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WangxianFicRecs - Rewind 2025

For our Rewind 2025 our dear followers are also able to submit their own recommendations! Here's part one of their favourite fics published this year and if you haven't submitted a rec yet; the inbox remains open!

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This is a collection of 7 works so far based on the premise that Wen Ruohan recognises Wei Wuxian as his grandson when visiting Yunmeng. It’s funny and full of genius Wei Wuxian who gets spoilt by his new grandfather. Wei Wuxian is a complete ball of sunshine throughout and prevents the war purely because his grandfather knows it would upset him. I loved the whole series. @i-amnotawriter

Red Ribbon

by Bastet_Fanwork

M, Series, WIP, 127k, Wangxian

Summary: The Cultivation World was no stranger to gossip. From the minor clans to the major clans, there was an implicit belief that they were superior to ordinary people, even those who ran the country from the Imperial City; some cultivators could attain immortality and become gods; they could fly on swords, subdue living creatures with music, and survive for long periods without food through meditation. But they were still human. And it was human nature to prosper by meddling in other people’s affairs. This gossip in particular had the potential to spread and ignite like a broken lantern thrown into a pool of oil: the lucky ones had witnessed the highlights live, the others would complain for a long time that they had missed such a spectacle. And to think that it all started with a simple hair ribbon. ~ When Wei Ying is twelve years old, the Jiang Clan hold a Discussion Conference at Lotus Pier. All the clans attend, including the Wens. All goes well until Wen RuoHan notices the red ribbon in Wei Ying's hair.

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Its author-wwx and actor-lwj which are two of my favorite tropes for fictional jobs! Combined! It’s a very amusing fic and I loved the family group chat and how committed to being helpful Jin Zixuan is in it. Plus wangxian get together really quickly in a way that’s funny but also satisfying. @wangxoxian

Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once (but Wei Wuxian does)

by relenafanel (@relenafanel

T, 7k, Wangxian

Summary: Bestselling author Wei Wuxian finds himself invited to the Golden Globes. It’s very exciting for everyone involved, including actor Lan Wangji (who may or may not be his biggest fan). Featuring: wwx’s family group chat, a one night stand with an actor that doesn’t end in a nondisclosure agreement, and lwj’s particular brand of flirting (inviting the man to move in with him)

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anything by strat is amazing but this one about the fate of wei wuxian's parents, it's so good @notenoughgatorade

show me how to lay my sword down

by Stratisphyre

T, 81k, Wangxian

Summary: For a short while, probably more than he’d had any right to expect, Wei Wuxian had managed to feel like himself again. His clothing might have been rougher, and pockets certainly lighter, but sitting across from Lan Zhan sharing a meal without cross words or demands flying back and forth across the food… But a short time had all he’d been allowed before being abruptly summoned back to reality. Or, two strangers appear in the Burial Mounds.

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This fic about Wei Wei Ying moving to Australia to begin his doctoral program while applying to adopt A-Yuan will fill a hole in your soul you didn’t know was there. The writing is evocative and lyrical as Wei Ying meets and falls in love with Lan Zhan, and they move forward through the adoption process together. It’s an absolutely gorgeous exploration of family in all its different forms. @doctorbunsenhoneydew

Bright Things and Quiet Places

by spicyomelette

T, 9k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: He’s a single man in a new country, trying to adopt a child. He doesn’t have time for crushes. But Lan Zhan is… Lan Zhan. Untouchable. Impossibly calm. Possibly carved from some secret mountain monastery stone. Wei Ying likes his voice. Likes his quiet. But he doesn’t let himself like it too much. Still, something shifts. Slowly. Like sunlight creeping through drawn curtains. Lan Zhan watches Wei Ying like someone documenting how he fits into the spaces he finds himself in, and Wei Ying starts to wonder what it means to stop surviving and start choosing.

