XueXiao Lives Here

Song Lan: *running around flailing arms* Get them off of me!

Xiao Xingchen: *worried* Song Lan? What's happening?

Xue Yang: *literally rolling on the ground laughing* Something amazing.

Xie Lian: *flinches slightly* San Lang may have covered your friend in his wraith butterflies.

Xiao Xingchen: Why do I feel like that sounds prettier than it actually is?

Song Lan: *screams* They're biting me!

Hua Cheng: *calmly* They don't bite, they slice.

Xiao Xingchen: *to Xie Lian* Can you stop him, please?

Xie Lian: *frowns slightly* Did you really sleep with someone other than Xue Yang?

Xiao Xingchen: IT WAS ONE TIME!!!!

Song Lan: *Screams louder* Make them stop!

Xue Yang: *laughs hysterically*

Hua Cheng: *icy calmness* Please don't yell at my Gege.

Xiao Xingchen: *takes a deep breath* I'm sorry, Xie Lian.

Xie Lian: It's fine I guess *frowns* but how could you cheat on Xue Yang after everything you two went through?

Xiao Xingchen: *frowns in confusion* Xue Yang and I weren't together at the time. It happened in between when I was trying to bring him in for his crimes.

Xie Lian: *frown deepens* Then why is Xue Yang so upset?

Xue Yang: *pause in laughter* Because he lied to me about it.

Xie Lian: *tilts head* Why did you lie about it?

Xiao Xingchen: *sighs* I truly think people underestimate how much Xue Yang hates Song Lan.

Xue Yang: *laughing* Loathes.

Xie Lian: *nods. Looks at Xue Yang* I think I'm beginning to understand.

Xiao Xingchen: Given this additional information, Hua Cheng, will you please stop slicing Song Lan?

Hua Cheng: *shrugs* Since you asked nicely, alright.

Xiao Xingchen: 😒 I feel like that was too easy.

Hua Cheng: 😈

Xie Lian: San Lang, what are you doing?

Hua Cheng: I'm not doing anything, Gege.

Song Lan: *out of breath, covered in cuts* I hate you both.

Xue Yang: *scowls* I wish you were still covered in those butterflies.

Song Lan : What the hell! *begins to run again* NO!

Xiao Xingchen: What's happening? Hua Cheng, I thought you said you called them off.

Xie Lian: Well... He didn't lie about that.

Hua Cheng: But I may have given Xue Yang control over my wraith butterflies for the next 24 hours. *looks at Xiao Xingchen* You still lied to Xue Yang about it, Xiao Xingchen.

Xue Yang: *laughs maniacally* I am so going to abuse this.

Song Lan: Xingchen, get your psycho boyfriend!

Xiao Xingchen: Xue Yang!

Xue Yang: *pouts* Oh, come on babe. It's not like I'm gonna kill him.

Xiao Xingchen: *bites lip hesitantly and sighs* Promise?

Xue Yang: For you? Yes.

Xiao Xingchen: *smiles softly* Fine, just try not to hurt him too badly. *firmly* But you have to go two days without doing anything to him.

Song Lan: What?!

Xue Yang: *frowns* 12 hours.

Xiao Xingchen: 36.

Xue Yang: 1 day, but I want candy and we have very loud sex where he can hear it.

Song Lan: *still running* Seriously?!

Xiao Xingchen: Deal. *smiles* See? Compromise.

Xue Yang: *grins* Love you.

Xiao Xingchen: Love you, too.

Song Lan: You cannot convince me that this isn't Stockholm! *butterflies cut deeper* STOP IT!!!

Xie Lian: *to Hua Cheng* This is incredibly unhealthy, yet they actually seem happy.

Hua Cheng: *shrugs* It works for them. *hugs Xie Lian* Someone other than me is wreaking havoc. I get to spend time with you, AND we get a show. *kisses his Gege* Best Vacation Ever 😌.

Xue Yang: *grins* I knew you were the kinky one.

Wei Wuxian: *rolls eyes* That was a threat, you fucking weirdo.

Xue Yang: *bites lip* Well, I hope it was a promise.

Wei Wuxian: *irritated* I said I would shove that tiger seal up your ass if you mocked Lan Zhan again.

Xue Yang: *smirks* I bet he gives really boring blow jobs.

Wei Wuxian: *glares* You- *sighs* I see my mistake.

Xue Yang: *pulls out seal* Always keep your promises.

Wei Wuxian: *rubs the bridge of his nose* It wasn't a promise.

Xue Yang: *examines the seal* Whether promises or threats, *eyes Wei Wuxian* it's all about the follow through.

