They really would be scary good couple, not people you'd want to go against. On the surface it looks like MY got taken advantage of, he had young Miss Qin chasing after him and instead he married the lazy spoiled Miss from the sect he formerly served. Word is any kid they'll have will only carry the Nie name. Really such a terrible thing for such a promising young man, even if he was a bastard.

But in truth MY wants NHS' resources - maybe one day he'll love her who knows, but reality was his father was a real bastard. After what JGS insulted Meng Shi, MY could no longer find the motivation to follow his father. Better to move up within the Nie sect. But it's NHS who brings the offer of marriage. It's purely selfish though, she likes MY at her side and if taking down JGS is what it'll take to keep him by her side then very well, NHS will work. They elope.

Meanwhile in Qinghe, NMJ is stressed because he lost the best assistant he's ever had and his lazy little sister has disappeared. Then the news comes that she's married?! And to that sneaky MY! How are they going to carry the bloodline with that sort of couple? (Lol Dage get married then) NMJ runs to Lanling, fully ready to tear up shit and yet he can't bring himself to do it when he watches them.

They talk about vengeance yet MY is gently brushing NHS' hair free of tangles and tying it up with ease. That action was as natural as it could be like they had been spouses for many years. Leaning on each other, head pressed close together as they whispered vital information to each other. MY encouraging NHS' ideas and even giving his own improvements on the execution. NHS massages MY's hands as she listens, knowing how his hands aches from writing often. NHS doesn't flinch at his more distasteful ideas and instead offers alternatives. After all they can't be suspicious nor can they risk their reputation.

haha! Yes.

"Why didn't you bring this up sooner?!? It's been years." LJY yells, smacking WN's arm after he dropped the news, the quiet 'oh.' they all let out barely fading out. "Hey why are you oh-ing too?? Didn't you raise him on the Burial Mounds? Now he's your brother-son."

"I never asked." WWX smiles and slings an arm around LSZ. "Blood never mattered, he can be MXY's brother but he's still my kid."

"Great, now I need to add to the family tree again. Not that it's bad that you're my family." JL being slightly annoyed, he just fixed things up. Really, why couldn't WN have mentioned it when JL was updating it?

"Hey, at least you only put the ones you know, imagine if you had to put all of your grandfather's bastards on there...no offense, Sizhui." OYZZ hurriedly reassured.

Literally everyone else can tell he's there for the stygian tiger seal - even A-Yuan - except WWX. It becomes a joke around the Wens, to comment on how they're such good friends and that it's nice to see someone else treat WWX so kindly. JGY grits his teeth at every comment bc he's never had something fail so badly and have his intentions get so misunderstood.

Light touches on WWX's body, WWX just thinking that's what bros do or more embarrassing he lifts JGY up bc he grabbed WWX's arm same way as A-Yuan when he asks to be carried that it's just an automatic response. 😂 JGY putting food in WWX's bowl only for WWX to do the same for him, his stomach suffers (Wen Qing laughs when a miserable JGY comes to see her later for medicine). JGY seductively lounging in WWX's bed in loose robes, WWX just fixes his robes and throws one of his clean-ish robes over JGY saying "A-Yao, it's too easy to catch a cold here."

fall. LXC notices his brother’s new fixation and soon suggests a marriage alliance with Yunmengjiang. WWX seems out of place in Gusu at first but most (especially the younger disciples) find that they like Hanguang-Jun’s cheerful and clever husband. They’re happy to help him around and entertain him when he’s bored, although ofc LWJ likes to do that himself as much as possible.

LWJ also insists that he’d be the only to clean and rebandage WWX’s feet after they marry. WWX still finds them grotesque but LWJ thinks those tiny feet as strangely beautiful even when bare. He also feels only pleasure and satisfaction at taking care of his defenseless husband. TLDR LWJ is a disability devotee (yeah I had to look up that term).

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I'm also unexpectedly fond of this AU, it got all soft when it could have been all angst. But yes I imagine WWX's injuries really help their relationship. WWX refusing to say how he got injured, but the healer spills it. The Jiang siblings eavesdropping and that's what changes JC's mind. There's a lot of pity from JC, now he's a lot more willing to give up his puppies after finding out how WWX's feet got damaged. While he can't imagine his sweet pups ever doing something so awful, he gives them away. This makes WWX feel a little guilty but also more determined to make JC his friend out of want - not pity - he does eventually succeed.

I'd like to imagine that JC is the one to beg his father to let him take WWX along on night hunts, he has faith in his skills despite the lack of swordsmanship. Of course they're easy hunts on flat land where, on horse back & carrying a bow and arrow, WWX looks no different than any other Jiang disciple. The smiles the brothers share when they take down a prey together are blinding. And yet to WWX it's also a reminder how much of a hindrance he'd be on a true night hunt; his horse is cumbersome compared to spiritual swords, even if he hangs back and coordinates the attacks it's not the same, some things just rely on instinct. So he stays home and develops other techniques & tools. Maybe even experiments with demonic cultivation that early on because he has nothing else to do.

So after their first meeting LWJ is in Yunmeng more often, strolling the village just to catch a glimpse of WWX. WWX comes out often to town just to flitter about; getting food here, play jokes with the local children, haggle over prices as he shops. Though he usually comes with his siblings, he's not afraid of going alone since it's on land. He just has to take more breaks, this is how they meet again. WWX means to lean against a building but gets bumped and nearly falls, LWJ catches him again.

