#genius wwx

[mamoonde]

i really really want more modern cultivation au secret genius wei wuxian who just drops mind-blowing revolutionary theories and innovations anonymously under a stupid ass middle school pen name like yLlingla0zuxX

comical plot twist:

lan qiren has a secret hobby ever since he discovered the joys of Online Cultivation Forums, especially one where he can scout for people with Massive Potential and/or Brilliant Ideas and offer to help them formalize their ideas into actual Papers (or discover Horrible ones and send them better reference materials).

of course, Internet etiquette sanctifies anonymity so lan qiren doesn't press for personal information from the few brilliant minds he meets. he has a good instinct for identifying the younger ones from the tried and true experts, and this yLlingla0zuxX clearly is an esteemed veteran.

his methods may seem scattered, but lan qiren is Most Willing to Invest in the Time to help this esteemed cultivator get the merit and proper consideration his ideas deserve. under the very proper alias: GrandArchivist.

GrandArchivist reaches out to yLlingla0zuxX offering to help him flesh out his innovations so yLlingla0zuxX can get it published and patented as Proper.

yLlingla0zuxX is reluctant at first, but agrees to do it. he shares a gee doc link.

it takes a while, but - between lan qiren's initial bafflement at real-time collaboration and yLlingla0zuxX's erratic and rambling thoughts - they manage to publish it.

offscreen:

GrandArchivist reaches out to his nephew A-Huan how this gee doc works and if he's Sure it's not a bad virus or phishing scam link or anything. he opens the link to see. bulleted paragraphs??? paragraphed bullet points??? either way, the most horrible draft he's ever seen... typing itself???? a-huan, are you certain this yLlingla0zuxX has not hacked my computer?

#mo dao zu shi #mdzs au #crossposted on twt #modern cultivation au #genius wwx #wei wuxian lan qiren friendship #mamoonde fics

[wangxianficrecs]

❤️Gentians in bloom by teawater

❤️Gentians in bloom

by teawater

M, 251k, wangxian

Summary: Lan Wanji was never told the details of his parents' story. Now that he has discovered his own desires, his life's goal is to keep Wei Wuxian from finding out. But life is cruel and truths get revealed at the worst possible times. Since I suck at summaries, here are some key features: - it's Wangxian mainly - plus some development of the prev generation Lans - plus going to war with the Wens - plus Wen Qing being totally badass - plus Jin family craziness - plus just about every character ever mentioned on the show and some assumed ones getting screentime and storylines And if you're still wondering, here's a taste: ------------------------------ “Ah, but there are other Wens here though,” Jin Guangshan gave an appraising look to Wen Ning and Wen Qing. “Who could say where they were last night.” “Where do you think I was,” Wen Qing retorted quickly, “on my wedding night?” [...] “What about him then?” a Jin pointed at Wen Ning. “He was with me,” Nie Mingjue said flatly. “All night?” Nie Huaisang peeked over his fan to stare at his brother. “What were you doing?” “Talking,” Nie Mingjue said in a threatening tone. The fan went back up.

Part 1 of Gentians garden

My comments: Really fascinating and entertaining, epic fix-it with depth and twists and just, wild and uninhibited creativity along the lines of Magical Marriage Ribbons and Fallen. In which wangxian get together (after awkward adolescent stumbling) as students - a relationship that begins to solidify as they study together and debate cultivation theory and invention. (Wwx is already a prolific inventor, and lwj is reluctantly fascinated.) When the Wens attack CR (and WQ turns coat to warn the Lans that it's going to happen) it is, of course, wangxian who save the day with an insane off-the-cuff invention through which they fool the wens into thinking they burned the sect and then quite literally bag them.

There are so many departures from canon! For example, wwx figures out how to call the other Yin pieces to them; wangxian learn to combine their qi and make a single big, extremely powerful entity out of their two selves; wwx never loses his core and while he uses demonic energy, it's not in the same way it is in canon, so he's not universally reviled. And, of course, he and lwj are paired up since their student days. There is heavy focus on his talismans and inventions (yay!) They save the Wens; and stumble over child mo xuanyu (whose sass blossoms once he understands he's safe with wangxian).

Story is loaded with plot and action and character interactions and transitions seamlessly between all of them so that when your teeth ache from fluff there's angst to cleanse your palate, and the same with action and relationships. Wwx's self-worth issues are ENORMOUS and don't seem much settled by the fact that every single other sect wants him and his genius, and there's digging into his past and why he's so fucked up, which gives room for lovely emotional h/c.

And I'm not even going to go into the possessed baby xuanwus (from eggs collected by young mxy), all the illegitimate Jin brothers, the whole province given to wwx by GusuLan as thanks for winning the war (he's SO unprepared to be the Lord of a city), lwj's foul-mouthed secret uncle, the meteor and the volcano. Just. It's epic, trust me.

In the sequel (nearly another 100k) you get wwx trying to face his fears via puppy therapy, a grand cultivation tournament (featuring a newly young adult mxy and his crush), a woman with a strange history, an incredibly awkward jc, wwx hiding a secret he doesn't feel is his to tell and lwj drinking vinegar. It's delicious.

part one: canon divergence, students at cloud recesses, gay panic lan wangji, crushes, teasing, genius wei wuxian, magic theory, cultivation theory, telepathy spell, getting to know each other, accidental bonding, fix-it, pov alternating, talismans, inventor wei wuxian, attack on cloud recesses that is successfully rebuffed, political marriage, emotional hurt/comfort, angst, madam yu's a+ parenting, blending qi, sharing a body, jiang cheng & jin zixuan prickly friends, brotherly feels, wei wuxian cannot feel pain, xuanwu babies, demonic cultivation, wei wuxian keeps his golden core, jealous jiang cheng, oblivious jiang cheng, dysfunctional family dynamics, the jiangs are so fucked up, self-worth issues, self-esteem issues, mo xuanyu is utterly charming, he speaks for all of us, mo xuanyu deserves better, bamf wei wuxian, bamf lan wangji, epic, sharing a brain, lan qiren is good-ish, jin zixuan is pretty cool, jiang cheng has a good character arc and improves himself eventually, madam yu is only mostly terrible, the political marriage couple is a secret, implied/referenced suicide, implied/referenced child abuse

part two: cynophobia, puppy therapy, cultivation tournament, mo xuanwu, reincarnation, misunderstandings, lack of communication, jealous lan wangji, drinking vinegar, happy ending