Hua Cheng: *cocks eyebrow* Hmmm, I died fighting beside Gege in a war, came back as a ghost, grew in strength, sought him out, fought beside him again, technically died again, grew in strength yet again, went through more trials, ascended to Godhood as a ghost, refused it and became a ghost king instead, and waited 800 years for him. *pauses* Somehow your story sounds crazy to ME.

Xue Yang: *shrugs* We kind of just go with it at this point.

Xiao Xingchen: Though Song Lan isn't happy about it.

Xie Lian: *tilts head* Who is that again?

Xue Yang: His best friend for whatever reason.

Hua Cheng: The one you blinded?

Xiao Xingchen: 😮‍💨 Yes.

Xie Lian: *soft smile* Which one is he?

Xue Yang: *narrows eyes* He's the asshole who thinks he's better than everyone but is actually just a bitch.

Xiao Xingchen: *warning* Xue Yang...

Hua Cheng: *to Xue Yang* The one in black?

Xue Yang: Yeah, that one.

Hua Cheng: *frowns* He's insufferable. He's almost worse than Mu Qing and the loud one.

Xie Lian: *soft sigh* San Lang, please.

Hua Cheng: *leans over and kisses* Forgive me, Gege.

Xie Lian: *blushes* You can't use that everytime.

Xiao Xingchen: *exasperated* Song Lan really isn't that bad.

Xue Yang: *scowls* Fuck Song Lan...oh wait you did that already!

Xiao Xingchen: *annoyed* It was one time!

Xie Lian: *gasps*

Hua Cheng: 🤨 Now I don't feel bad... Not that I did before.

Xiao Xingchen: *hesitant* Feel bad about what?

Xue Yang and Hua Cheng: 😈

Xie Lian: *nervous laughter* That can't mean anything good.

Xiao Xingchen: *frowns* What's not good?

Xie Lian: They're... smiling.

Xiao Xingchen: *tenses* What Did You Two Do?

Xue Yang and Hua Cheng: *smirk* Entertain ourselves.

Xue Yang: Look at me. This face is half the reason I got away with the shit I've done.

Wei Wuxian: *cautiously* Do I want to know the other half?

Xue Yang: *grins* I'm great in bed.

Wei Wuxian: I didn't actually ask.

Xue Yang: I know. *shrugs* I just like telling people.

Wei Wuxian: *rolls eyes* Of course you do.

Xue Yang: *nods* I'm very proud of this fact.

Wei Wuxian: *scoffs* It's not a fact just because YOU say it is.

Xue Yang: *cocks eyebrow* Why do you think Xiao Xingchen kept letting me go?

Wei Wuxian: That's not *pauses* Wait, seriously?

Xue Yang: *nods* I think he got a weird thrill out of it.

Wei Wuxian: *Sigh* Why do I keep ending up in conversations with you?

Xue Yang: *smirks* Because I'm pretty.

Wei Wuxian: Would you stop giggling?!

Xue Yang: *giggles* I can't help it if it tickles.

Wei Wuxian: You could at least try to control yourself.

Xue Yang: *squirms around*

Wei Wuxian: You're purposely making this weird.

Xue Yang: Says the person who decided to tie me up in the middle of a room and feel me up in front of his friends.

Wei Wuxian: *grits teeth* This wasn't my idea.

Xue Yang: *smirks* I know.

Wei Wuxian: *slowly looks at Xue Yang* That feels loaded.

Xue Yang: *leans closer, whispers* Sometimes, he likes to watch. *glances over Wei Wuxian's shoulder*

Wei Wuxian: *looks over his shoulder... sees Xiao Xingchen*

Xiao Xingchen: *slight grin*

Wei Wuxian: ...*turns to Xue Yang* Seriously?

Xue Yang: Don't let the angel face fool you. That gentle moon is anything but soft.

Wei Wuxian: *continues searching*

Xue Yang: *scoffs* Didn't expect you to keep going.

Wei Wuxian: He's scowling at me. *frowns* It's unnerving.

Xue Yang: I told you *smirks* he likes to watch.

Xue Yang: *tilts head to the side* Nothing to say now?

Xiao Xingchen: *grumbles* You stopped... eventually.

Hua Cheng: *looks between the two* Seems like Gege and I aren't the only ones with a complex history.

Xie Lian: *leans forward* How exactly did you two get together?

Xue Yang: You want the sanitized version or you want the real thing?

Xie Lian: The latter worries me.

Xue Yang: *shrugs* Sanitized it is.