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All their stories are fantastic, but I particularly like how this story uses the amnesia trope and makes callbacks to canon. @zebydeb

rain that you slept through

by anaphoricae

E, 54k, Wangxian

Summary: “You’re in the hospital,” she says. “You were in a traffic accident, and–" “No, I heard that. But–” Wei Ying glances at the extremely pretty man, who’s just staring at him, completely still. His empty hands hover in the air. “I don’t need anyone to take care of me. I just wanna go home." “You are going home,” Yanli reaches over and tucks his hair behind his ear, giving him a tiny smile. “Don’t worry. Just a few more scans, and then Lan Zhan can take you back." “Who’s Lan Zhan?” he asks. The pretty man by his side inhales so sharply Wei Ying feels the air get sucked out of the room. - Wei Ying gets in a traffic accident and loses six years of his memories, including meeting and marrying the love of his life. This is the story of how he falls back in love with Lan Zhan: quickly, and inevitably. Or, my take on one of my favorite tropes.

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38k of pure delight! @intoxicatingimmediacy

💙 the cat distribution system

by ScarlettStorm (@scarlettohairdye)

E, 38k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian didn’t imagine acquiring a cat like this, nor did he imagine acquiring a fluffy white cat that, even covered in dirt and debris and clutched to a four-year-old’s chest like a teddy bear, manages to give the impression it’s judged his entire life and found it deeply wanting. “Uh, A’Yuan,” he asks slowly, just in case this is a hallucination. “Who’s this?” “A cat,” A’Yuan says proudly, leaning his round cheek against the top of the cat’s head, while the cat continues to look at Wei Wuxian like he’s wearing week-old clothes covered in food stains. Or: Wei Wuxian gets a cat, and then a boyfriend, both of which are a surprise.

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Thank you for the ask!!

3: Hej, Aloszka by Metro

This song got randomly recommended to me on youtube a while back, and I got. a little obsessed.

73: Witch Image by Ghost

WangxianFicRecs - Rewind 2025

More of our favourite fics this year! And our inbox remains open for your recs as well, so make sure to share your favourite stories of 2025!

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A Reflection on Fatherhood

by Rainewritesfanfics

G, 1k Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Part of the FWW Birthday Challenge 2025

Summary: Lan Wangji had never expected to be a father to one child, let alone four.

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A Silent Spell

by itsfanfan

E, 6k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Zhan finds himself in the middle of Wei Ying's incense burner-induced dreams. But, unlike the visions of a secluded farm or a tumble in the Library Pavilion, Lan Zhan realizes he's in the Burial Mounds after Wen Chao tossed Wei Ying in during the Sunshot Campaign. He witnesses something he won't ever forget.

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Happily Ever After (Just Took Time)

by Anonymous

T, 6k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: It's been well over 13 years since Wei Ying last saw the father of his child. He'd been driven out of Cultivation Society - literally! He'd found his footing in a new country with a new baby and no husband. Then someone mistakes his radish for a Lan, and, well! He and Lan Zhan cross paths again. AKA- One of those fics where LZ and WY marry but haven't gone through full character development and the cultivation world tears them apart. This is a few snapshots of the Way After.

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💙 Homecoming

by EClairatee

E, 45k, Wangxian & Lan Wangji/OMC | Kay's Rec

Summary: On camera, Lan Zhan has everything. A picture perfect life with a doting boyfriend, a posh downtown apartment with a gorgeous view, and 10 million subscribers that pay for their lifestyle. He has Sunday morning brunch, a sunlit studio where he composes, and romantic dinners on rooftop cafes. He has it all, as long as it's on camera. Off camera, he has a failed relationship whose ending must be timed perfectly. January, according to their publicist. He feels like a prisoner, their posh downtown apartment slowly suffocating the life out of him. So when his brother begs him to come back for the summer, it's not a hard decision to make. Until he meets a fellow instructor and is pulled kicking and screaming into a confrontation with his past-- an unrequited first love and a lost friendship. OR: Lan Zhan finds Wei Ying in the place he least expects... living the life he'd left behind.

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if you want, i'll become a tree

by silver_aspen

G, 4k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: The dragon will not go away, and Lan Wangji does not know what to do about it. It is clearly very affectionate of him, although he is unsure as to why him, specifically. Lan Wangji, although he is loath to admit it, might also like the dragon. It is sweet, and it is attentive, and it is lithe, and it is energetic. He tries not to think about how it reminds him of Wei Ying, who they haven’t seen in months, who everyone assures him must be fine, who he cannot search for because they are in the middle of a war— Or: Wei Ying is a dragon. He goes to where it matters most.