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#Wangxian Fic Recs #The Untamed #wangxian #MDZS #Mojo's Rec #mojo's favorites #canon-divergence #cloud recesses study era #getting together #eventual happy ending #genius wwx #cultivation theory #jiang family dynamics #jiang cheng has character development #mo xuanyu deserves better #powerful wei wuxian #powerful lan wangji #kind of lan qiren bashing #fix-it #sunshot campaign #attack on cloud recesses #teawater #gentians in bloom #Mature #epic length fic > 100k

[bnnywngs]

wei wuxian being adopted by wen ruohan is not only the third young master of qishan, no one fear him, and frankly, they prefer him over wen chao

no, wen wuxian would be the annoying 13yo who would give a scroll to his sect leader predicting the outcome of the war the wen want to start, with two outcomes possible - wen ruohan dead and the war is lost, or wen ruohan win, but dies later because of rebels - and why they should not put this plan forward

wen ruohan is the tired guardian of a genius child (he thinks wei wuxian is right)

(and sends him to gusu to study when he's 15 after wei wuxian's non stoping begging, in the end, it's a ✨ vacation ✨ to wen ruohan)

(somehow he has to deal with two eloping teenagers now and a very angry lan qiren)

#mdzs #wei wuxian #wei ying #wangxian #wen ruohan #wen wuxian #lan wangji #lan qiren #mdzs headcanons #mdzs imagine #wei wuxian is a genius #teen wwx #happy wei wuxian #a wwx who did not suffer abuse through childhood and grew up as a meat shield #he knows his feelings ok #grandpa wen ruohan #that's my guilty pleasure ok don't judge me #bnnywngs imagine #bamf wei wuxian #wangxian headcanon #sorry for bad eng or typos it's literally 2:35am

[cephalopodish]

he was gone for five minutes!!

#the untamed #lan wangji #wen ning #wei wuxian #wangxian #original quote is from Psych #wwx used all of his genius to invent the tandem bicycle

[soph-skies]

i have reached the infamous ep 25 wwx archery scene and i have ascended. this is the hottest thing this man has done to date,,, dare i say the hottest thing done by any man ever?? righteous fury at people being mistreated leading to an incredible feat of blindfolded archery to save their lives??? he is the perfect man

#wei wuxian #mdzs #the untamed #HIS SMIRK #EVERYONE’S REACTIONS!!!!! #and FUCK jgy that little bitch #jgy’s face faltering as he got shown up by wwx once again is everything to me #jyl and jc looking proud and relieved #nhs and jxc clapping #the obvious disapproval of using captured innocents as targets is so palpable #yet only wwx has the guts to outwardly disapprove and do something about it #even when he’s already facing so much scrutiny for his demonic cultivation #the way wwx is such a genius that he could have anything yet all he cares about is fighting injustice means so much to me #i adore him

[layzeal]

i think on context of the poll, the best way to see how the tiger tally wasnt the one specifically doing the corrupting of wwx's mind (or at least not the main force, i'm sure the process of creating it wasnt kind to him either) is seeing how other characters that have wielded the tiger tally were, or rather, were not affected by it either.

xue yang rebuilt the tiger tally, however there is no significant difference in his behavior before or after he reforged it and before and after he got it back after yi city. for all we know, he remained the same level of unhinged insanity <3

jin guangyao however, is someone who we know doesn't cultivate the ghost path, his only use of it being the yin tiger tally, and while in the donghua it clearly was affecting him as he tried to kill everyone with in at the guanyin temple (as @/no--envies mentioned, it IS donghua canon that the tiger tally is a corrupting force), in the novel we also see no obvious signs of significant damage, even as he commanded the waves and waves of corpses at the second siege

so to me, it seems that wei wuxian really did a damn good job with the tiger tally! his intention with it was exactly to kinda take that burden off of him and have a way to command thousands of ghosts without burning himself out, however as he realized how hungry and dangerous it was, he decided to put it away and not use it during the war, consequentialy bringing all that damage back to himself :( and imo that's even more tragic. in taking responsability for one thing, he shot himself in the foot and slowly lost control over another

#tricks you into reading a wwx love post #but yeah i just think the tiger tally is soooo neat #cause it's almost singlehandedly responsible for SO MANY THINGS that went wrong in wwx's life #and he didnt even need it!!!!! it was an invention he made and barely used!!!!! #what being a crazy genius does to a babygirl #modao #lace speaks #mdzs

[waitineedaname]

I love seeing modern aus where wei wuxian is in stem but let's be real, that man is not passing an ethics board. I do not think the guy who suggested digging up corpses and using their resentful energy for power is going to get his grants approved. He did unethical science on himself and his brother with a 50% chance of success and did not tell his brother he was doing this, he is absolutely not going to be cleared for any studies involving human beings

#mdzs #i love him dearly #he's absolutely a scientific genius but he's also a grade A freak #modern au wwx is one bad idea away from making wen qing lose her medical license #au where jc is his lawyer who is absolutely sick of his shit aksbfkjd

[too-pirate-to-function]

pspspspspspsps

hey wangxian fic readers

here’s a tasty bamf!wei wuxian fic for you

send love to the author, enjoy you little gremlins 🫶🏻

Truth Will Out (when caught on video) - End_OTW_Racism! by KizuKatana

#wangxian #wei wuxian is so badass and so loved #wei wuxian is a genius #nhs is the ultimate wangxian supporter #the untamed #mdzs #mxtx #wangxian fic rec #wei wuxian #lan zhan #lwj x wwx

[silverflame2724]

Wei Wuxian is a young prodigious scholar renowned in cultivation world and the lans are very happy to host him during their yearly lectures. He wasn't adopted by the jiangs but still is a cultivator and scholar and damn good at it. The whole lan sect being the sucker for rules and books and knowledge, love the young scholar who is so famous while being younger than their second jade.

Now coming on to the angst 😈. Jiangs try to stake claim over wwx trying the card of emotional manipulation that his parents lived there. And jins try to betrothe wwx with someone of their clan. All this makes wwx so confused? Like he's kinda naive due to those emotional manipulation. In conclusion the lans get truly angry and snap. They show their secretly dark side and take their precious lan er furen with them.

Please do this one.

It took me some time to find a reasonable background for Wei Wuxian, so I hope you enjoy! (I actually wasn't sure if you wanted me to have WWX be alone growing up or not, so I'll make do with what I have.)

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When Wei Wuxian's parents went on night hunts, they typically left him in an inn with enough money for the few days they were gone. However, a particular harrowing night hunt that took many more days than usual caused them to come back late and find their son wandering the streets in rags. Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren went back to the inn and demanded their stuff back before realizing that this could not go on. If they left their son at at inn and didn't come back in time, what sort of horrors could befall their only son?

So they did the smart thing and left him with a trusted friend and scholar of theirs from the empire. They had met this traveling scholar while on the road and had saved him from a hoard of attacking monsters.

Since then, the scholar, Xu Fenghe, had occasionally employed them as his bodyguards and gradually became their close friend throughout the years. They knew his character and trusted him enough to take care of both their belongings and their child.

And, sure enough, one terrible night hunt later left little Wei Ying orphaned all at once. Xu Fenghe knew that the two did night hunts for income to feed their child and themselves, but they honestly shouldn't have taken such grueling ones knowing that they might not come back alive.

Fenghe mourned his friends and decided to take care of their child as if he were his own. He took their bodies back and buried them both near a beautiful magnolia tree near his house. And then, gently, he explained the concept of death to a young Wei Ying who shouldn't have needed to know of this.

The boy did not seem to understand death, but seemed to know that his parents would no longer come back. He became despondent for a while.

But as Xu Fenghe grew closer to the boy and adopted him, he opened up a little and within a few years, was the same bright, bubbly child, if just a little more subdued.

Xu Fenghe had no heir to his name but he had siblings that he had planned to pass his estate to when he died. Naturally, people thought that he would make Wei Ying his heir. But no, that child was destined to walk his parents' path and Fenghe did not want to restrict his adopted son from doing anything.

He gave the child his parents' cultivation method and allowed him free reign over his library. He even bought the child talisman paper and research materials and whatnot.

It goes without saying that Fenghe doted on Wei Ying. But, he supposed he was a little overprotective. Having been a scholar and even one that served the current Emperor, he knew of the daggers people hid behind kind faces and rumors that could break even the strongest of souls.

He didn't isolate Wei Ying, but nevertheless, kept him away from the ugly side of human society. Despite this, with the talismans that Wei Ying sold under Fenghe's direction, he gradually became known as a young inventor to the cultivation world and cultivators from all over clamoured to get a piece of him.

Xu Fenghe was glad that he had some amount of power and connections within jianghu. Otherwise, waving off those arrogant cultivators that thought they had a god-given right to his child's talents would have been a hassle.

However, he knew he couldn't wave them off forever. Wei Ying, now with the courtesy name of Wuxian as his parents desired, received an invitation letter from the Lan sect, hoping for his attendance.

Xu Fenghe was still wary of cultivators, but Gusu Lan had a clean enough reputation. And besides, they had a larger library and a wealth of knowledge that A' Ying was sure to eat up.

The starry-eyed look A' Ying had when he told him of all the books and research he could do in the Lan sect made him not regret his decision. But he still had to warn his child of the dangers of letting strangers too close.

"A' Ying, I know you're friendly but make sure to keep your cards close. Don't get overly close to anyone until you are sure you can trust them."

"Hmph! This is the fourth time you told me that Xu-shushu! I got it already!!" He whined.

"I know, but I can't help but be protective. It wasn't that long ago when they thought the could steal you away from your home."

"Heheh, don't worry, I'll be careful!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"Okay then, but make sure to send weekly updates!"

"Hahaha, will you miss me that much, Shushu?"

Fenghe patted his head, "Of course I will, you may not be my son by blood but you are my son nonetheless."

"Hehe," A' Ying giggled happily at that and packed everything.

Fenghe made sure to send him with a guard to escort him all the way there. He could only hope his child would be safe.

.....................................

Wei Wuxian marveled at the Cloud Recesses when he arrived. The walls were tall and white and pretty! He had never seen so much white before! Though....for such a beautiful place, they sure had a weak barrier. The one I made surrounding Xu-shushu’s home is definitely a lot sturdier. I wonder if the Lan sect will let me tinker with it.

He got up to the entrance and showed his invitation card. He was given a jade pass that would allow him to pass through the barrier and a guide to get him to his room. A jade pass to get into the Cloud Recesses? I really have to wonder about their security. I mean, couldn’t anyone just take one of these, replicate it and be able to get into the Cloud Recesses? Unless the Lan sect is able to revoke a particular jade pass’s permission to enter. Hmm, I’ll ask about that later. 

 He said his goodbyes to his bodyguard, a tall, solemn man whom he had grown up with and turned to the guide to lead him to his quarters.

“No invitation, no entry.” He heard behind him. He turned to look and caught a flash of purple and heard some angered voices.

“Wei-gongzi?” called his guide.

“Hm? Oh! Sorry, I’m coming!”

.........

He was given a decent room, tailored clothes, and instructed to read a book of the rules that the guest disciples had to follow. All. three. thousand. of. them.

Ahhhhhh!!!! There was really three thousand!! Xu-shushu warned me about this but I thought he was kidding!! How am I supposed to remember all of this?! But....I don’t want to disappoint Shushu.....hmm, well, I’ll just do my best!

Not even half a shichen later and Wei Wuxian was bored. He’d memorized all those ridiculous rules and really didn’t have anything to do. Normally, he would do some research but he had already completed all his recent works! 

He wandered around for a bit and managed to catch sight of the other guest disciples. He chatted with a few and settled on Nie Huaisang, the young master of the Nie sect. He seemed pretty nice and there were a lot of things he was able to talk about with the other. He followed Nie Huaisang back to his room and played a few card games with him until sunset. He then said his goodbyes and walked back to his room.

