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Time travel fix-it AU, diverging from after Wei Wuxian's death and before Lan Wangji's punishment.
One: Perhaps the not-voice is a spirit, wailing its own grief. Two: Perhaps it is Wei Wuxian. There is no shortage of unhappy spirits in the world, now, so there is no certainty of that, but Lan Wangji must find out if there is any chance at all. Three: They have not taken his guqin, but the guards will hear it if he plays, and they may stop him. Four: He must then leave Cloud Recesses.
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“Wangji, are you unwell?” The tone is brusque, but only because Lan Qiren at his gentlest hasn’t any talent at all for soft words. The worry in the frown and the wrinkled forehead is as unmistakable as that in Wei Wuxian’s expression for the past weeks.
Lan Wangji is an adult; he knows now that there is no shame in lying about such a personal matter. But that would require an energy that he does not currently possess, and it is easier—a relief of a different shape than the silence—to say, “In a sense.” He pauses, but only to gather his words; his uncle waits, frown deepening. “I have missed several doses of my testosterone injections,” Lan Wangji says, as clinically as he can. “When we moved across the city, I attempted to transfer my prescription to the pharmacy by our new apartment. Apparently this demands new approval from the insurance company, and they have been slow to respond.” The anger has gathered sharp and fragmented as glass in his throat now, so he stops speaking. There is not anything more to explain, anyway; the facts of the matter are as simple as they are unchangeable.
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This is a haphazard collection of snippets that originally were posted on Tumblr. They are largely unconnected to each other, though some tie to other fics. See chapter notes for more information on each.
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Sizhui and Wei Wuxian try to work out their place in the world.
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“I went to the pharmacy.” It is Friday, which means that it is also Lan Wangji’s turn to cook. He leaves his shoes by the door and heads for the kitchen.
Wei Wuxian follows him. “Okay,” he says, a question in the word that follows aloud without pause. “Was there a problem with the refill? I thought they left you one of those comforting automated messages that it was ready.”
A half-empty sack of potatoes sits in the first cupboard that Lan Wangji opens, so he removes it to the counter. The cutting boards are where they belong, tucked beside the microwave. “Yes. That was for the needles and syringes, apparently. They contacted the wrong doctor for the testosterone renewal.”
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The Trials and Tribulations of Trans Lan Wangji by WithBroomBefore
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
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The Accidental Warlord and His Pack by inexplicifics
Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
22 May 2022
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For a timeline, list of characters, chronological reading order, and various notes on this AU, please check out the Accidental Warlord Supplements.
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(no one else can) take me there by azurewaxwing for phnelt
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
28 Nov 2021
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In his recent article in Contemporary Theories of Cultivation, Lan (2019) sets out to study the correlation between instrument choice and outcomes in the liberation of spirits. While his main thesis appears sound, his decision to limit the study to the qin, dizi, xiao and pipa undermines his conclusions.
This decision falls prey to the fallacy that tradition cannot be questioned. It ignores, too, the fact that many practising cultivators will encounter spirits that will have no exposure to such “expectations.” In a small study comparing the use of a dizi with a theremin—undoubtedly a non-traditional choice—the theremin produced optimal outcomes in liberating spirits where: time since death was less than 6 months; spirit was younger than 25 and older than 17 at time of death; or spirit motivation included aspects of revenge. The conclusions reached in Lan (2019), while providing a foundation for future study, are therefore as yet incomplete.
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Cultivation Studies, Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford UniversityLan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, and musical cultivation: a love story, told through academic articles, emails, texts, and videos.
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Wei Wuxian almost does not catch the name of the song.
In which the aftermath of the cave battle involves just enough communication to make a difference.
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26 Sep 2021
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Promised by westiec
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
25 Sep 2021
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This little one, her Jiang Yanli, is going to be zongzhu in her own right one day. She cannot be promised to another heir. A second son will be needed, one who can marry into the Jiang.
The letter she receives from Lan-zongzhu is almost shockingly brief.
AU where Jiang Yanli, as the Jiang heir, is betrothed to Lan Wangji instead of Jin Zixuan.
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21 Sep 2021
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what is not lost by northofallmusic (tofsla) for mab_di
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
17 Jul 2021
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He is not gone. Lan Wangji has to practice the thought sometimes. He is gone is a thought that he has worn into his being through years and years of tracing and retracing, and his mind flows easily into those hollowed lines the way water always finds its course. He has to step out of the house, out into the early morning, and think:
He is not gone. Even though I cannot see him, he is not gone.
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