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Backup

by Moondal

G, 1k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Two times Lan Yuan needed to call for backup.

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Anomaly

by xiuznl

G, 13k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian doesn't remember anything from his childhood before Lotus Pier. His parents—even their faces—he can’t recall. But suddenly his parents are now standing in front of his face.

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The Strangers from Pluto

by utopieez

T, 5k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: After countless insufferable dates, his roommate Huaisang arranges a blind date for Wei Wuxian. Lan Xichen, the date in question, is perfect. Handsome, compassionate, intelligent. Everything he should want and need, but he doesn’t feel the spark. Incoming Lan Wangji, although a similar stunning appearance to his older brother, his personality is vastly different. He is everything Wei Wuxian should hate and avoid, but somehow his heart disagrees. Or Wei Wuxian goes on a blind date with Lan Xichen but falls for his brother Lan Wangji.

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What to do when you drunk voice message your bff that you're into him

by relenafanel (@relenafanel)

T, 1k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian leaves Lan Wangji a drunken voice message at 4am listing all his most sordid fantasies (PG). Lan Wangji listens to it.

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Bright Things and Quiet Places

by spicyomelette

T, 9k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: He’s a single man in a new country, trying to adopt a child. He doesn’t have time for crushes. But Lan Zhan is… Lan Zhan. Untouchable. Impossibly calm. Possibly carved from some secret mountain monastery stone. Wei Ying likes his voice. Likes his quiet. But he doesn’t let himself like it too much. Still, something shifts. Slowly. Like sunlight creeping through drawn curtains. Lan Zhan watches Wei Ying like someone documenting how he fits into the spaces he finds himself in, and Wei Ying starts to wonder what it means to stop surviving and start choosing.

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WangxianFicRecs - Rewind 2025

Part three of our favourite stories published this year! Honestly, I can't wait for 2026 and I'm manifesting some positive vibes here. If I end up losing my job at least that means I have more time to read fic again!

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Night Watch

by Winxhelina (@Winxhelina)

T, 8k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: "Hello, this is the Pier-side Hall complex. There's been an investigation here regarding some extremely volatile hauntings and I am the cultivator currently on Night Watch duty." "Mn. Do you require back up, Wei Ying?" "Lan Zhan?! They put sect heirs on call?!" "I requested it." "Of course you did. Always ready to help. Well, I might actually have something challenging for you for once. Or maybe I'm just getting rusty. We have some extremely angry people on our hands. They are making continuous attempts at my life, none have been successful so far, but I thought -." "I'm on my way." Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji investigate a number of hauntings at a former theatre, music school and concert venue and uncover some unexpected truths.

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my empty room prefers your sound

by redrevery (@redrevery)

T, 3k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Zhan stares at where his hands are curled around the chair, white with tension. Would it be so wrong — so terrible, so earth-shatteringly human, to be vulnerable? “I have been… better,” is what Lan Zhan settles on. “It’s my birthday.”

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Take me back to the night we met

by makexianxianhappytoday

T, 70k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Five years after Wei Wuxian’s death, some people woke in the Cloud Recesses—young again, back at the lectures. One came to stay. One came to change the end. And a third was already waiting. None of them spoke of the past. But it was already unraveling. Inspired by: The night we met - Lord Huron

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when you are near

by redrevery (@redrevery)

T, 29k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: “You’re too good to me, Lan Zhan,” he says as his expression contorts and he hangs his head, trying to hide again. “Not too good. Wei Ying deserves to be happy. To want. To be held when he is sad. I will accept all of Wei Ying.” “Even when I break into your apartment at two in the morning?” “Especially then.” or - wei ying learns of the death of someone he used to know, and it stirred up complicated feelings about his past. he goes to the only person who understands

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The safest place to be

by murmurcury (@murmurcury)

E, 16k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Part of the MDZS Reverse Big Bang: 2025

Summary: A year after the loss of his sister, Wei Ying navigates life without her. He misses her every second, and he has become even more estranged from his family than before, but in spite of it all he has found love—a love that makes him happy and hopeful and stronger. He is sure he wants to spend the rest of his life with Lan Zhan, but he struggles to come out and take things a step further. When an unexpected invitation from Jiang Cheng reunites Wei Ying with his family, old wounds are reopened and he is left in distress. Even in pain (or maybe because of it), he finds this the perfect moment to take the plunge and show Lan Zhan who he truly is, but will Lan Zhan catch him before he hits the ground?