As the cold night air hit his face, he shivered, willing his golden core to warm him up. Wanting to get a better view of the moon, he hopped onto the roof near his dormitory and sat down.

The wind is cool and crisp and the night is beautiful. A perfect place to meditate.

He closed his eyes and circulated his energy but not even a few minutes later, he sensed a presence.

“It is nearly haishi, go back to your room.”

Wei Wuxian opened his eyes and glanced at the person next to him. “It’s haishi already?”

“Mn.”

“Hmm, thanks for informing me.....Lan.....gege? But I’m not tired yet so I’ll stay up for a bit more.”

“Not allowed. Go back.” The stern, but handsome boy shook his head.

“Aww, come on, gege! Make an exception.”

One of the eyebrows on the other’s face twitched. “No.”

“Hmph. If that’s the case, then how about this? The rule said to be asleep at haishi, right? But it never specified whether it was the beginning or end of haishi. I still have time.”

“You--!” The other gritted out.

“Me~...what?” Wei Wuxian teased, a big grin spreading across his face. “Come on, Lan-gege, you’re going to have to complete that sentence if you want me to answer?”

“Shameless.” The other hissed out and drew his sword.

“Ah-ah-ah,” Wei Wuxian shook his finger at him. “Lan-gege, unauthorized fights are forbidden! And what are you so angry about? I didn’t break any rules!”

“....” The other did not say another word. It seems Wei Wuxian teased him enough as he lunged at him.

Wei Wuxian swiftly dodged the attacks. He brought out some rops and wrapped it around the tip of the blade, stopping the sword mid-slash.

“You’re so easy to anger, Lan-gege~. How cute~.” He suddenly let go of the rope, causing the Lan to stumble back a bit. Using that gap, Wei Wuxian got close to him and blew some air into his ear.

“You---! How dare--!”

“Heheh, this was fun Lan-gege, but if I play with you any longer, haishi will be over! It was fun, but I’m leaving now. Sweet dreams!” Wei Wuxian cackled as he dashed away. He finally found something fun to do! 

.

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Wei Wuxian arrived on time to class the next morning despite his body protesting to the early time. Ugh...maybe I shouldn’t have teased that Lan last night. The adrenaline from the fight kept me up! Oh well, might as well bear with it.

“Good morning, Wei-xiong!” Nie Huaisang called out.

“Good morning!” Wei Wuxian greeted and the two chattered about mundane topics until they got close to the classroom. 

“Wei-xiong, there is one person you must never offend while you’re here.”

“Hm? Who? Lan Qiren-laoshi?”

“No, not him, but his youngest nephew, Lan Wangji! He’s the head disciplinarian and very bent on the upkeep of the rules.” Nie Huaisang shivered.

“Huh.” Bent on the upkeep of the rules, huh? “Say, Nie-xiong, did he happen to have a stern expression on his, be very handsome, and possess golden-colored eyes?”

“Yes, yes! That’s exactly him! But Wei-xiong, how did you know? Lan Wangji has been in seclusion for some time and only recently got out!”

“Heheh,” Wei Wuxian scratched his nose and pointed to the wall behind them. “Up there. Last night.”

“Wei-xiong!!! ......I’ll pray for your soul.”

“Oh come on, Nie-xiong, it can’t be that bad! I didn’t do anything to him......much. Just maybe, a little teasing?”

“Wei-xiong.....” Nie Huaisang patted his shoulder with pity. “Good luck.”

As the entered the classroom, there was Lan Wangji, sitting with in an upright position. Hearing the commotion, he turned around and narrowed his eyes. “....You.”

Nie Huaisang flicked his fan open, “He has his eyes on you.”

..........

All in all, class was.....boring. It was all too easy! But luckily, his boredom seemed to be noticed as Lan Qiren questioned him rapid fire and he answered with a nonchalant look on his face. In regards to his last question, Wei Wuxian had thought of a fourth path, but knowing what he knew about the rigidness of the Lan clan and Xu-shushu’s warnings, he kept those thoughts to himself.

Later, Lan Qiren would offer him some interesting supplementary classes that would replace the regular class, provided he passed the test. (He passed with ease.)

Time passed and Wei Wuxian spent his days conversing with Nie-xiong and teasing Lan Zhan to anger. (If Wei Wuxian were to be honest, he would think that he’s start to grow on lan Zhan.) He also buried himself in research and was happily asking Lan Qiren to see his work, gradually enjoying their long discussions of talismans and morality. It was honestly not that bad of a life. 

Well, until the fight between the Jin heir and the Jiang heir. Honestly, Wei Wuxian wasn’t really involved with either party, but he thought it to be a pity that Jiang-guniang was brought into the middle of a silly fight.

Sighing, he brought out his binding talisman and stopped the brawl. 

“You-let me go!” Jin Zixuan struggled.

“No. You two need to calm down. And besides, it pains me to hear a young woman being brought into the middle of a fight that honestly does more harm than good. Now then, Jin-gongzi, from what I’ve heard, you do not like this engagement with Jiang-gongzi’s sister, right? And this engagement was set up by your mothers and not her?”

Jin Zixuan was bewildered but nodded, “Yes...”

“Now that I have the facts straight, Jin-gongzi, have you ever considered that perhaps, Jiang-guniang didn’t have a choice or rather, even less choice than you to decide her marriage?”

“Uhh...I--”

“So, Jin-gongzi, how do you think she would feel hearing her fiancé, whom she has no choice but to be with, bad mouthing her and fueling terrible rumors?”

“Umm, horrible, I guess?”

“Yes. So, knowing now that she had less choice and knowing that it is perhaps your fault that the rumors slandering her have gotten so bad, do you feel guilty at all?”

“I.....I.....”

Wei Wuxian sighed dramatically, “Really, Jin-gongzi, have you even met Jiang-guniang, gotten to know her at all, and then decided you don’t like her? Or, out of spite for this engagement, not even given her the time of day?”

“The....latter....” He admitted weakly.

“Okay, so here’s what to do since you seem so hopeless.” Wei Wuxian enjoyed the outraged look on his face. “Get to know her. Talk, actually communicate, and find out whether you can truly see yourself being with her. And, if not, amicably break off the engagement so that she can still find someone worthier of her time. Does that sound like a better plan than whatever you were doing before?”