WWX smiles, a little surprised, "Lan er-gongzi, you saved me again. Let me buy you a meal as thanks." Its an offer he doesn't expect to be accepted but to his surprise, LWJ nods, offering his arm to WWX. WWX takes it, leading him to his favorite restaurant and immediately ordering his favorites. "What brings you to Lotus Pier? A night hunts? I thought Uncle Jiang dealt with the ones in the area."

WWX just rambles for a while, completely over taking the conversation but LWJ is happy. Even if in the end he has to pay for their meals. He asks to meet again and it's the start of something new, every time they meet offers new tools for LWJ to try (ones he's not allowed to test out), LWJ gives him precise feedback and other gifts. Wow, WWX's heart goes *doki doki* and in denial about his feelings. Who would like someone like him? Outspoken and crippled, relying on others, a servant's son. But it's nice that LWJ can see past all that.

The constant visits and letters cause LXC to offer for WWX's hand in his brother's stead, cue WWX's realization - "Lan Zhan.. Lan Zhan loves me?" The wedding is a small affair, despite JFM trying to make it into something bigger bc he always wants to indulge WWX. WWX wear wedding clothes his Shijie embroidered for him & the lotus embroidered shoes LWJ picked out for him. The consummation wasn't the most emotionally charged part of the wedding night but instead when WWX shared how his feet became like this and shows LWJ how to take care of them. That level of trust.

I mean I would also bottom 😛 this would be the perfect time for Tumblr to let me use gifs bc *insert I volunteer as tribute gif* Nie Mingjue already taking it from a sword, so pegging won't be that big a difference.

tfw when you accidentally erased the love of your life from reality and you didn't even know it щ（ﾟДﾟщ）

QHJ fell in love at first sight with WWX because he's beautiful, strong and free the same traits he would've admired in Madam Lan (man I wish she had a name). What WWX arrived at the moment that should have caused the bad blood between Madam Lan & the Elder, stopping the situation without even drawing a weapon. QHJ thinks WWX is amazing and oh so strong wow, completely forgetting the pretty girl from earlier.

And of course QHJ is going to be courteous by offering WWX shelter and assistance. With no other choices, WWX accepts. Time passes, he's built up a friendship of sorts with the Lan brothers. It's still pretty weird since before he really only knew of QHJ and LQR secondhand - he was LQR nightmare but right now the man won't stop giving WWX these looks like he's interested in some mystery. Actually both brothers seem to be kind of clingy. But WWX has enough on his plate, he is not going to examine that too deeply. Right now he's more worried about the lack of a Madam Lan & no little baby Zewu-jun. QHJ doesn't spend any time with one woman that isn't properly chaperoned or a business matter.

He fucked up. And he needs to get things back on track or else who knows what sort of world he'll go back to. He'll find a way back home soon!

(He never does.)

So WWX tries to set him up on dates. Okay so maybe he doesn't know who the mother of the Twin Jades is but surely QHJ will stick to the one he likes. Except...somehow on every date, he keeps losing the girl, finds WWX - who was totally spying on them - and spends the rest of the day with him.

you know what would be sad though, if that love started to twist into something close to hate. The deeper then love the deeper the hate, slowly destroying them both. Ill get to that part in a second but first...

JGY's reasoning for his actions had always been for his father's love & recognition but now we have the NHS filter on. Isn't NHS happier now? That brute of an older brother gone, now there's no one to harass NHS over his birds, his books, his painting or his fans, NHS can be as frivolous as he wants. San-ge is here to support you, take care of every little issue for you, but JGY couldn't care less if Qinghe Nie Sect turned to rubble. NHS wants to do a total upheaval of Nie sect? Of course your A-Yao will help, who care if your ancestors would rage, they're dead and unimportant.

And so for NHS it's hard to resist, JGY's the bastard who killed his brother but he's so good to him. He never complains that NHS relies on him too much, he doesn't get mad, he's so indulgent, the sex is spectacular. Like JGY could go hours just focusing on NHS' pleasure before his own, turning his body in to a loose limp mess. Sometimes it's just holding NHS through his bad moods; wiping away his tears, squeezing him in his arms, whispering reassurances.

Forget him begging his brother for forgiveness for falling in love with his murderer, could NHS ever forgive himself? No he can't, so whatever relationship NHS has with JGY is deteriorates. JGY can't deal with that, NHS doesn't act cold or disgusted but now there's a firm wall between them. No longer does he throw himself into JGY's arms crying for help, no that honor goes to LXC. He always makes sure one of his aides is in the room, refusing to be alone with him. And the music lessons they used to share, how they once smiled at each other as NHS improved - that was also gone.

It awakens something in Wen Ning that he didn't realize he was attracted to. Like maybe he's been choked like that before, but it's always met with eyes full of hatred and a tight grip on his throat until he passes out. When Wei Wuxian did it felt different, maybe it's just cause WN likes him or maybe because WWX couldn't kill someone who showed him kindness. Just shoving WN against the wall was enough to knock the air out of WN, then the slight squeeze under his jaw had him choking through his words. WWX sliding his hand along his throat, a constant pressure felt more grounding than anything else. He's almost disappointed when he releases his hand...if it weren't for the circumstances they were in, would WWX have gone further?