarily smutty, romantic, with good plot (slow burn is totally an option), and are easy to understand for not-Chinese audience?
i hear you, bro (gender neutral). i am by no means well-versed in untamed fic, but i have some delightful fics bookmarked and i’ll give you some selections.
not every single one is smutty, but they’re all romantic with imo good plots, and i included the ratings so you know which ones have smut lol. also i know almost nothing about chinese culture or xianxia tropes, but i managed to follow these okay. these are some really great stories, so i hope you enjoy!
The Simplest Way Forward by harriet_vane E 71k (one of the BEST, cutest, funniest fics i’ve EVER read.)
It’s a really unfortunate thing, developing a crush on your husband. Wei Ying had assumed this would be easy. Lan Zhan had been so icy and unpleasant to him, it had never occurred to him that he might end up spending the next however many years with this dumb, burning feeling in his chest whenever he looks at him.
“Okay,” says Wei Ying. “But tell me if I…if the pretending gets to be too hard, okay?”
“It will not,” says Lan Zhan, quietly certain.
so take my hand (take my whole life too) by cicer E 92k (basically an au of the previous fic, but completely 100% worth reading it over again.)
When the doorbell rings, Wei Ying lunges for it and triumphantly throws open the front door. He looks down, expecting to see a package. But there's no package on the front stoop. Instead, there's a baby.
A real actual live baby, nestled within a car seat. It blinks at Wei Ying, and he blinks back.
Then he opens his mouth and screams.
the kite string and the anchor rope by fleurdeliser M 38k
When A-Yuan gets sick and Wen Qing doesn't have the supplies she needs to properly treat him, Wei Wuxian can only think of one place to go for help.
one good thing by Yuu_chi T 26k
Wei Wuxian has been haunting his childhood home for three years. He's perfected the fine art of scaring away all the tenants, and has grown used to living with the dying flowers in the garden as his only company.
When Lan Wangji buys the house, Wei Wuxian fully intends to drive him off too. Except Lan Wangji is beautiful, and interesting, and captivating company - even if he supposedly doesn't know Wei Wuxian exists.
this river runs to you by sundiscus T 53k
Framed by the soft morning light, sleek hair swept back and pale blue robes not even slightly rumpled, he looks almost inhuman.
He looks like the last person who should be knocking on Wei Wuxian’s door.
In which Wei Wuxian is a curse worker secretly searching for a lost dragon, Lan Wangji is his new assistant, and the two things may not be entirely unrelated.
beneath six layers of silk by darkredloveknot (enheduane) E 12.5k
While exorcising a haunting, Lan Wangji gets cursed with a brand of honesty, and is forced to speak his every thought out loud.
The Fire Lapping Up the Creek by notevenyou E 66k
Wei Wuxian travels to Lanling for his nephew’s one-month celebration alone, without Wen Ning.
Lan Wangji lives with the consequences.
the necromancer's fairytale by iliacquer E 17k
The Prince of Gusu is kidnapped for ransom. He’s saved by a nightmare made flesh.
Or: A necromancer, his palace of bones, his long-lost husband, and the rise of their dark kingdom.
come home to my heart by occultings (microcomets) M 30k
“Listen. Lan Zhan," Wei Ying says. "I know this whole thing, with — with the soul-switch, it’s upsetting. And believe me, I know my body is the last one on earth you’d want to be inside of.”
Lan Wangji chokes, then passes it off as a cough.
On a night hunt, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji get cursed and stuck in each other's bodies. As you would expect, shenanigans ensue.
how to fall in love with a catfish: a guide by wei wuxian (disaster rat) by Anonymous T 54k
Wei Wuxian plots to expose a catfish using strategic memes and turtle pictures while wiggling his way out of family dinner. Lan Wangji just wants companions.
shadows in the sun rise by Yuu_chi E 24k
“Wei Ying,” Lan Wangji says, voice slow and a pitch too quiet. A second later Wei Wuxian understands why. “I cannot hear.”
Or; Lan Wangji is cursed into internal isolation. Their ability to understand one another remains as unwavering as ever.
Linger in the Sun by etymologyplayground T 39k
"Tell Lan Zhan that I'm weeping uncontrollably," Wei Wuxian says to the juniors. "Tell him I'm truly pitiful and he needs to do everything I say until I'm well again."
Lan Congyi is in the middle of carefully holding his eyelids open to check his pupils, but he still obeys, bless him. "Hanguang-Jun, Senior Wei would like us to tell you that he can't stop crying and he'd like for you to do everything he says until he's better." There's a moment of silence, and then Lan Congyi says to Wei Wuxian, "Hanguang-Jun says he already does everything you tell him."
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji find themselves cursed, unable to see or hear each other. They figure things out anyway.
Love wakes me by dea_liberty E 46k
It starts with a bet. All mistakes, Wei Wuxian thinks, start with a bet.
It’s starts with a bet and ends with Wei Wuxian losing everything.
Nine years ago, Wei Wuxian made a bet with disastrous consequences. Now, he is part-owner of the popular and eclectic Yiling Cafe, years and miles away from his old life, making the best of things and trying to leave the past where it belongs. When Lan Wangji walks into his cafe by accident, Wei Wuxian finds himself doing what he thought he'd never do again; reclaiming some small part of his past, and hoping for a future he'd given up as lost.
This Lantern Shines For You by apollonie M 10k
“Young Master Wèi,” the healer tells him, “I’m afraid to say that you’ve been cursed.”
He laughs, it’s not exactly the first time that has happened, “Is that it? What kind of curse is it?”
“A lover’s curse? That’s ridiculous! It’s not like I’ve ever...” He falters a bit, “I mean, I don’t see how that could apply to me.”
The look she gives him is pitying, “It’s not that kind of lover’s curse, Young Master Wèi. This curse… It only affects people who suffer from one-sided love.”
These Things Stay the Same by notevenyou E 30k
After a career covering news across the world, journalist Wei Wuxian is unexpectedly on his way home with a child in tow. Unfortunately, the path home isn't without obstacles.
hunters seeking solid ground by Attila E 23k
“Hanguang-jun,” Wei Wuxian repeats. His heart clenches. He wants—but he’d really meant to have this nightmare stuff down before they met again, so he wouldn’t find himself relying on Lan Wangji’s nearness. He’s not supposed to go back yet. But he’s so tired, and his will crumbles. “Yeah,” he says. “All right. Take me back to Gusu with you.”
the best of you by sysrae E 42k
When Jin Zixuan calls in a favour, Lan Wangji ends up renting his spare room to Wei Wuxian.
It doesn't go how any of them expected.
Imperfect Memory by xantissa E 61k (mind the tags... some dark shit, but ultimate happy ending)
It’s been sixteen years since Wei Wuxian’s death and the world has been slowly going insane ever since. It’s been ten years since the rains stopped coming, almost five since the rivers turned rusty red, the water thick and foul. The people are dying a slow painful death of starvation and disease and all Lan Zhan can do is watch over his dying clan.
When a creature of darkness comes with a shocking offer, there’s really no question. Second Jade of Lan, in exchange for water for his people. Body and soul, in exchange for his clan's survival. He is prepared to die for them. He is not exactly prepared for what being a sacrifice means.
i would say heart, but by victortor T 16k
In the land directly north of Lan Zhan's village, there is a dense and dark forest. Past that forest, there is a castle. They say a cursed prince lives there.
They say he has no heart.
asymptotic by chinxe T 26k
The members of the Lan Clan have never been particularly well-known for their good judgement when it comes to matters of the heart.
Which is why it should come as a surprise to no one when Lan Wangji falls in love with an actual ghost.
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