“....yes.....”

“Good.” Wei Wuxian turned to Jiang Wanyin. “Now, you. I’m going purely based off of rumors, but your sister likes this guy?”

“Yeah.” The other grumbled.

“Okay, so have you considered what might happen to the engagement should news of this fight spreads to your parents’ ears? It could be broken! And your sister’s heart with it. Not to mention what her reputation will be like knowing how it ended.”

“Why do you even care? You’re not involved with it!”

“I may not be involved but even I know what rumors can do to a person. It’s honorable of you to protect your sister’s honor, but beating down your opponent with scalding words to the point where they’re speechless sounds a lot better. You’ll also look good for keeping your head cool when another was goading you on.”

“....Okay.....”

Wei Wuxian removed the talisman from the two of them and sat them up. “Now, go to the infirmary and get patched up. I’m sure news of this has already reached Lan-laoshi. Just go obediently accept your copying punishment and perhaps all of this could be swept under the rug. If not, you’ll be responsible for explaining this to your parents.”

Having finished that long speech, Wei Wuxian patted them both and returned to teasing Lan Wangji again, like nothing happened. Though....there was something burning in Lan Wangji’s eyes as Wei Wuxian chattered at him....

..........................

In the end, their parents were called and Wei Wuxian wished them the best but washed his hands of anything else. He was an uninvolved party after all. And the two heirs could deal with the aftermath.

However, he didn’t expect a man dressed in purple robes to call out his name.

“Wei Ying! You’re Wei Ying, right?” The man asked, seemingly excited.

“Yeah....?” Wei Wuxian took a step back, wary of the stranger. “Who are you?”

The man’s face fell. “I see you don’t remember me, but I don’t blame you. I saw you as child after all. My name is Jiang Fengmian. Your father used to be a part of my sect.”

“Oh.” Xu-shushu did mention that his father was a part of the Jiang sect at one point but left due to reasons that he didn’t want to discuss. 

“I’ve been looking for you for years! I had heard of a genius inventor with the surname Wei that was invited by the Lan but I never thought it would be you!”

“Uhh, thank you for looking for me, Jiang-zongzhu.”

Jiang Fengmian smiled. “Please, call me Jiang-shushu.”

“Umm...” He wasn’t really comfortable with that. Xu-shushu taught him to be wary of strangers and knowing his father left the sect for reasons aside from marrying his mother, he felt unsure how to treat him.

“Take your time if you’re not comfortable.” He patted Wei Wuxian’s shoulder and Wei Wuxian tensed up. 

“Mm, I will.” He said in lieu of a reply.

“I....there are many things I want to show you. After the lectures, would you like to become a disciple of the Jiang sect? I know it must have been hard all by yourself. You could even call my son and daughter as your siblings. Changze and I were as close as brothers so it wouldn’t be a problem.”

You were as close as brothers yet A’Die left and spoke little about the Jiang sect to Xu-shushu. Something’s not adding up. “I was not alone.” Wei Wuxian refuted. “Xu-shushu looked after me.”

“Ah....that.....scholar. I’m sure he did, afterall, you grew up so well! But, I know he’ll be happy to see you be a part of a cultivation sect, especially one that your father was in.”

“Umm, I’ll think about it...?”

“Yes. Do think of about it. Your father was dear to me and your mother did stay with us for some time. I have many stories about them that I’d like to share with you.”

If Xu-shushu hadn’t shared everything he knew, this offer might have been tempting enough. “Thank you.” He said, neither accepting nor denying the offer. He didn’t want to offend a sect leader, after all!

Jiang Fengmian seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted. 

“Wei Ying.”

Wei Wuxian turned around and was surprised to see Lan Zhan calling his name. He was delighted. “Lan Zhan! You finally said my name! Does this mean you accept my friendship?”

“Mn.” 

“Heheh, I knew I’d break through your walls someday, er-gege! But...is there something you need me for?”

“Promise.”

“Hm?”

“You promised.....lunch.”

“Oh! That. Right! Let’s go! Umm, Jiang-zongzhu, I have to go now. Nice to meet you!”

“Yes. Remember my offer, A’ Ying.”

Wei Wuxian felt shivers crawl down his spine. We’re not close and yet you call me A’ Ying? “I will. Anyway, Lan Zhan, where did you disappear to earlier?”

“Went to see brother.”

“Zewu-jun? For what?”

“Hm. To tell him how close I am to Wei Ying.”

“Aww, really? That’s so sweet, Lan Zhan.”

“Hmm, most would disagree.”

“Why? You’re so interesting and so easy to tease! It’s amusing!”

Lan Wangji gave him a deep look that made Wei Wuxian feel like he’ll regret all this teasing one day......

...........................

The weirdness of that day didn’t end there. He was summoned to a room where they greet guests and was faced with members of the Jin family. 

“Hello, Wei Wuxian.” said someone whom Wei Wuxian assumed to be Jin Guangshan. 

“Greetings, Jin-zongzhu. Is there something you require of me?”

“Yes, yes. I have long since heard of your prowess in talismans and arrays and was wondering if you’d like to work with us as a disciple.”

Again? “I appreciate the offer Jin-zongzhu, but I’m very happy where I currently am.”

Jin Guangshan didn’t seem too surprised at his answer. “Then what would you desire? Money, safety, women? I can provide whatever you want.”

“Jin-zongzhu, I.....” What was he meant to do in such a situation??? Xu-shushu had long since provided anything I needed and I’m a romantic so I really don’t want to touch anyone....... Urgh. “I really appreciate all the...gifts, but I’m happy with what I have now.”

“Hm. Then how about a betrothal to one of my daughters? They’re pretty enough and having an alliance with us will benefit you in the long run.”

“?” Jin-zongzhu doesn’t have any--oh. Oh, he meant the daughters that were born because he slept around. “Jin-zongzhu, I.....I would prefer to marry someone I love. Umm, if that’s all, then I got to go. I’ll be late for class. But I’ll think about your offer!” He placated, not wanting to attract the sect leader’s ire.

