( what was the poor donkey supposed to do while they both struggled--fools as they are--to find their footing around each other? while lan wangji stared lovestruck and wei wuxian stared back, the proverbial space between them a home with doors cracked opened, only needing that one little push, a step neither of them dares to take. itโs a little ironic, to scold wei wuxianโs steed, when theyโve only floundered so far. itโs trying, at least, and lan wangji smiles amused, the arch of his lips just the tiniest bit forlorn. )
Wisdom can sometimes be a formidable foe to tame.
( aka, some lessons are learned the hard way. some lessons arenโt learned at all. some others are learned only when itโs too late, and lan wangji is well-versed in delayed realizations, a sliver of gentle awareness in the sidelong glance he shoots him, a double-entendre of sorts. thereโs a reason he canโt hear wei wuxianโs thundering heartbeat; his own has already deafened him.
he walks a little farther away, delicately picking leaves, flowers, grass. he comes back and silently offers them to little apple, a ghost of a smile as he slowly walks backwards to encourage it in the right direction. )
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Wisdom can sometimes be a formidable foe to tame.
( aka, some lessons are learned the hard way. some lessons arenโt learned at all. some others are learned only when itโs too late, and lan wangji is well-versed in delayed realizations, a sliver of gentle awareness in the sidelong glance he shoots him, a double-entendre of sorts. thereโs a reason he canโt hear wei wuxianโs thundering heartbeat; his own has already deafened him.
he walks a little farther away, delicately picking leaves, flowers, grass. he comes back and silently offers them to little apple, a ghost of a smile as he slowly walks backwards to encourage it in the right direction. )