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now i’m a fat house cat (nursing my sore blunt tongue)

by TheGreatSwordSwallower (@i-swallowed-bichen-for-dinner)

T, 12k, Wangxian | Kay and Mojo's Rec

Summary: There is a cat. A kitten, really. Black, cowering in fear, chest tufted with white that matches its paws. It is very round. There is also a frog trapped under its little claws and teeth. “…” Ribbit! The cat raises its head. Large grey eyes blink up at Lan Wangji. It drops the frog. Quickly, the frog hops away, faster as Lan Wangji watches it go with incredulous eyes. He turns back to the cat. Then, “…Wei Ying?” or: During another day of rule-breaking and rule-copying, Wei Wuxian turns into a cat and Lan Wangji decides he’s a certified pet lover then and there.

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Above the Crowd

by Shadowsoul_743 (@indubitably-eternally-confused)

T, 1k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian had never seen so many people in one place.It was exhilarating. It was loud. It was sweaty. It was impossible to see anything. To his left, a guy holding two drinks wobbled dangerously. To his right, a girl perched on her boyfriend’s shoulders screamed something unintelligible in delight. Wei Wuxian narrowed his eyes. Shoulders. That was the way to go. He turned around, determined to find someone generous, tall, and either slightly drunk or wildly susceptible to charm. That’s when he saw him.

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The Man in Red

by MimosaConfiante

M, 3k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: There are moments in life that arrive without sound. No announcement. No warning. Just a shift in the light, a flicker in the air, a feeling that something has begun to move, even if nothing has moved at all. Lan Wangji did not know the name of that moment when it came. He did not know that the envelope left on his table would lead to anything more than polite obligation. He did not know that love would come without instructions, without metaphor, without fire.

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afraid together

by redrevery (@redrevery)

M, 7k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Something wet is touching his face. For a moment, Wei Ying is simply glad he can ascertain this much, considering how his consciousness comes and goes in violent waves. He’s barely awake long enough to take stock of the state of his own body before he is pulled under again, and he sinks, deep, deep into the darkness. …Something wet is touching his face, and it’s moving. He thinks he moves his fingers, for a sharp jolt of white-hot pain sears up his arm. It spreads throughout his entire body before it settles down with the usual thrum of constant pain that burns beneath Wei Ying’s skin, above it, encasing it. Something wet is touching his face, and it’s breathing.

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You've Got Me Feline the Connection

by ClassyGreyDove (babybird_left_unheard) (@classygreydove)

G, 5k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: It is a week after Lan Zhan stops attending lectures that Wuxian meets the cat.

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Mixed Messages

by Francowitch

G, 2k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Ying has always heard voices, not that it was something others appreciated [or believed]... while it usually garnered him funny looked, this time it seems to have granted him a boyfriend...

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💙 thy sweet love rememb'red such wealth brings

by clancularia

E, 42k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: “I know it’s shitty of me to be so skeptical about us being married, but. Everything is kind of how I thought my life would be. Except you,” Wei Ying said. Lan Zhan looked at him neutrally. “Do we...” Wei Ying looked around to see if anyone was nearby, then lowered his voice anyway and leaned in to whisper: “Do we have sex?” Lan Zhan let out a small huff of a laugh in response, as Wei Ying’s face flooded with color at the squirmy feeling even asking the question brought up in him. “Yes,” Lan Zhan replied, once he had gotten over his initial reaction. He maintained steady eye contact. “We do.” _____ Or: Wei Ying is hit by a curse that temporarily takes away his last eight years of memories, including all of the years he's known his now-husband, Lan Zhan. Lan Zhan prepares himself for angst, but instead ends up having very sexy times with Wei Ying, who's having all of these horny feelings he's not used to. What's Lan Zhan supposed to do, not enjoy relieving Wei Ying of his virginity for a second time?