“You should definitely think about it. This kind of offer doesn’t come very often.”

“Yeah, okay. I’ll take my leave then!” He dashed out of there as quickly as he could without seeming impolite. 

Wei Wuxian’s heart beat fast. Geeze, honestly, what’s wrong with all of them? I just want to peacefully invent in private. Not be hounded by people!

“Wei Ying.”

“Uwah!” Wei Wuxian jumped. “Oh. Lan Zhan, it’s just you. You scared me! Why didn’t you make any noise to alert me? I swear, er-gege, sometimes I feel like you do this on purpose.” He pouted.

“Hm.” That was not a no. But before he could comment on that, Lan Wangji spoke, “What did Jin-zongzhu need?”

Wei Wuxian sighed dramatically. “The same thing Jiang-zongzhu wanted. He offered me money, material, and even a betrothal to an illegitimate child of his! Honestly, I just wish they would--”

“A betrothal?” Lan Wangji interrupted.

Wei Wuxian gasped, “Lan Zhan! You interrupted me! Isn’t against rule....like......two hundred and fifty eight or something?”

“You were quite close. But that’s besides the point. A betrothal?”

“Yeah. I refused but tried to make it seem like a hard refusal. I don’t want to attract any ill attention, after all.”

“Is that something Wei Ying would want?”

“Hm? Want what?”

“A betrothal.”

“I mean, yeah, sure.” Lan Wangji narrowed his eyes in displeasure. “But I want it with someone I love and who loves me back. Not an arranged marriage. But rather, a marriage like the one my parents had.”

Lan Wangji’s expression smoothed out. “I see.”

Wei Wuxian hummed, “What about you, er-gege? Do you want to be betrothed?”

“Same as Wei Ying. I would like to be with someone I love.”

“Really?”

“Mn.”

“That’s so nice, Lan Zhan! Soooooo, do you have anyone in mind?”

“Mn.”

“You do?!” And why did it somewhat hurt to think of that. “Who is it? Anyone would be lucky to have someone like you! Even I--” He cut himself off abruptly. What was I about to say?

Lan Wangji suddenly turned sharply causing Wei Wuxian to follow in suite. Seeing the dark look in Lan Zhan’s eyes, Wei Wuxian suddenly felt hunted. But he couldn’t even decide what to do, as his back hit a tree.

Suddenly, Lan Zhan got really up close and personal with him. He was so close that Wei Wuxian could count the individual eye lashes he had and smell some sandalwood incense on him.

“L-Lan Zhan?”

“Wei Ying.” His hand came up and caressed his face. “Wei Ying, you said anyone would be lucky to have me.”

“Y-Yes.” He answered, very conscious of the warmth from Lan Wangji’s palms.

“Then what about Wei Ying?”

“H-Huh?”

“Would Wei Ying want me?”

“A-Ah? I.....I’ve never thought about it. I’ve always seen you as--mmph?!” And then he was being kissed thoroughly. At first just lips, and then....than a tongue?! It was wet....and a little messy and Wei Wuxian felt like he couldn’t really breathe.

But it...it felt good. His head became really mushy and he began to lose the ability to think. At first, he felt like he should reject this, or at least push Lan Zhan away, but with how strongly he was being pressed into the tree, combined with Lan Zhan’s grip on his chin and wrist, he didn’t feel like he could escape even if he wanted to.

Lan Zhan soon released him, but Wei Wuxian could barely stand, he leaned against the tree in hopes to stay upright. 

“Wei Ying.”

Wei Wuxian looked up at dark, seemingly possessive golden eyes. “Wei Ying, would you accept me?”

“Hah.....what? Accept....you?”

“Yes.” He pressed another kiss against his lips. “You said anyone would want me. Did you lie?”

“No....?”

“Then do you accept?” Lan Wangji rubbed his swollen lips gently. “Do you promise to be mine?”

Wei Wuxian was so flustered by everything that had just happened, he missed the glow of an array Lan Wangji activated behind his back.

Suddenly, his thoughts became clear. As he processed Lan Wangji’s words, something in him told him he wouldn’t regret it. Lan Zhan and his clan can protect me. They are strong enough to protect me from the Jin and Jiang sects. They won’t let them take me away. Xu-shushu may have connections everywhere, but he can only protect me so much. But Lan Zhan can protect me. However.....

“Lan Zhan,” he started nervously. “You....like me?”

“Mn. Like Wei Ying very much. Will protect Wei Ying from Jin-zongzhu and Jiang-zongzhu. Won’t let them take Wei Ying away.”

Having gotten his answer, Wei Wuxian smiled happily and threw his arms around Lan Wangji, “Then yes, I’ll accept!”

Lan Wangji smiled faintly at that.

...................................

He had actually done it. He had finally made Wei Ying his. Sure, he had used an array that would push Wei Ying’s thoughts in Lan Wangji’s favor, but if Wei Ying hadn’t formed those thoughts already, it wouldn’t have been this easy.

His clan would be delighted. 

They already looked upon Wei Ying with much favor and desired to keep the young genius with them, whether it be through making him a disciple or marriage. They were enraged when the Jiang and Jin sects began making a move on him and tried to take Wei Wuxian away from them.

When Lan Wangji told them about his feelings, they were, of course, excited at this outcome and supported his plan. They gave him full access to the forbidden section in the library and encouraged him to do whatever it took to entice Wei Ying to their side.

Now Wei Ying was his and he would never let him go.

And as for the Jin and Jiang sects. Well.

They would regret ever even looking at what was his.

_______________________________________

Well. This became another long one. Hope the prompter is satisfied with this!

I did have another idea of them kidnapping Wei Wuxian on his way home and then slowly brainwashing him to accept them, but I decided on this route instead.