Hua Cheng: *leans forward* This should be interesting.

Xue Yang: Basically, I killed a bunch of clans.

Xiao Xingchen: I caught him.

Xue Yang: I got away on a technicality.

Xiao Xingchen: I tried to get him back.

Xue Yang: I blinded his best friend, because Xiao Xingchen couldn't mind his damn business.

Xiao Xingchen: *annoyed* Anyway. I gave said best friend my eyes.

Xue Yang: He found me beaten on the side of the road, took me with him, and I lived with him for 3 years and didn't tell him who I was.

Xiao Xingchen: Song Lan showed up and told me who he was. *shrugs* At that point, I didn't really care. I was too far gone.

Hua Cheng:...That was the sanitized version?

Xue Yang: I left out all the sex stuff.

Xiao Xingchen: *sighs* Honestly, for you that's something.

Xue Yang: *grins* Thank you for acknowledging that.

Xie Lian: *nervous laughter* That actually sounds a little like Stockholm.

Xiao Xingchen: *frowns* I wasn't kidnapped.

Xue Yang: But you did decide to stay when your best friend tried to save you from a violent sociopath.

Hua Cheng: You do realize you're referring to yourself, right?

Xue Yang: *nods* I'm very self aware.

Xiao Xingchen: That doesn't make it better.

Xue Yang: Hey, I love you. A'Qing is okay. *points at Xie Lian and Hua Cheng* These two are cool. Everyone I hate I either killed them myself or they're already dead. The only reason Song Lan is still alive is because I love you.

Xiao Xingchen: *sigh* Why do I find that romantic?

Xue Yang: *kisses his cheek* It's the Stockholm.

Xue Yang: *grins* You think Xiao Xingchen is soooo innocent, huh? If you knew the things he does to me, it would wreck your entire world.

Song Lan: Liar! Xingchen would never be that vile!

Xue Yang: *scoffs* I'm still sore from last night.

Song Lan: Shut up, Delinquent!

Xue Yang: He taught ME things.

Song Lan: *closes eyes* I don't believe you.

Xue Yang: A'Qing wishes she was deaf.

Song Lan: *shudders* Please, stop.

Xue Yang: *laughs* That noise you heard on the roof yesterday, wasn't us fixing it.

Song Lan: *retches* I'm going to be sick.

Xue Yang: He could make an incubus blush.

Song Lan: 👁👄👁

Xiao Xingchen: *walks over* You two are talking... I don't know if this is good or bad.

Song Lan: *looks at Xiao Xingchen. Whispers.* He's correpted you.

Xiao Xingchen: *frowns* Song Lan, what are you talking about?

Xue Yang: *laughs* That was done way before me.

Song Lan: Ugh! *runs away*

Xiao Xingchen: Xue Yang, what did you say to him?

Xue Yang: I simply told him how INTENSE your love is for me.

Xiao Xingchen: *sighs* Why would you do that?

Xue Yang: Why do I do half the things I do?

Xiao Xingchen: *frustrated* Xue Yang.

Xue Yang: Am I in trouble?

Xiao Xingchen: Yes.

Xue Yang: *smiles* Good.

Translation:

"When you brought me me to Koi Tower, you were so quick to judge me for what I did. Is it because you couldn't relate to what I went through? Is it because you couldn't understand the hurt and pain that I had to endure? Did you think about asking the person who traumatized me why he felt it was okay to do that to me? The Xue Yang standing in front of you today is the direct result of what Chang and that clan did to me in the past, and in the end, they all paid for it."

Simple Translation:

Chang traumatized me. I became the person I am now because of what happened to me back then and they let it happen. And because I am the person I am now, I ended up killing all of them.

Xue Yang: Sorry I haven't figured out how to get you two back yet.

Hua Cheng: *shrugs* It's okay. We needed the vacation. It'll be easy to find out who I need to kill if things get out of hand while I'm gone.

Xie Lian: *sigh* San Lang...

Hua Cheng: No one you like, Gege.

Xie Lian: Can it just be no one?

Hua Cheng: *smiles* I'll let you assess the damage done, Gege.

Xie Lian: 😅 No. No. I'm sure San Lang can handle it well.

Xue Yang: *pouts* I wish Xiao Xingchen would let me kill people.

Xiao Xingchen: *implied side eye* You literally murdered entire clans.

Xue Yang: Well not anymore.

Xiao Xingchen: Such a noble sacrifice.

Hua Cheng: 🤨

Xie Lian: 😅

Xue Yang: *frowns* That's not fair. You know I was going through some things.

