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Lan Sizhui found himself drifting, sleepy, but not enough to actually close his eyes fully. They were drooping, begging to succumb to sleep, but they just wouldn't. His hands idly played with the soft toebeans on one large, monstrous paw of the creature currently cleaning him. The beans were not rough, despite the fact that they were walked on almost every day over long distances. They were not solid either, an almost jelly-like thickness making it possible for him to jiggle the masses of pawpad. It was quite the satisfying thing, really, and judging by the way the creature's chest and throat rumbled happily, it was for him, as well.

A tongue began to work at his messy hair, tangled from an impromptu night hunt just an hour or so prior. His father, Wei Wuxian, had seen him, glanced to his other father, Lan Wangji, nervously, than hurried him off to a nearby field to get clean. He'd shifted into his wererabbit form, scooped Lan Sizhui against his chest with his paws resting carefully in front of him to make a sort of nest, and set to work.

Lan Sizhui enjoyed the warmth of his father being close by, the way he could move the giant paws with little effort, pulling them into his lap and making a sort of security blanket. He wasn't so fond of Wei Wuxian's rough tongue working out the tangles in his hair, but at least he tried his best not to cause pain.

His hair was soon sorted out. Wei Wuxian dropped his head to snuffle at his neck playfully, tickling the skin with his fur. Lan Sizhui giggled at his father's antics. His heart warmed at the fact that he was finally getting this experience with his other father. There was so much time to be made up for, and he knew Wei Wuxian was doing his absolute best to do just that. He spent any time he could with Lan Sizhui, stealing him away to play in the fields or help Lan Wangji feed the bunnies (the regular ones, that was) or race through the mountains in his wererabbit form with Lan Sizhui clinging to his back. Occasionally they'd even sneak out of the Cloud Recesses to explore the town below. Even though Lan Sizhui was sure he'd tasted and seen everything there by now, it was always a new adventure when it was with his father.

As Wei Wuxian settled himself and pulled Lan Sizhui closer to curl up around him for a nap, Lan Sizhui couldn't help but sigh contentedly.

The past had caused him a great deal of grief, but the present had gently wiped his tears and cradled him.

He was at peace.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 연애 지상주의 구역 | Love For Love's Sake (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tae Myungha & Cha Yeowoon & Chun Sangwon & Anh Kyunghoon & Anh Siah Characters: Tae Myungha, Cha Yeowoon, Chun Sangwon, Ahn Kyunghoon, Anh Siah Additional Tags: Implied/Referenced Suicide, Post-Canon, Scars, Past Lives Series: Part 27 of February Ficlet Challenge 2025 Summary:

The youngsters started laughing. “Wei Wuxian must have been such a pain!” they said.

“How could he be so ridiculous?!”

Wei Wuxian rubbed his chin. “What’s ridiculous about that?! Who hasn’t done one or two similar things when they were young? Now that you guys mention it, why do people even know about this? It’s even written down in a proper book—isn’t that truly ridiculous?”

Though Lan Wangji’s expression was unchanging as he watched Wei Wuxian, a peculiar, almost teasing light rippled in the depths of his eyes.

Hey! Lan Zhan even has the nerve to laugh at me. I know about your embarrassing youthful incidents too! Even if there aren’t a ton of them, there’s still a good number. Sooner or later I’ll tell these children about them and ruin your irreproachable, clear-as-ice, pure-as-jade reputation. You just wait!

Lan Sizhui nodded.

“Don’t be afraid,” Wei Wuxian said again.

“I’m not afraid,” he replied.

“Truly?”

“Truly.” Lan Sizhui even smiled. “Senior Mo, you and Hanguang Jun are really similar.”

“Similar?” Wei Wuxian said with surprise. “How are we similar?” He and Lan Wangji were clearly as different as the heavens and the Earth. But Lan Sizhui just smiled, said nothing, and led the remaining people outside.

I don’t know either, he thought silently. But you two just feel similar. It feels as though as long as one of you two seniors is present, I don’t need to be scared of anything.