#mdzs #wei ying #wei wuxian #jiang cheng #jiang wanyin #lan huan #lan xichen #lan qiren #jin zixuan #other characters I'm too lazy to type out lol #genius wei wuxian #dark lan wangji #dark lan clan #sort of? #I implied that they were willing to do whatever it took to get wwx #but I did go for a milder route than just straight up kidnapping him #dubious consent #first kiss #suggestion array #basically makes the victim's thoughts favorable to the caster's wishes

[i-sleepy-but-sleep-no]

imagine the chaos that would undoubtedly occur had anyone given wwx coffee, he would've lived off of that shit during the burial mounds settlement days

#wwx #wei wuxian #burial mounds #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #wwx: i'm not depressed qing-jie #wwx: i'm a genius #wq: you're undernourished is what you are

[mamoonde]

i really really really love the idea of wei wuxian revolutionizing modern cultivation over breakfast and conceptualizing these different theories simultaneously because the adhd brain has no brakes and the only reason it took him a decade to publish all these ideas was because he could not stick to a single train of thought long enough to finish (verbalizing) it, let alone put it down on paper coherently.

the only reason he even got to publishing them eventually (and enrolling to cultivation theory grad program to get on that track) was because one morning, his undergrad thesis advisor, lan qiren, finally got fed up and sat him down for an early morning progress check-in because it was midterm season and wei wuxian still hadn't decided on a topic.

wei wuxian, fueled by an unhealthy amount of redbull and three all-nighters, finally word vomits all his 'convoluted' ideas which he'd thought were uselessly obvious and redundant (because he's gone over these like a bajillion times, it's very plain-as-day to him, so he probably just hasn't read the articles that say these exact things).

lan qiren, teacup frozen halfway to his mouth: ...first of all, i only understood half of how you got to these conclusions, which only means they are indeed too convoluted and will need to be pared down; secondly: you have never mentioned any of these ideas before. why.

wei wuxian: oh. haven't i? oh well, i just thought, xyz, because, obviously, abcde. which is really what the 2 centuries old law on ghjkl was alluding to, right? and so, logically, xyz.

lan qiren: [mind blown, screaming, good gods this is the same child who's always tardy and spent freshman year pulling on the metaphorical pigtails of my straight-laced nephew?!?!??!??!?!] ..again, why...how have you never even spoken or submitted these ideas?

wei wuxian: because!!! they're so obvious!! surely, it's been published somewhere already? i can't be the only one to connect these dots, surely??

lan qiren: incredibly, you are. no one else has even thought to question tradition nor pursued more thoughts on the law of ghjkl, with half as much...sound arguments as you seem to have. in the past century, the focus of modern cultivation has tended towards practical uses and tools, some fine-tuning, perhaps. not entirely new theories.

wei wuxian: huh....

lan qiren, sighing, feeling a migraine: your problem with your thesis is not a lack of focus or ingenuity, but likely to be more a lack of recent, evidentiary sources. you will need to become very familiar with the university archives and dig deep for sources that will back up every argument you make.

he jots down notes on a paper. "you will also need to strictly adhere to the structure and methodology of these articles, especially given how radical your thesis will be. if you are diligent enough, you may just be able to submit your thesis without too much of a delay." he slides the list of materials to a gaping wei wuxian. "depending on your output then, we can discuss the possibility of submitting this for peer review."

"peer review." wei wuxian repeats. "as in, that thing where some uppity committee of old coots put their stamp of approval for it to become the reading materials of undergrads like me. you're joking."

lan qiren chooses to ignore the sentiment about peer review committees being uppity old coots, especially considering how he can't completely deny it on account of some of his colleagues, but also as a member said peer review committee, he isn't exactly pleased about being lumped in the same category.

wei wuxian backtracks at his unamused look. "right, you're not joking, of course you're not." he slowly inches the list towards himself. "right, yes, i guess i'll uh, get to it then. ok bye."

----

idk, just, waves hand at wei wuxian candidly explaining new modern cultivation theories over cheerios at 2 in the afternoon to lwj who's trying to help him structure his grad thesis, getting mind blow dick hard at how this messy genius who's talking with his mouth full of half eaten cereal is the object of his affection....

wwx: --oh, oops, your highlighter fell

lwj: mn

wwx: ...aren't you gonna get that?

lwj: it's fine; i'll pick it up later. finish your thought.

wwx: right... i'll pick it up for you!

lwj, fighting for his life, trying to think unsexy thoughts: NO! sit. finish your meal, and then your thought.

#big brain wei wuxian #wei wuxian #genius wwx #in an interview for modern cultivation magazine he's asked: how do you do it? #wwx: adhd! #also a dedicated partner who tolerates your midnight rambling about spiritual energy and entertains your endless what ifs scenarios #bonus points if your partner is lwj who has amazing notetaking skills and a phd in decoding wei wuxian notes #wangxian #mdzs #modern cultivation au #also i love a supportive mentor lqr dont you #a mellowed out lqr who has a little more tolerance for radical ways of thought as long as theyre rooted in morality and good will #mamoonde short fics

[bnnywngs]

nothing to see here, just lan wangji standing still with his arms open and ready to accept his jumping husband after a dog started to bark, but instead of hugging the love of his lives, wei wuxian climbed the tree behind lan wangji and is crying pitifully hugging it

#xianxian doesn't know how to get down #zhanzhan is in the right position to catch him #mdzs #wangxian #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan wangji #lan zhan #mdzs imagine #wwx is a genius and stupid #lan wangji is a simp

[winepresswrath]

Have I been spending my Saturday afternoon ignoring my responsibilities to plot out the ideal Untamed-Locked Tomb fusion? Yes. Third House Necromancer Jin Ling coupled with Jiang Cheng, the oldest and most stressed out Fourth House 1st Cav in their entire history compels me. He has single handedly raised their life expectancy to record levels. He wants to die so bad but he can't.

