fuck...man I'm a crying mess, their friendship is SO pure
both of them looking back on their scenes from the last 4 years, the journey their characters have been on and how it all led to that beautiful first kiss...
that final moment of Nic talking about Bridgerton having an impact on their lives forever "till we're old and grey"....SOBBING.
Looked so alive, turns out i'm not real by KatAnni
Looked so alive, turns out i'm not real
by KatAnni
M, 36k, Wangxian
Part of the MDZS Big Bang 2024
Summary: "Nothing leaves the Burial Mounds alive."
Lan Wangji goes on a side mission night hunt with Wei Wuxian during the Sunshot Campaign, and finds out just how true that statement is. Inquiry rings through the room, and Wei Wuxian answers.
This of course, has consequences.
For the MDZS Big Bang 2024, Collab with Sweetlittlevampire
Kay's comments: This story was meant for WIP Rec Week but it posted quicker than I was able to rec it! But it had me aboslutely hooked from the first chapter. Stunning writing and art! A story in which Wei Wuxian maybe doesn't really return from the Burial Mounds alive and Lan Wangji finds out during the Sunshot Campaign and I'm so hyped. Had some really strong cliffhangers in this story and the built-up to the happy ending was devastating. Featuring beautiful art by @sweetlittlevampire
Excerpt: As if his strings were cut, Wei Ying crumbled to the ground, his head meeting the floor with a sickening sound, and Lan Wangji was on his feet immediately, Wangji clattering to the ground with a dissonant sound.
“Wei Ying!” He sat next to the prone form, his hand shakily reaching for a shoulder, the other a wrist.
So still.
Not moving.
No pulse.
“Lan Zhan?” His voice was groggy, as if from far away. Lan Wangji was still holding his wrist, and tried to still his own heartbeat at the lack of one from Wei Ying.
“What- Hey!” Wei Ying was on his feet within the next second, his hand withdrawn, and Lan Wangji stared up at him. “What did you do?!” His voice was suddenly sharp, accusing, unforgiving. The flute, that cursed black flute, was in his hands, pointed at Lan Wangji like a knife.
Lan Wangji stared, unblinking, as realization seemed to dawn on Wei Ying, as his brows drew together.
“You made me say that, with that song! How- Why-”
pov lan wangji, canon divergence, temporary character death, sunshot campaign, major character death, sentient burial mounds, hurt wei wuxian, hurt lan wangji, not actually unrequited love, wei wuxian's three months in the burial mounds, fix-it, somebody lives/not everybody dies
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“Thankfully, most of the vending machines are intact and full, so we won’t be starving while Cherub’s leg heals. Thing has caught him trying to sneak out far too many times.”
Wild that people think the hlvrai fanbase should be dead after three years. What kind of fast fashion fandom bullshit is that? Just because a series concludes, you can't be stupid and abnormal about it anymore? Where is your object permanence.