Day 5 of @whumperless-whump-event
Im so sorry Lan Zhan but these prompts just fit you
Day: 5 - STEALING THE BREATH FROM MY LUNGS (GIVE IT BACK)
Prompt: Wheezing / Light-headed / "I'll count, you just breathe."
Fandom: MDZS
Characters: Lan Wangji, Lan Xichen, Backround/Mentioned: Lan Sizhui and Wei Wuxian
“Wangji…” Lan Xichen starts, trying to reason with his younger brother.
Who was once again kneeling by a closed door, desperately waiting for it to open once again for the people inside to let him in.
Even all these years it’s still a painful sight to see, and even more painful to remember. Lan Wangji’s grief and desperation, his own grief and sadness, all far too overwhelming for two young children. But no one around could- no, would help them. The only one who was willing and happy to guide them was gone.
“...” As expected he got silence in return, but he can tell now that his brother’s word may fail him, his eyes don’t.
Those eyes are glassy and far away. So he does what he can as he holds over the umbrella he had over them both.
“…Let’s go inside, hm?” He tries to coax, it was raining instead of snowing but that's to be expected in Lotus pier, where the weather was much warmer than that of Gusu.
“Wangji… They’ll be ok…” He tries to reassure but it falls on seemingly deaf ears.
He can't even imagine what's going through his didi’s head right now, not only was his husband hurt, he couldn't even see him and the scene was far too similar to the one from their childhood.
–
It all happened so fast. At least that’s what was reported, Wei Ying and A-Yuan got hurt.
And he wasn’t there to help them.
“Move! get out the way!”
“I'm sorry, Hanguang Jun but you can't enter while the Jiang healers are in there…”
“They’ll be fine. He’s survived worse and you’ve both raised a tough kid.”
The long engraved need to follow the rules, to keep his composure wars with the anxiety, fear, and dread he feels at this moment.
So he kneels, out in the harsh rain of lotus pier, slightly off to the side from the Jiang sect's healing ward. His brother tries to coax him out of the rain, but he can't hear very well, actually he can’t do anything much more than fixate on the fate of those in the medical ward.
It’s getting harder to think, to breathe. He suddenly feels cold and lightheaded… and his vision starts to swim with dark spots.
Then someone’s (his brother?) is in front of him and there’s hands gripping at his shoulders.
“-ngji?...Snap…it- Breathe!” Is being yelled at him.
Breathe…? Isn’t he breathing? He has to be, why wouldn’t he be… Oh.
He isn’t breathing.
He tries but all he can manage is a wheezing breath, he blinks and his sight fogs over with tears.
“G-ge…?” He manages while struggling for breath.
“Wangji, Didi, it’s alright, you’re alright. Just breathe, ok? Just-” Was the frantic response, he feels himself shift and soon he’s leaning against his brother.
“C-can’t…” He gasps for breath but it ends in a choked wheeze.
“Ah, follow my breathing, hm?”
He feels his brother’s chest rise with a steady breath in and fall with one out. He tries to follow through but his attempts end in staggering wheezes. He feels more dark spots dance in his vision and he, embarrassingly slumps and clings to his brother.
“G-ge…g-ge, can’t. W-wei Yi- Shinz- Shu-” A gasps interrupts his desperate and panicked babbling then he continues on again.
He feels the tears fall as he calls out to the people who he cares for the most.
“Shh… A-zhan, A-zhan. Just breathe.” His brother states firmly, taking his wrists in a firm hold and pulling him in closer to the solid embrace, “I’ll count, just breathe.”
“In for One… Two… Three…” His brother starts, and he tries another breath in.
It was still hard but the solid presence helps, the calming voice and the counting helps. Thankfully after a few rounds of the breathing exercise, his own breathe steadies. But that doesn’t do much for the emotional exhaustion and anxiety he still felt, so he allows himself a moment of vulnerability.
He openly weeps in his brother’s arms, concern for his husband and their child too great to bear. Once he’s truly exhausted himself he slumps fully in the solid hold.
Now they were both soaked and kneeling in a Jiang sect courtyard. He lets out a quiet hum, an apology and thanks to his brother.
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