#is he Jin Ling's cavalier? yes. should he be? absolutely not!!! no way #should he #if he was going to do this thing he should NOT do #have abdicated? #absolutely #however everyone else was dead SO #this is not the most accurate au bcs jc should actually be forced to do necromancy but too bad #he decided to be jiejie's cav when he was like. 4 #she is a mediocre necromancer despite her seventh house sabbatical #fortunately genius prodigy WWX is there! #and of course she wants to share with a-xian #(thnx tridentari for this precedent) #obviously jc is trying to cav for them both when Yanli runs after a-xian after that messy business with the treason aka hearing out BoE and #maybe siding with them a little #and then they both die!!! and it's his fault he couldn't save them both and he couldn't just be loyal to Yanli like he should have been #I KNOW actually they should both be necromancers but WWX refuses to develop his talents because he wants to be jc's cav like their fathers #before them and then disaster leads him to demonstrating he's actually a necro genius AND develop a forbidden technique but that is NOT #as fun #for me personally

[leatherbookmark]

an interesting thing abt jgy antis is like. where is the source of their, shall we say, negative opinion of jgy? like, 1. jgy is a villain, he does horrible things with no remorse, he’s willing to do everything to achieve his selfish, egotistical goals. --> 2. the source of this claim: this, this and this scene. --> 3. alright, but to me -- says someone who’s not an anti -- this reads differently. that he did all those things, and did them on purpose and without remorse, is not that obvious to me. why do you think that? --> 4. well, obviously because he’s a villain and does horrible things with no remorse.

like... he’s evil because he does bad things, and he does bad things because he’s evil. i’m interested in how antis came by those opinions, but a, unfortunately i have them all blocked, and b, even if i or someone else made a poll, it wouldn’t be authentic because no sane anti is going to say “well, people hated him and wrote all those things about him on twt, so i started hating him as well”, or “i only care about wgxn, you could sell me anything about other characters if your arguments were convincing enough because i zoned out during the parts when wgxn weren’t on screen/pages of the book”. it’s all “written in the book/shown in the show” and “logical arguments you’d agree with if only you could read”.

#thinking back to my early c/q/l days where i reblogged this dumb ass meta abt how jgy FOR SURE pushed lxc away because he WANTED HIM #to be tormented by uncertainty forever. like 'the worst person you know just saved your life; what now' kinda thing #i was like oh... THIS IS SO RIGHT... because it felt bittersweet and painful and i am Still guilty of accepting/agreeing with headcanons #or interpretations that aren't 100% what i think because i have this ingrained idea that other people are always more mature and #sophisticated and smarter than me and so they Know Better #the person (i think?) later went on to write a meta abt how jgy is a badwrong narcissist. so #(this is also the reason why i spent months praising and getting excited abt a fic where jgy was dating nmj for like a decade despite #not loving him; and why he cheated on him many times with lxc Just Because. i didn't think jgy would do something like that but everyone #else was like omg this is SOOOOO good so i was like shit i guess it is! IT'S SOOOO GOOD OMG;;;;; have i mentioned i have no brain on #my own? yea) #anyway i'm not gonna paint myself as this genius from the first watch because I Too had wgxn goggles fucking ON and didn't even notice #the box hand touch during my first watch. (have i mentioned i am not very smart or observant) and when wwx was whistling ghosts at jgy #and jgy was clearly Going Thru It in the guanyin temple i was like 'haha good for him' #but iirc i Was nonetheless drawn to him (although xy was first <3) and it was like. well he's evilbad but maybe he felt bad when he murdered #his child? --> well maybe he's not 100% evilbad... maybe... --------------> a-yao did nothing wrong and i will kill you if you even suggest #otherwise. (<-- a joke.) #anyway a whole bunch of antis seem like kindasorta stuck in that initial wgxn-centered; everyone else either has 2 personality traits Max #or is either wgxn allies (good) or wgxn Haters (we hates them forever!) just like. unwilling to accept any new viewpoints At All #and then there are Types of those jgy antis because you have people who hate him for Other Reasons and people who hate them because they. #honestly seem like they've only read moralistic books for young children where the brave kind hero is the one you're supposed to cheer for #and want to be like; and the villain has all the traits you're supposed to know are Bad (mean greedy selfish lazy etc) AND NOTHING ELSE. #its like that *man who only saw boss baby watching another movie* damn this is giving me some serious boss baby vibes ! meme #anyway. love it when the tags are 3x longer than the post. cheers #shrimp thoughts

[trans-xianxian]

cursed to love characters that are smart and well liked but everyone portrays as stupid and annoying just because they can be a bit silly sometimes

#yes this is about venti and wei wuxian 😤 #who also share the gnce man character curse #so so weird to me when ppl decide everybody thinks venti is annoying like he is a beloved bard??? #did I miss something in a quest. have I been blinded by my love for him. #least favorite interpretation of him is that he's stupid and ill spoken like he's a bard!! he's a poet!! the god of song!!! #as for wwx like he he Necomes disliked obviously but one of his main character traits is that he's charming and good with people??? #where did we get this idea that he's annoying from. I'll kill you #and we Know how I feel abt ppl saying he's stupid he's a peodigy he's a genius he's an inventor he is near unmatched in his skill!!!!!!!!! #like I think that both of them can potentially be A Lot to certain people #but I don't think that that is antithetical to being charming and generally well liked #anyway. this is my burden #nobody knows my little guys like /i/ do 😤 #ghost posts #text

[poorlittleyaoyao]

I like that we as a society have collectively decided to reject CQL's assertion that Meng Yao was in cahoots with Xue Yang to refine the Yin Iron from the very beginning. We'll play around with the second flautist, we'll incorporate some of the "puppet" lore into our takes on reanimated corpses, and we'll derive meaning from Wangxian's temporary voluntary separation and Chief Cultivator Lan Wangji, but we draw the line at "Meng Yao decided to throw away his entire career on the off chance that the edgelord serial killer he met yesterday could help him refine a magic plot point weapon for himself alone" because it is just so unbelievably dumb.

#to be fair it's technically not CONFIRMED bc JGY doesn't actually say 'yes' when WWX asks him about it #so the evidence we are presented with is WWX's conjecture and NMJ's 'memory' of something he deadass WAS NOT PRESENT FOR #but the framing suggests that it's true (and CQL WWX is never ever allowed to be wrong) and it's just. it's so dumb y'all. it's so dumb. #not even in an 'it makes JGY too flatly evil' way just in a LOGISTICS way #if he's an evil genius why's he out here thinking he (a rando with no cultivation) can take the item that WEN RUOHAN is looking for #you expect me to believe that Meng Yao in his 'XUE YANG KILLED HIM!!!' era is playing 5D Evil Schemes Chess? #this plot element is [Jin Guangshan voice] nOT WORTH MENTIONING