#twigofwillow

a nest where a mountain would be

by twigofwillow

Not rated, 16k, Wangxian

Summary: Lan Qiren finds a boy on the streets of Yiling and the world changes. A story in three parts

Excerpt: "Okay," Wei Ying said, mournfully. He finished his food and stood up from his seat. "I'm ready, Shushu." He had even dropped the Lan now, Lan Qiren thought grimly. "Wash your hands and face," he said. "Okay," Wei Ying said again and went to splash in the water. He came back very damp but somewhat cleaner. Lan Qiren had hoped that Wei Ying would be able to balance on the sword this morning, but the boy lifted his arms immediately and Lan Qiren gave in to the inevitable and picked him up. Wei Ying clung to Lan Qiren's neck and pointed ahead of them. "To the home!" he exclaimed. "Cloud Recesses," Lan Qiren corrected, slightly strangled. "My friend," Wei Ying said, clinging harder. Lan Qiren sighed, already regretting that he had mentioned A-Zhan. He could not imagine his proper little nephew being excited at the prospect of Wei Ying at all.

Excerpt²: A-Zhan and Wei Ying's first real meeting went about as Lan Qiren predicted. A-Zhan came to Lan Qiren's house for lessons the next morning as usual, bowing solemnly at the door and sitting quietly in his place. Wei Ying, meanwhile, was chattering to Lan Qiren about a rock he remembered sitting on and how it was going to explode someday and how he was going to ride it into the sun when it did. "That isn't possible," Lan Qiren said. "But I am glad you enjoyed the story." Wei Ying huffed a sigh. "It's not a story, Shushu." "What is it then?" "A STORY!" Wei Ying yelled. A-Zhan flinched and put his hands over his ears. "Very loud," he said. Lan Qiren wondered what the difference between a story and a STORY could be, but he was not going to attempt to unravel this distinction at the moment.

canon divergence, non-yunmeng wei wuxian, lan sect wei wuxian, good uncle lan qiren, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, child wei wuxian, child lan wangji, kid fic, fluff

~*~

47,173 words | 158 pages

Bound for @ehyde for the Renegade Bindery book exchange

I've actually read a ton of MDZS/The Untamed fic, but I hadn't bound any for myself yet, so it was interesting deciding on the design of this book. I think it came together in the end, though I have to admit, I just went with vibes rather than anything more complex. IDK, I guess to me the fic just had such a gentle mood, I wanted to match that it some way.

My art for @twigofwillow's incredible fic for the mdzs summer solstice bang! You can find her lovely fic here and you should absolutely follow her on Twitter @twigofwillow as well!

Additional Tags: 

Memory Loss, Curses, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, No One Is Having a Great Time, surprisingly helpful Lan Qiren, Best Boy Sizhui, Post-Canon

Word count: 15k 

Summary: