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An exploration of Gusu University, its Layout and Services from my FF “Because you loved me”

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Gusu University owns eight smaller buildings, each occupying a different academic program, two department Buildings, and one main Building, with lush park areas in between. A floating arc-rooftop connects the eight smaller buildings with each other. 

The University Compound owns two parking lots. On the left side of the entrance the bigger parking lot for the students. Four upper level floors, eight underground floors. A modern building planted with different greens. 

On the right side of the entrance resides the smaller parking lot for the residents, situated behind the hill separating the two areas. 

Four modern buildings are arranged neatly in a large U with penthouses on top of each. The penthouses are reserved for Lan Family members, currently occupied by Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen, each of them living in their own respective homes. Their parents, happily married, live in one of the middle penthouses, and their uncle with his wife take the last penthouse. 

A large park like garden with a beautifully ornamented round fountain in the middle, leads the way between the entrance and the main University building holding a supermarket, 2 cafeterias, 2 huge dining halls, three lounges and a bakery on the ground floor. The second floor holds several soundproof rooms in varying sizes the students can rent. The third and fourth floor holds the offices of the Professors and Assistant Teachers. The fifth floor occupies the Principals Office as well as a large contemporary rooftop garden which is more than often used as a beautiful venue for night events. 

Whilst the interior of all Buildings are held in the white and blue Lan Colours, the Lobby of the main building is held in earthy tones, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. 

Behind the main building is another small park area with many different sitting areas, pagodas and Pavilions. On the west and north side of the park are large modern buildings. Its glass front almost mirroring the park, creating an illusion of endless greenery. Behind them, build as a large arc embracing the two Departments, are various smaller buildings, all connected by one rooftop garden. 

On the east side sits a small hill with Tea Houses on its top and a small waterfall rushing down at its side pooling in a silent river at its food. A beautiful bridge with cloud patterns on its railings lead over the river. Grand and wide stairs lead up to the top.

I have drawn a sketch of a Layout so it’s easier to imagine:

Services:

All students are able to reserve their parking lot in advance through the intern online program of the University. The system was established to ensure a stressfree morning without searching for a place to park the car. 

There are also options to rent a parking lot for the duration of a week up to one semester. 

All rooms of the second floor of the main building, as well as its rooftop garden and the Teahouses located on the hill can be booked in advance. Once the booking is confirmed the student(s) will receive a 6 digit code to unlock the door. All of those areas are available 24/7. 

Situated on the second floor of the Department Building I  is a Gym. Two rooms on the left side of the entrance offer different sport classes, including Yoga, Dance, Zumba and so forth. 

The whole area of the third floor spans an indoor pool. The pool is usually open (also 24/7) but it can also get reserved should a student want to not get disturbed by someone else. 

(There are rumours in Gusu University that Lan Wangji apparently had used this option quite often. No one had seen him entering or leaving the building, though)

Gusu University - Cultivation Options:

Classes are held on weekends and holiday breaks - in order to not disturb the students non-cultivation curriculum.

All classes are intermediate to master level. There are no official teachers. Elders or highly accomplished  Cultivators are sharing their knowledge and wisdom. Some classes are held by monks who usually live in hidden monasteries. 

Most of the people who teach there travel to Gusu University just for this exchange. 

Information of the content of the lecture or class and the Teacher will be announced weeks before and students need to reserve their place in the class at least 3 days before it is to start.

The registration is only available on the Underground Reception Area, and only on paper. There is no online service in order to keep the facility hidden from the government. 

There are two rooms for Sword Training, one room for Sword Duels. Two Rooms for Archery. All of those five rooms are charmed to look like an outside area. 

There are 15 different sized study rooms and 5 rooms for musical cultivation. All of them soundproof. 

5 Rooms for Talisman Training. Also imitating an outside area and current weather conditions (if needed. Since it will make a difference if one tries to conjure a Talisman in rain and in sunshine. A fire Talisman in rain, as an example.) The Talisman Training Rooms are explosion proof. (One wouldn’t think how often those happen…) 

During the week students are free to use any of the rooms for their personal cultivation studies or trainings. 

The whole underground area can be entered through a secret entrance on top of the hill. It looks like a bare part of a mountain (maybe imagine it like the entrance to the cold pond cave in Untamed). The location also ensures the students are not seen ‘disappearing’ by anyone who is not aware of Cultivation. 

Only Cultivators can enter, and only if they posses the permit to do so. The area is warded with several layers against intruders. 

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The sketched Layout with some pictures I found on google (cr to owners):

-- Character Outline for the multi-chaptered work ‘Because you loved me’ --

Idol!WWX isn’t based on Xiao Zhan. 

I have taken the outline of his career in this AU from someone else. (As well as the description of the dance practice video LWJ watched!) 