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A Duet in the Night

by DrPanda99 (@drpanda99)

M, 10k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Part of the MDZS Reverse Big Bang: 2025 and the Danmei Diaspora Creatives

Summary: As director of the secret Cloud Recesses Organization, Lan Wangji takes care of supernatural occurrences using his trained cultivators before the public ever learns of their existence. When the threat of an army of mindless vampires comes knocking at his door, he must rely on Wei Wuxian, an ancient vampire bound to his family, to save them all. A Hellsing AU.

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Done hiding, now I'm shining

by tawaen

T, WIP, 31k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian finds a child in the woods as he sneaks more Emperor's Smile into the Cloud Recesses. Somehow, another version of himself managed to find a way to cross both dimension and time in his desperation to save A-Yuan. Now, Wei Wuxian has a child to adopt, a bag full of inventions to distribute, and a war to avert - if possible. (CQL!WWX finds A-Yuan after the Wen Remnant have turned themselves in to the Jin sect. Instead of going to Jinlintai after them, he makes an array to send A-Yuan away. Another world, another time. Perhaps, the child can live safely with MDZS!WWX.)

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(Re)making history to find you

by KizuKatana (@KizuKatana)

M, WIP, 52k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Modern cultivator, Wei Wuxian, dies in a train crash and is sent back in time to the period of Ancient China he had been writing his thesis on - transmigrated into his own body as a child, dying on the streets of Yiling. He has no money, no family, but a knowledge of modern cultivation and of the historical events that are about to unfold. He recalls the recently-unearthed journal of a woman who was imprisoned in Cloud Recesses against her will, and decides that she’s a good place to start to find someone who might be willing to help him dismantle the corruption that had sent the Cultivation World into the Dark Ages so long ago. Of course, he had no idea that the person he sought would be the mother of Hanguang-Jun, the object of Wei Wuxian's fascination (“obsession,” his friend had corrected), since he had first learned of his existence in the ancient texts he'd studied.

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i can see you, look at me

by redrevery (@redrevery)

T, WIP, 51k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: There are spirits afoot in Cloud Recesses. So the disciples say, whilst huddled around fires for warmth, exchanging rumours and whispers with bated breath. Ghosts. Ghouls. Demons. The stories become more exaggerated and twisted with each iteration. or - wei ying is cursed so that people cannot see or hear him, until he meets lan zhan who can see him for some reason

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The Ties That Bind

by 96qutie

E, WIP, 88k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Ever since he was born Wei Ying has been able to see ghosts, but as he gets older he realizes the ghosts’ interference in his life is only getting stronger and affecting him more and more with each passing day. Now a college student, he's desperate to find a way to control his gift, but no one else can even see the spirits that follow him around let alone stop them. His bad luck turns around when he stumbles onto a fellow student, Lan Zhan, whose family lives in a nearby temple and practices ancient cultivation techniques. Wei Ying discovers that whenever Lan Zhan is around the ghosts completely disappear. So maybe his family’s cultivation is the secret to a future without ghosts. There’s just one problem: Lan Zhan despises him. (Inspired by XXXholic)

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WangxianFicRecs - Rewind 2025

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Here's a masterpost for all posts of the WangxianFicRecs Rewind 2025. Thank you for everyone who contributed, either as an author or as a follower recommending a fic - I really appreciate it!

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WangxianFicRecs

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Follower Recs

Part I

Part II

Part III

Proud Author Spotlights

Part I

Part II

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WangxianFicRecs - Rewind 2025

And here is the final part of our 2025 Rewind! I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you had a fantastic year of fic reading. I hope you all are safe and enjoying the holidays - Happy reading to you and we'll see each other in 2026!

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💙 the cat distribution system

by ScarlettStorm (@scarlettohairdye)

E, 38k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian didn’t imagine acquiring a cat like this, nor did he imagine acquiring a fluffy white cat that, even covered in dirt and debris and clutched to a four-year-old’s chest like a teddy bear, manages to give the impression it’s judged his entire life and found it deeply wanting. “Uh, A’Yuan,” he asks slowly, just in case this is a hallucination. “Who’s this?” “A cat,” A’Yuan says proudly, leaning his round cheek against the top of the cat’s head, while the cat continues to look at Wei Wuxian like he’s wearing week-old clothes covered in food stains. Or: Wei Wuxian gets a cat, and then a boyfriend, both of which are a surprise.

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Tomorrow never comes

by Lyna_Mei (@lynamei)

M, WIP, 15k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: No one expected for the world to come to end the night before the guest lectures started in the Cloud Recesses. Cultivation sects are about to face a threat they had never seen before, and Wei Wuxian somehow lands himself right into the middle of it. They can only save themselves and others by working together. But it couldn't be easy when every sect has their own goals and ambitions.

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When Life Gives You A Fucking Baby

by SpringWinter

T, WIP, 52k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Wuxian gets the surprise of his life. The product of this kicks off a few things: namely, Jiang Yanli finally getting sick of her parents, Jiang Cheng Getting A Grip, and Lan Wangji fistfighting his uncle in a Denny's parking lot. That last one might have been exaggerated. - Wei Wuxian starts to feel unwell halfway through dinner with the Jiangs...

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to be seen (is to be loved)

by indigotigress7

T, WIP, 14k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Wangji has been invisible as long as he can remember. All of Cloud Recesses treats him like a ghost, getting distracted and forgetting his existence whenever he moves or speaks. No one has met his gaze in years. A visiting disciple named Wei Wuxian is the first person whose gaze sticks.

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The Entire City Was Silent

by CordialCoroner (CordialCrow), CordialCrow

G, WIP, 4k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: The Yiling community rallies together to help their newest neighbors, and the cultivation world is left with a mystery that may never be solved: the disappearance of the Yiling Patriarch.

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i waited winters for you to come home to me

by kintou (@ao3-kintou)

E, 15k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Being an art student is hard enough without finding classical paintings that suggest that you've had a soulmate in multiple timelines, but Wei Wuxian guesses that this is just how his luck runs.

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The Bento Box Bandit, or: A Disaster Bi's Guide to Office Romance

by Greywake (@Greywake)

T, 6k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Someone at Wei Ying's new job is the kind of asshole who steals other people's lunch. Oh, and his new boss is the hottest man on earth...

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aim never untrue

by sunflowersfield (@sunflowersfield)

G, 3k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Wei Ying is the kindest man Lan Zhan has ever met. ​ He is mischievous, certainly, but Lan Zhan has never seen him disrespect another person with his antics. He has a glowing smile ready for anyone who might need one—unless, of course, they have harmed one of his friends. He is fiercely and unflinchingly loyal, and he somehow knows how to help others without making them feel small. ​ Lan Zhan has only known him for a few short months, but he already knows these things about him. ​ He cannot allow himself to get to know him better. Or: Lan Zhan, in his final year of college, promises himself that he will not be distracted by the possibility of love.

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The Weight We Carry

by BenevolentErrancy

T, WIP, 72k, Wangxian | Kay and Mojo's Rec

Summary: Lan Qiren looked at the guan in his hand. Once it had been his, before he had bequeathed it to Lan Xichen. Now that guan was once again in his hands, its weight familiar and damning. His nephews were not yet grown. The war had not yet been fought. So many lives had not yet been lost. And yet even with his forewarning Lan Qiren didn’t know how to fix anything. He could hardly kill Wen Ruohan, who was already near-immortal and protected by a powerful sect. (There was another threat he could kill. One which wouldn't have any cultivation or protection, not yet. A child who would grow to be a demon, who would grow to doom his nephew. The Yiling Patriarch would be just as young as his nephews were, and who would miss a single, orphaned child?) - Lan Qiren sets out to kill the Yiling Patriarch. This is not exactly what happens.

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giving up nothing, baby

by pennydaniels

E, 13k, Jiang Fengmian/Yu Ziyuan | Kay's Rec

Summary: Jiang Fengmian is very concerned about his wife's strange behaviour.

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Moon So Bright

by trulywicked (@trulywicked)

M, 7k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Giving birth was not what Wei Wuxian expected to happen today, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the rabbits, but it's not surprising that his and Lan Wangji's child would defy expectations.

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Lullaby

by jade_musing

T, 5k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Wangji accidentally summons a demon while trying to pull off an assignment overnight—not any demon, but the King of the Demon Ordeal. What he assumed to be terrifying turned out to be a plushie-hugging sweetheart, who is also heavily pregnant. As for the father of the baby, Lan Wangji starts uncovering secrets about himself that he doesn’t remember ever creating at all.

