[ He meets Lan Wangji's eye with a smile, small, but not tentative. He's not sure what it means or what the cause was or how long it might last, but he won't bite it back or swallow it down because Lan Zhan deserves this, too. He deserves as close to honesty as Wei Wuxian is able to get, even if it's the harder path to walk.
Things he knows: he missed Lan Wangji with a fierceness that unsettles him a little if he tries to look at it head-on. He missed these simple moments, the way they fall in step, the way Lan Wangji looks at him like he's afraid he'll be reprimanded for it, the blanket of warmth that carefully drapes itself around his shoulders when Lan Wangji comes to his defense. He doesn't have to. He *shouldn't*, considering who they are. But he does anyway, time and time again.
It's easy to curl his fingers around Lan Wangji's wrist by now, habit and practice and some unstated permission that seems to swing between them, an ever-growing list of things that are allowed. It's harder to draw it to his chest, cautious eyes watching Lan Wangji in the half-light. He lays it flat against his chest, directly over his heart, and keeps it there.
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Things he knows: he missed Lan Wangji with a fierceness that unsettles him a little if he tries to look at it head-on. He missed these simple moments, the way they fall in step, the way Lan Wangji looks at him like he's afraid he'll be reprimanded for it, the blanket of warmth that carefully drapes itself around his shoulders when Lan Wangji comes to his defense. He doesn't have to. He *shouldn't*, considering who they are. But he does anyway, time and time again.
It's easy to curl his fingers around Lan Wangji's wrist by now, habit and practice and some unstated permission that seems to swing between them, an ever-growing list of things that are allowed. It's harder to draw it to his chest, cautious eyes watching Lan Wangji in the half-light. He lays it flat against his chest, directly over his heart, and keeps it there.
The world stills and he holds his breath. ]
Lan Zhan. How much do you trust me?