All characters in this work are as close to the original as possible. It might seem OOC at some parts, because I stripped them down to their original treats and then set them up with a new (modern) life environment. How would they react if they would grow up with a caring family? How would the Lan’s react to daily life if there wouldn’t be 4000 rules? How would the Jiang Family change if there wouldn’t be pesty misunderstandings and situations? What would happen if there would be more communication between everyone? 

A lot of thought went into this. A lot of calculations from my side. I still tried to keep to traits we see in Untamed, so I dearly hope you are okay with the way I set up their characters! 

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LWJ (22), Professor, is more outgoing than in his past. He still enjoys silence and he is still misunderstood by most others for his lack of showing emotions (or rather, the others not being able to read him). He has a close relationship to his brother and his parents. He hates to inconvenience others. But at the same time he knows what he wants and takes it if he can. He is rich but not arrogant.  He swims everyday (in the University Pool or in his own, if the other is not available) and goes through the Lans Sword Forms every morning after waking up and meditating. He still wakes at 5am and goes to bed at 9pm. There are as many (if not more) versions of “Mn”. His students have dedicated a blog solely to their Professor’s “Mn” in order to find the key how to interpret them. They are not any wiser than the time they started guessing.  His icy glare is a weapon. He is able to silence a class with just one blink.  In the cultivation part of the University there are rumours LWJ can defeat his brother in a Sword Duel. No one had ever seen him fight, though.  

WWX (22), Idol, is still cheeky, likes to rile up others in a playful (but never hurtful) way. Everyone who meets him falls for him immediately - no matter the gender. He has a smile to die for and likes to laugh a lot. He doesn’t need to pretend like in his past. There are a lot people who care deeply for him and he knows he can trust them. His job is stressful and he doesn’t have a regular sleep schedule.  He debuted as an Idol in the age of 14 in a boyband called “Yiling Mounds”. He started his solo career with 21. His first album peaked number one and fought its place for weeks. His first mini album (with “Forgetting Envies” as the title track) ranked number one too and was released two months prior the story. 

Lan Xichen (29) had wanted to become the University Principal since his childhood. The Lan Parents gave him all options, letting him choose whatever he wants to do for work later, but he kept firm on his wish. He loves his job. He always smiles but there are many rumours that he is actually terrifying when crossed on the wrong path. He is not dating anyone (or at least this is what everyone thinks). He cares about his younger brother deeply and was overjoyed when he had heard his decision to become a professor in the University.  He had always got sad at the thought of having his brother working somewhere else (or worse: living somewhere else). Now he knows his brother is safe in the University campus. He can always visit him and that puts him at ease. He isn’t sure why he does care about his brothers safety so much and why he hates seeing him leaving, though. He is guessing it’s just a brotherly instinct.  LXC had won the annual Sword Competition of the Cultivation World 9 times in a row. He is currently ranked number one in Swordmanship. 

The Lan Parents are very adamant there are no punishments no matter what had happened. They rather sit down and talk about it, explain why something was good or bad than to physically reprimand their children. 

Lan Qiren is still a bit grumpy (especially towards his students) but he is overly nice to his nephews. Courtesy of Mama Lan and Lan Qirens wife, who are best friends. Both get very fierce should they notice Lan Qiren isn’t treating the Twin Jades with care (The two women had taken him aside for talks, he is rather careful since)  Overall Lan Qirens wife knows how to handle him, so he became calmer in general. They don’t have children. 

Jiang Fengmian is the CEO and founder of Lotus Entertainment. His best selling Artist is Wei Wuxian.

Wei Changze is the adopted brother of Jiang Fengmian (they are both the same age). Jiang Fengmian met Yu Ziyuan in a Gusu University Summer Break Cultivation Class. She had defeated him in a Sword Duel within the first minute. He fell in love. They married five years later. 

Wei Changze met Cangse Sanren in the same summer break. At the University Pool. He saw her and knew she will be his future wife. He told her so seconds after thinking that. She had thrown him into the pool as an answer. When he emerged she had held out a towel towards him and laughed. They married two years later. 

Cangse Sanren and Yu Ziyuan are good friends. The often hold sword duels against each other which almost always end in draws. Their husbands usually sit at the sites, watching them in awe. 

WWX, JC (20) and JYL (26) grew up together, almost like siblings. The Wei and Jiang houses are next to each other, so the children often played at each other houses. 

Which makes 3 chapters within 24 hours - I’m still pretending I made it in time  (◕.◕✿)

Find it on AO3 ~.:*☆

Wei Wuxian’s legs dangle from the dining table he is sitting on, watching Lan Wangji while he cooks. He had checked out the penthouse rooms relatively fast, adoring his husbands style, but found himself drawn back to him soon after, chatting about anything and everything, getting nods and hums at the right places indicating Lan Wangji listens attentively.