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to ease the pain of growing wings

by kintou (@ao3-kintou)

G, WIP, 15k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: When A-Yuan started showing his first signs of being a dragon, it was nerve wracking. Being a witch, Wei Ying knew precisely nothing about raising dragons and he could only think of one person — a set of huge blue wings, white horns, traditional pride — that could help him.

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The time A-yuan was not the only little one anymore

by shymaidenlwj

G, 4k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: After a while, he finally spoke up. “...Whose baby is this?” Wei Wuxian smiled and shifted closer to Lan Yuan, “Whose do you think? He came out of me just like you did! It’s your baby brother, the one you always gave goodnight kisses to.” Lan Yuan’s eyes widened in realisation and his eyebrows knit closer together, “the baby…was supposed..to come out? Was he not supposed to stay inside mama’s belly…forever..” Lan Wangji, “.......” Wei Wuxian, “.......” Granny Wen only chuckled lightly and patted his head, “Naive little boy.”

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💙 no trouble

by vooxian

E, WIP, 56k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: “Lan Zhan…” “I can drive A-Yuan to daycare and pick him up on the days you’re too busy. In addition to sharing meals.” She lifts a pacifying hand when Wei Ying’s eyes widen. “It is no trouble to me.” Wei Ying sputters. “Of course it is—” “Then trouble me.” Though Lan Zhan doesn’t raise her tone, there’s a ring of exasperation to her words. She pauses for a recentering breath. “My life is spotless. Perhaps I could… Use a little trouble. The good kind.”

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Gather Near

by sunflowersfield (@sunflowersfield)

T, 3k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: “How are your plans for the living room scene coming along?” “Ah,” Wei Ying says. “Well, it’s alright. The fireplace came in, so that’s a start.” “I see.” They speak about the unexpected weather for a few moments before Wei Ying heads over to his current window display to begin tearing it down. As he walks away, he turns to look back at Lan Zhan, and he is not surprised to see that he is watching him leave. Because that’s the thing about Lan Zhan. He does see. He listens. He observes. And Wei Ying isn’t sure how he feels about that. Or: Wei Ying is the Window Decorator at a department store, struggling through the holiday season. Lan Zhan, his coworker, sees him for who he truly is.

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main character syndrome

by spicecandy (@gaycowboyjesus)

E, 9k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Zhan thankfully cuts him off right there, his ears flushing a deeper shade of red. “No balloons. I have a work function I must attend and I need a plus one. My brother will be attending and I would like to make it very clear to him that I am not interested in being set-up with my female coworkers.” “So you’re looking for someone to make it really obvious that you’re gay? Scare them off with how super-queer they are?” Wei Ying’s tone is light, but he can’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment., He’d gotten his hopes up too quickly — what did he think? That a guy like this would want a relationship with him? He mentally runs through his Grindr pics and cringes internally. He was picked because of his weird gay undercut and crop top and embarrasing tattoos. You don’t go looking for relationships on Grindr, Wei Ying reminds himself irritably.

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Snowdrift

by Rainewritesfanfics

G, 1k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Qiren goes to Yiling a year afterwards, looking for something of hers to bury. Instead, he, or rather A’Zhan, finds a little boy with her smile.

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The past before your eyes

by Bastet_Fanwork

T, WIP, 11k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Lan Zhan couldn't speak. Was he still breathing? He wasn't sure. He didn't know if he could see or hear because his entire being had become his beating heart in front of the boy who had just entered the room. Wei Ying was... young. By the gods, he looked so young. His hair was styled in the ponytail he had stopped wearing along with his sword, as if loose hair could help him hide from the hostility and fear of others. His eyes were bright and happy. His lips were curved into the smile that had captured Lan Zhan's heart from the very beginning. The Wei Ying in front of him was just a boy, not yet tainted by war's harshness and people's cruelty. ~ Lan Wangji dies from the thirty-third lash, then wakes up as his fifteen-year-old self in the Cloud Recesses.

