Ahnty's mind

Wen Ning confides to his best friend, Wei Ying, that he has found the courage to confess his love to the boy he likes.

Wei Ying doesn't know why his heart suddenly hurts.

When Wen Ning says that he will finally confess, Wei Ying stops breathing.

"You like someone..." He doesn't know if it's a question or a statement, he only knows that every word stings his tongue and his heart.

Wen Ning likes someone, a boy, apparently. Wen Ning is attracted to someone..... Wen Ning, his best friend who has been with him through all the good and bad times of his life.

/His/ Wen Ning.

Wei Ying swallows hard. He tries to smile.

"I see."

Wen Ning stirs pitifully in his seat, wanting to say more, but Wei Ying is quicker to blurt out what's on his mind, unfiltered.

"He must be a great guy! You must introduce him to me so that I can explain to him that you deserve nothing less than a decent man who knows how to love you and who knows your likes. You can't give your heart to just anyone, I'll go with Wen Qing to plan his death if he tries to hurt you or makes you cry. Does he know that you like colorful sweets? Does he know that you don't like crowded places? You are the most wonderful person in the world, your smile makes my days worthwhile! I won't accept that you likes an idiot!"

Wen Ning took Wei Ying's hand, physical contact was the best way to calm him down. His eyes softened and he smiled.

"The guy I like knows all that."

Wei Ying's brief moment of calm ended when his best friend said, "How can you be so sure?!"

"B-because it's... You"

"All the more reason to kill him—!what did you say?"

"I-I like... You."

"..."

Wei Ying pursed his lips in many ways, his brain had been damaged, that was for sure. It took him a few more seconds before he reacted and rushed to hug his best friend, the person he also liked.

"I won't make you cry, I will never hurt you, I know the things you like and the things you don't like."

Wen Ning smiled, "You approve of the boy I like?"

"No. Even I'm not that good for you... But I will try all my life."

They both stayed in their world, away from the people who had witnessed the whole spectacle.

In the distance, Wen Qing squeezed his coffee, "It's finally happened.... Now I can really have a proper conversation with Wei WuXian..."

Wei Ying tried to keep his eyes open until he reached his apartment door. Between the nausea and the headache, it was hard to find the right key.

The party had gone on so long that dawn rays were beginning to irritate his eyes. Damn keys, quick, open the door!

The trembling in the young man's hands caused the keys to fall from his hands. Perfect, now he would have to deal with having to put his head down and feel like he left his brain was nailed to the ceiling.

"Here."

Wei Ying was slow to realize that a handsome young man was holding out his keys to him.

Not knowing if it was because his blood was 80% alcohol or if he was actually having a supernatural moment, when Wei Ying's eyes met the stranger's, time stood still.

The young man smiled at Wei Ying with a sweetness that melted his heart.

Even as the young man said goodbye with a tender gesture, Wei Ying froze, immersed in some kind of internal debate in which his physiological needs to let the hangover ruin him were falling far below the new blush that took over his cheeks.

From that moment on, Wei Ying radically changed his habits. He gave up the eternal nights and began to get up early, eager to cross paths with the person who turned out to be his neighbor, Wen Ning.

He had to dig here and there to find out the name of his neighbor, inconceivable that he lived next door to such a beautiful person and they had never crossed paths before! (Probably because of the mismatched schedules they had).

It was torture to get up early, but Wen Ning's soft smile and silky voice at the beginning of the day made it all worthwhile.

Those mornings began to be special. Polite greetings quickly turned into small talk.

Wei Ying noticed the time from the high position of the sun: "Ah! Sorry... I kept you waiting and you must be late!"

Wen Ning denied before thinking, "N-no, I'm not late anywhere."

No? Then why did he get up at that time every day?

And as if Wen Ning had realized his own mistake, his face quickly turned very red.

Wei Ying remained motionless. It couldn't be, he didn't have that much luck in life... or did he?

"A-Ning..." Wei Ying tried not to swallow at this moment, "What do you do in the morning?"

Wen Ning held his breath. He was cornered.

"I-I..."

Wei Ying continued to push, "Why do you get up so early?"

What Wei Ying didn't know was that Wen Ning had also changed his routine. Every morning, Wen Ning got up early, before dawn, hoping to meet Wei Ying.

Wen Ning did not need to say anything more for Wei Ying to understand him. So many conversations together had been enough to know his gentle and innocent nature.

Wei Ying smiled broadly. Every morning, as the sun rose in the sky, their encounters became the best thing that had ever happened to him. Glances, smiles, warmly chosen words. A few morning talks and they had already discovered that they had much in common.

And now, they were discovering that they held something they hadn't told each other, a comforting feeling that was driving them to have those /unexpected/ shared mornings.

