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Under the Silver Moonlight

by Aurora_Strands

M, WIP, 194k, Wangxian

Summary: Wei Wuxian’s eyes widened, unable to look away. “Who is that?” he whispered to Nie Huaisang. “That is Lan Wangji, Second Young Master of the Lan Sect.” Wei Wuxian was enchanted. Not in the fleeting way one admired a pretty face. It was much deeper than that, like a spell cast without words. Lan Wangji moved with the grace of winter moonlight. Wei Wuxian felt as though he had wandered into sacred ground unprepared. His laughter, so easily summoned, caught somewhere in his throat. Even his restless hands stilled. The plot begins 17 years after Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan fell at Wen Ruohan’s hands, when WWX and JC were only a year old. Before his death, Jiang Fengmian entrusted his sect and his children to Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze. Cangse Sanren's role as the Jiang Acting Sect Leader creates a new chain of events. Alliances shift. Fates change. Wei Wuxian still grows up a genius, but also loved and self-aware. The war with the Wen clan still comes. But this time, the pieces on the board are different. This is a political intrigue, but at its heart it is a love story between a love-struck Wei Wuxian and duty-bound Lan Wangji. Kay's comments: Everyone in this story is constantly playing 4D chess. The twists and turns are wild and always hit me in the face and I'm absolutely loving it. I also love Wei Wuxian falling first and his and Lan Wangji's relationship in this story is such a mess, but they are working through it! Also kind of messy is Wei Wuxian's relationship with his mother and I'm curious to see where this leads... Excerpt:“Lan Zhan,” he began, voice trembling slightly, “I know this is not what you would expect to hear from me, and it is sudden, but… I am just going to say it, okay?” He took a deep breath and said, “Lan Zhan, I would like to court you.” Seeing the flicker of confusion in Lan Wangji’s eyes, Wei Wuxian hurried to clarify. “To marry, that is!” He doubled down, cheeks flushing. “With your elders’ permission, of course. I would have my parents send a formal courtship letter. I like you, Lan Zhan, I have since the moment I first saw you, and I would like to know if you feel anything for me.” Lan Wangji froze, motionless, for a long moment. Then, after an agonizing pause, he spoke just one word. “No.”

pov multiple, canon divergence, cangse sanren and wei changze live, dead jiang fengmian and yu ziyuan, love at first sight, angst with a happy ending, political intrique, sunshot campaign, arranged marriage, developing relationship, twin prides of yunmeng dynamics, bamf wei wuxian, genius wei wuxian, inventor wei wuxian, getting back together, lan qiren redemption, cultivation sect politics, top lan wangji/bottom wei wuxian, sect leader lan wangji, bamf jiang yanli, sect leader jiang cheng

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Follower Recs

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Hi! Thank you for all the wonderful recs, here’s my contribution. I follow this fic closely and I am absolutely in love with it. Every chapter has a twist, and the worldbuilding is really well done. It’s also rare to see Wei Wuxian fall first, and his devotion to Lan Wangji here is just chef’s kiss. It’s canon-adjacent, and definitely worth checking out! -Anon

Kay: Also reading and LOVING this fic

Under the Silver Moonlight

by Aurora_Strands

M, WIP, 182k, Wangxian

Summary: Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan fell at Wen Ruohan’s hand earlier than in canon, but not before Jiang Fengmian entrusted the sect and his children to Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze. The plot begins 17 years later. Cangse Sanren's role as the Jiang Acting Sect Leader creates a new chain of events. Alliances shift. Fates change. Wei Wuxian still grows up a genius but also loved & Self-aware. The war with the Wen clan will still come. But this time, the pieces on the board are different. This is a political intrigue, but at its heart it is a love story between a love-struck Wei Wuxian and duty-bound Lan Wangji. Excerpt: Wei Wuxian’s eyes widened, unable to look away. “Who is that?” he whispered to Nie Huaisang. “That is Lan Wangji, Second Young Master of the Lan Sect.” Wei Wuxian was enchanted. Not in the fleeting way one admires a pretty face. It was much deeper than that, like a spell cast without words. Lan Wangji moved with the grace of winter moonlight, and Wei Wuxian felt as though he had wandered into sacred ground unprepared. His laughter, so easily summoned, caught somewhere in his throat. Even his restless hands stilled.

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Proud Author Spotlight

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Hi all, this is my new Wangxian fic.

It is a love/arranged-marriage-ish (Please read the fic to decide on that), Angst with a happy ending AU.

Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren are alive and raise the Jiang children! Good Jiang Cheng, interesting family dynamics!! Scheming Nie Huaisang! Canonically unhelpful Lan Xichen!!

The Wei-Jiangs kick Wen Ruohan’s backside!

Hope you all like it !!

Under the Silver Light

by Aurora_Strands (@potterhead1712)

M, WIP, 67k, Wangxian

Summary: A love-struck Wei Ying and duty-bound Lan Zhan. Wei Wuxian’s eyes widened, unable to look away. “Who is that?” he whispered to Nie Huaisang. “That is Lan Wangji, Second Young Master of the Lan Sect.” Wei Wuxian was enchanted. Not in the fleeting way one admires a pretty face. It was much deeper than that, like a spell cast without words. Lan Wangji moved with the grace of winter moonlight, and Wei Wuxian felt as though he had wandered into sacred ground unprepared. His laughter, so easily summoned, caught somewhere in his throat. Even his restless hands stilled.

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Follower Recs

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This is a new fic with an interesting premise. - Anon

The Song beyond Silence

by Aurora_Strands

M, WIP, 36k, Wangxian

Summary: "Wei Ying, when we parted last time, you said that no one could give you a broad road to walk on. A road where you could protect those you want to protect without having to cultivate the ghostly path. I am here to offer you such a road. Are you willing to walk it with me?" Lan Wangji asked. Wei Wuxian blinked. “Did I really say that?” he muttered more to himself than anyone else. He might have. It sounded like something he would have said in a half-joking, half-resentful mood. But Lan Wangji had remembered it so clearly… Now he had shown up, after more than a year with what sounded suspiciously like a promise. Lan Wangji visits the Burial Mounds a year after his last trip to Yiling, bringing an invitation to the peace conference at the Cloud Recesses. Wei Wuxian attends!

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