I WANNA WRITE MODERN UNI AU WANGXIAN WITH IT BOY LWJ AND ROCK GUITARIST WWX

they grew up in the same city, went to the same pre-k, elementary school, middle school, until halfway through middle school lwj suddenly transfers out

they were never the best of friends, so wwx was never really upset at lwj's disappearance, although he doesn't forget the guy

then one day, in junior year of uni, he's walking through the med building with wen qing when a flash of white passes by and he does a double take

DKSJDJKS I just want lwj in black jeans, a white button up with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue ribbon in his still-long hair, sword floating against his back, striding down hallways and parting the crowd like a god

he's not socially inept or awkward, he just doesn't really wanna socialise. wwx sees him and his jaw literally drops – "lan zhan?"

that has lwj's steps faltering, and he turns to look at wwx with poorly concealed surprise.

because while people love to stare at him and whisper about his looks or brain or talent, no one actually approaches him unless it's absolutely necessary.

"...wei ying?"

ohhhh i want wwx to slot himself into a bewildered lwj's life, drag him to band practice where lwj tries not to plug his ears bc everything is so loud

I want them in the same gongfa class, wwx always automatically asking lwj to be his sparring partner, lwj always pinching wwx in the side bc he won't stop fidgeting during meditation

wwx always present for when a daring suitor comes up to lwj and tries to ask him out on a date, watches with amusement when lwj declines politely — until one day wwx himself is so tired of hearing the same shit he goes "sorry~ but he's dating me~"

to his utmost surprise lwj doesn't fix him with A Look and tell him he shouldn't lie; he just gets A Different Look and returns back to his lunch, leaving his suitor and wwx both flabbergasted.

afterwards wwx is all "uh???" and lwj goes "i don't mind" and wwx is all "don't mind what???"

bc he's emotionally constipated and lwj is...lwj, they don't talk about it after that. they go about with their lives, lwj attending wwx's open mics and wwx attending lwj's guqin solos

teaming up on night-hunts and consistently getting top scores, going on late night drives (fuck curfews) just to sit on hilltops and look out at the city, scouring noticeboards for cries of help from the public and dealing with those together

the student body is so ??? at seeing them together, one always put together and the other always in ripped jeans and band tees, one quiet and the other loud, one regal and the other a wildfire.

people don't get why and how lwj lets wwx rest his weight against him, lets wwx play with his hair, lets wwx use his sword without asking.

one day, wwx gets into a fight with a jin and lwj steps in to deck the guy in the face. one punch, then he grabs a stunned wwx by the wrist and whisks him away before any professor can come and see. everyone is just "????? LWJ JUST PUNCHED SOMEONE. I think he broke his nose??"

another day, after their class goes on a huge hunt, nhs sidles up to wwx and goes "do you know that in battle, lwj always has an eye on you"

wwx is like "whaaaaaat naaah" and nhs goes "it's true, why do you think you haven't gotten hurt since he joined our class"

wwx teaches lwj how to play the (acoustic) guitar and lwj teaches him how to play the flute; they go running together, they brainstorm new talismans together, they go bunny shopping together

at the end of the school year the student union decides to do superlatives for shits and giggles, broken up into years

wwx steps inside the union building one day to see his and lwj's names up on the screen under "most likely to get married"

he skids to a stop, blinks, then turns on his heel and exits. he powerwalks all the way to the research department, goes up six flights of stairs, and swings open the door to one of many labs.

lwj is inside, in a light blue button-up today, hair swept back into a messy bun as he peruses a large tome. lwj looks over at him when he enters and wwx registers the small smile that graces lwj's handsome face. he flushes.

"lan zhan," he says, striding over to his best friend. "lan zhan."

"hm?"

"are we dating?"

lwj flips a page, then another, then just as wwx opens his mouth again, lwj goes "if you'd like"

wwx stares, stares for a long time, then flops onto a chair.

"yeah," he hears himself saying. "yeah, I want."

lwj looks at him, gaze stupidly fond, and goes back to his work.

SIGHS I wanna write!!! this!!! but I cannot