With a voice full of sorrow, Wen Ning admitted that he had been getting up early those weeks to see him. That first meeting had been because Wen Ning had gone to visit his sister who was finishing her shift at the hospital very early (or late).

This confession made Wei Ying's heart beat even faster, and it was then that Wei Ying invited Wen Ning to his apartment to share some coffee and talk some more, not thinking that it was time to say goodbye.

Wen Ning accepted Wei Ying's invitation with a look that spoke of a love he had silently guarded.

What began as a chance encounter in a hallway turned into a love story where kisses tasted like sunrises and caresses were promises of a future together. On their sunny mornings, Wei Ying and Wen Ning found the right person to share their dreams with.

For about 6 months or so, Wei WuXian has been dating an amazing alpha. He is handsome, caring and very mature. However... Something is wrong...

Wei WuXian feels that there is another person in Lan Zhan's heart.

And he is not wrong.

Wei WuXian noticed the first signs when he met him. Lan Zhan had a subtle scent of milk, as if he had been with a pup for a long time.

He said the pup was his brother's son, but... Why after these months could he still not meet this brother and nephew?

The young omega tried not to think about how that hurt his feelings.

The next signs became clearer. Lan Zhan never invited him to his house, never introduced him to his friends either and, Wei WuXian was not considered someone toxic, but Lan Zhan never allowed him to touch his cell phone.

When did he get the last piece of the puzzle? When Lan Zhan was taking a shower in the hotel shower room.

Lan Zhan's cell phone kept ringing. Wei WuXian took the device out of the alpha's coat.

/MianMian/

Wei WuXian swiped right without noticing.

"Mr. Lan?"

"... No..."

"I'm sorry, I thought it was your husband. I'm calling because your little A-Yuan is feeling sick to his stomach and won't stop crying. Could you come get him? His mom's pheromones always calm him down"

"... Sure... "

"It will be good to see him again."

"..."

Wei WuXian hung up.

When Lan Zhan came out of the shower he saw Wei Wuxian crying sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Wei..."

"When were you going to tell me that I'm your lover?!"

"..." Lan Zhan didn't know how to react and froze.

"God, you have a husband and a son, A SON!"

The omega's sadness flooded the room with a bitter aroma of rotten apples.

"You have a son..." he sobbed "dammit.... You made me a home wrecker..."

After that, Wei WuXian did not let himself be comforted by the alpha, he only accepted the alpha to take him home. That would be goodbye.

"What are you doing? This is not the way to my home."

"It is" the alpha's voice came out a little broken.

It took a few minutes to reach a very luxurious area.

"I don't know what you're planning, but fuck you, I won't be the one to tell your omega husband that you're putting your fucking alpha cock in another hole!"

"Language," was all he could say. Lan Zhan had a complicated look on his face, something between sadness and anger.

Wei WuXian tried to fight the alpha, but Lan Zhan was much taller and stronger, dragging him in was easy.

"Help! HELP!"

"Wei Ying!"

Wei WuXian stopped fighting, Wei Ying, who was Wei Ying?

Entering the lobby, Wei WuXian soon realized, thanks to the many pictures lining the walls, he was right.

Lan Zhan had an omega husband. He had someone in his heart.

And it was him.

Lots of pictures of trips together, pictures of dates in the park, pictures of the two of them holding a baby.... His baby... His A-Yuan.

Then he saw down the hall, a large, elegant room and baby toys. It was wrong. It was still wrong. That wasn't his house.

His original house had a lot of blood, the living room was somewhere else. Wei Ying was hugging his little baby to protect him from the attacker. Wei Ying was so covered in red and was so scared.

Wei Ying remembered the fear and terror. A strong blow to the head caused him to lose consciousness, he prayed that the attacker would not touch his defenseless pup.

Wei WuXian's brain felt oversaturated with information and the young omega fainted in the alpha's arms.

---

Wen Qing checked the IV and made some notes.

"I thought I stressed the importance of not giving him strong stimuli? The lifestyle you have triggers those bad memories. His amnesia brought him back 3 years before he met you, before he was surrounded by luxuries and before that stalker of yours tried to kill him."

"He... He was going to stop trusting me. I couldn't..." Lan Zhan squeezed the hand of Wei Ying, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed.

Wen Qing sighed.

"You're not mated, obviously he's still a young omega who meets an impressive alpha, he's not going to trust you at all"

Lan Zhan caressed Wei Ying's soft skin. If they had been bonded everything would have been easier. Wei Ying's idea of waiting to mating up until the wedding was a bad decision.

He wouldn't make any more mistakes.

"When he remembers, he's going to hate you for this."

"Mn. It'll be fine."

Lan Zhan approached the young omega's neck. He couldn't wait, he didn't want him to think they were strangers again.

They would reset everything, this time there would be no mistakes.