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Hello! This is such an amazing world building story of LWJ learning to live with his grief after the siege. - Anon

Beyond Borders

by WordsofRaven

E, 151k, Wangxian

Part of the MDZS Big Bang 2025

Summary: For Lan Wangji, the twenty years since Nightless city have been a slow, relentless descent into a particular kind of hell that only those who lost everything and survived could truly understand. Pushed to the brink of sanity and grief, Lan Wangji leaves everything behind hoping for nothing except perhaps one day finding a fragile inner peace. Settling in a valley beautiful beyond words after long years of wandering, things take a strange turn when he discovers an ancient fox shrine. When a barely alive body finds its way in his home, Lan Wangji's heart beats again. This a story of healing and friendship, of finding family and a home, of finding peace and undying love. This story is illustrated by @0l1v13rrr in chapter 18. This story is also betaed by Heiyu Thank you again to the both of you for your patience because I was so, so late!!! 💖💖💖.

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The story of Lan Qiren adopting a cat and his nephews’ responses to said adoption is the pinnacle of hilarity. The cat turns out to be Wei Wuxian and the story segues into the fast burn relationship between him and Lan Wangji as Lan Wangji learns about magic in the modern world. The story is sweet, humorous, and incredibly well-written! @doctorbunsenhoneydew

On Little Cat Feet

by deliciousblizzardshark (@deliciousblizzardshark)

M, 28k, Wangxian

Summary: “I just spoke to Uncle,” Brother said. “He has adopted a cat.” Lan Wangji wasn’t sure what to say. “Uncle?” he repeated, finally. “Yes,” Brother agreed. “Uncle does not allow pets,” Lan Wangji said. “Yes.” “Cats shed fur. They are dirty and have parasites. They bring in dead mice. They have litter boxes which must be emptied,” Lan Wangji recited from memory. Brother had often tried to persuade Uncle they should keep pets. “He adopted a cat,” Brother said again. “Perhaps he has a brain tumor.” or Wei Wuxian accidentally turns into a cat. Lan Qiren unknowingly adopts him.

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Wei Ying begins a new job with Cloud Recesses Publishing house, and the story follows his journey to becoming more confident in his work while he quietly falls in love with his boss, Lan Zhan. Wei Ying inadvertently uncovers the office lunch thief, which leads to some very unexpected consequences for all involved. The story is very soft and sweet, and is beautifully written! @doctorbunsenhoneydew

The Bento Box Bandit, or: A Disaster Bi's Guide to Office Romance

by Greywake (@greywake)

T, 6k, Wangxian | Kay's Rec

Summary: Someone at Wei Ying's new job is the kind of asshole who steals other people's lunch. Oh, and his new boss is the hottest man on earth... Oh, and his new boss is the hottest man on earth...

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For the Rewind 2025: because it is pure joy, and hilarious, and kind. And also has Lan Zhan as a stripper with very high platform heels and the smut is scorching. 34k of modern wangxian AU perfection! @intoxicatingimmediacy

private room

by ScarlettStorm (@scarlettohairdye)

E, 34k, Wangxian

Summary: “What exactly did you want my feedback on?” Lan Zhan asks, bending one knee to cock a hip and putting an arch in his back. He laces his voice with just a hint of innuendo. Cobalt is never too excited about anything, so it wouldn’t do to seem too eager or too horny. Gorgeous Newbie inhales, squaring his shoulders, and blurts, “Would you watch my stand-up routine and tell me if it needs anything?” Lan Zhan blinks. The music is loud in here, like it is everywhere in the club. Surely he misheard. “What?” “I have a stand-up routine,” Gorgeous Newbie repeats, more confidently this time. “I would really appreciate it if you could watch it and give me feedback.” Or: What happens in the private room, stays in the private room... Until it doesn't.

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I just HAVE to recommend this one, it's SO GOOD. It's a must read, especially if you like angst. The whole story is incredibly well written. It definitely deserves more attention than it got so far. I'm so glad I found it. @reluctantways

Before Our Point of No Return

by FinallyGotTheInvitation

E, 104k, Wangxian

Part of the MDZS Big Bang 2025

Summary: What if Lan Wangji heard about the Siege of the Burial Mounds before Wei Wuxian died? A canon divergence where Lan Wangji manages to save Wei Wuxian and a-Yuan, bringing them back home. However, he has to keep them and himself alive against injuries, illness, hunger - and his own family's wrath. Can the three of them shape a safe future together?

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