Xiao Xingchen: Yeah, people.

Xue Yang: *smirks* And yet, none of that stopped you from sleeping with me.

Xiao Xingchen: *stunned silence*

Xue Yang: You did what to his sword?

Wei Wuxian: It was a dream

Xue Yang: And that's what you chose to do?

Wei Wuxian: I thought it was sexy.

Xue Yang: 😒

Wei Wuxian: Don't look at me like that. You're no better than me.

Xue Yang: I didn't molest my boyfriend's sword.

Wei Wuxian: It was a dream!

Xue Yang: Doesn't make it any better.

Wei Wuxian: Ugh!

Xue Yang: Exactly.

Xiao Xingchen: *pouts* Come on, please.

Xue Yang: *annoyed* Are we really addressing this again?

Xiao Xingchen: But I heard it can be fun with three people.

Xue Yang: Sure, if you and I aren't involved.

Xiao Xingchen: We won't know unless we try.

Xue Yang: *stares blankly* We did try, remember? And how did that end?

Xiao Xingchen: *serious* That was different. He had bad intentions. I trust Song Lan.

Xue Yang: *rolls eyes* Right.

Xiao Xingchen: *turns to Song Lan* You're okay with this, right?

Song Lan: *side eyes Xue Yang* As long as he stays tied up and can't reach any weapons, it's fine with me.

Xue Yang: *mocks* Like these ropes could stop me.

Xiao Xingchen: Please, you two. *pouts* For me? Just once, I promise.

Song Lan: *sighs. Looks at Xue Yang* Let's just do it so he stops asking.

Xue Yang: *firmly* No, he hasn't thought this through.

Xiao Xingchen: But, it'll be fun.

Xue Yang: *gives up* Whatever. *shrugs* Don't say I didn't warn you. *looks at Song Lan* Touch me.

Song Lan: *glares* Don't give me orders.

Xue Yang: *rolls eyes* Just do it, idiot.

Song Lan: Ugh, fine. But it's not because you told me to.

Xue Yang: Keep telling yourself that.

Song Lan: *reaches for Xue Yang*

Xiao Xingchen: *draws ShuangHua and points it at Song Lan.*

Song Lan: *stunned* What the fuck, Xingchen?!

Xue Yang: *scoffs*

Xiao Xingchen: *panics* I'm so sorry, I didn't even realize I did it. I *realization* Ooohhh.

Xue Yang: Yeah.

Xiao Xingchen: I didn't think this through.

Song Lan: Someone want to tell me what the hell just happened?

Xiao Xingchen: *quietly* I don't think this is as fun as people make it out to be.

Xue Yang: *smirks* In other words, Xingchen doesn't like to share.

Xue Yang: You ever think about that time you had me tied up in that room in front of everyone?

Wei Wuxian: We agreed to never talk about that... Also Yes.

Xue Yang: *smiles* Part of me thought you might forget.

Wei Wuxian: *softly* Never.

*silence*

Xue Yang: I have rope in one of the houses.

Wei Wuxian: Let's go.

(Note: Trying to bring some levity to this tragic picture.)

Xiao Xingchen: Xue Yang, I'm trying to sleep. What are you doing?

Xue Yang: *hesitates* Promise you won't be mad.

Xiao Xingchen: I promise no such thing.

Xue Yang: Then, I don't wanna say.

Xiao Xingchen: What did you do this time?

Xue Yang: Can we pretend I didn't say anything?

Xiao Xingchen: Talk. Now.

Xue Yang: Fine. *sighs* I was working on new cultivation techniques and I may have... accidentally summoned a ghost and a deity.

Xiao Xingchen: I feel like I should be surprised, but it's you.

Xue Yang: *shrugs* Fair point. *frowns slightly* For some reason, the deity is going through our trash and the ghost is watching and smiling.

Xiao Xingchen: ...

Xue Yang: Xingchen? Are you mad?

Xiao Xingchen: I'm sleeping.

Xue Yang: I have an idea!

Wei Wuxian: No.

Xue Yang: Wait. Why?

Wei Wuxian: It's a bad idea.

Xue Yang: You haven't heard it yet.

Wei Wuxian: I don't need to hear it to know it's a bad idea.

Xue Yang: Then how would you know?

Wei Wuxian: It's you.

Xue Yang: *frowns* My ideas aren't always bad.

Wei Wuxian: True, sometimes they're awful.

Xue Yang: *scoffs* Name one.

Wei Wuxian: Last time you had an idea, you made your boyfriend kill his best friend.

Xue Yang: *silence* Your point?

Wei Wuxian: You seriously don't see what's wrong with that?

Xue Yang: *shrugs* I brought him back.

Wei Wuxian: As a corpse.

Xue Yang: *stares* And?

Wei Wuxian: *sighs* This is why I don't take you places.

Xiao Xingchen: *gives medicine, feels person's face. Pauses* I'm going to keep you.

A'Qing: *confused* What was that?

Xiao Xingchen: *startled* A'Qing, you're still here.

A'Qing: Yes... but what did you just say?

Xiao Xingchen: I said I'm going to help him. Could you please go find water?

A'Qing: *shakes head in confusion* Ok.

Xiao Xingchen: *runs hand along person's jaw* I can tell you're pretty.

A'Qing: *frowns* Huh?

Xiao Xingchen: I said he's hurt pretty severely. Did you get the water, A'Qing?

A'Qing: I forgot the bucket...

Xiao Xingchen: *annoyed* Do you have it now?

A'Qing: Yes...

Xiao Xingchen: Then go get the water please.

A'Qing: Right... *hurries to get the water*

Xiao Xingchen: *sighs* You're mine now.

Xue Yang: *groans, waking up* SHIT! *tries to move away from Xiao Xingchen*

Xiao Xingchen: *smiles* Be still. I saved you. I wouldn't hurt you.

A'Qing: *out of breath* I got the water. *sees Xue Yang* Thank god you're awake.

Xiao Xingchen: *frowns* How'd you know he was awake?

A'Qing: I heard him scream. *mouths to Xue Yang* He doesn't know I can see.

Xiao Xingchen: *reaches for Xue Yang’s robes* Let's get you cleaned up.

Xue Yang: *cautiously* I think I can manage.

Xiao Xingchen: Nonsense, you're injured. *shakes head and feels for water and rag*

Xue Yang: *whispers to A'Qing* I feel like I'm in more danger now than when I was on the side of the road.

A'Qing: *whispers back* I think you may be right.

Xiao Xingchen: *turns back and gently takes Xue Yang's hand, still smiling* I'm blind, not deaf. Now. *picks up wet rag* Shall we start?

Xue Yang and A'Qing: 😕

Synopsis:

Xue Yang: Listen to my story.

Xiao Xingchen: No. *Immediately proceeds to listen and argue back and forth with Xue Yang for the next 10 minutes.*

⚠️ This is truly Controversial. I'm really not just saying this. Even people who like this ship and character the way I do will probably disagree. I'm really not trying to offend anyone, just pointing out what I observed.

Here it is. I know that MXYX has said that Xue Yang is supposed to be the irredeemable villain and everything he does with Xiao Xingchen is for his own perversion and she's the author I get that. That's what she said.

This is where my controversial take comes in. That is what she said about Xue Yang and his relationship with Xingchen, but it kind of contradicts what she actually wrote.

There were so many unnecessary things that Xue Yang did that don't make sense if it was just some random "perversion." Yes, in the beginning, that was clearly Xue Yang being malicious towards Xingchen with tricking him into killing corpse poisoned people.

However, Xue Yang stops. And given where they are in the story, Xue Yang appears to stop after he tells Xingchen what happened to him and Xingchen starts bringing him candy. And the fact that Xue Yang doesn't let vendors take advantage of Xingchen because he's blind.

Even when Wei Wuxian has empathy on A'Qing, he states that when Xue Yang hears Song Lan's voice calling to him, Xue Yang looks like he's been pulled from a dream.

None of that sounds like a weird perversion. Unless the perversion is living a mundane life getting groceries to help feed the two people he's been living with for the past 3 years.

She even gave him a sympathetic back story. A child that was orphaned, abused, manipulated, starved, and left to fend for himself the best he could. And you don't have to read between the lines for that.

People try to say "it's just about a finger" but come on. He was a child and that was not the only thing that happened to him at that age.

And then even after what happen in Yi City, he kept Xingchen’s soul for 8 years trying to bring him back. Then performs lingchi on Chang Ping because he feels Chang Ping wronged Xingchen by not testifying against Xue Yang. And he carried around the last piece of candy that Xingchen had ever given him until he died.

And after going through her writing in the main continuity again, she realized what she did, realized it was to late to change it, and ended up writing the extra "Villainous Friends" where it makes Xue Yang look worse and tries to give another character (Song Lan) more significance. (I plan to explain why I believe the Song Lan matter in another post.)

But these are a few of the examples of where I feel what she wrote doesn't really match what she says or what her intentions may have been for Xue Yang.