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Lan Wangji (蓝忘机) ([personal profile] lightbearinglord) wrote2024-03-08 08:16 am

[ open post: Lan Wangji and guests ]

In the wake of his disorienting and unpleasant stint in Gu Xiang's body, Lan Wangji has done his utmost to resume and enjoy all of his usual pursuits. He has, he believes, thoroughly made up for his lapse in his promise to Wei Ying. He has wielded kitchen knives, his ink brush, and Bichen with precision and enthusiasm. He has sunk into long, restorative shichen of meditation. He has, at Claudius' behest, thoroughly perused Emily Post's instructions regarding how to conduct oneself as the best man at a wedding.

There is the matter of his qin, too. The discovery of the spirit in Gideon's sword struck Lan Wangji with greater surprise than he might have expected. Such things were once commonplace for him; he hardly went two weeks, before he came to this place, without finding himself called to some night-hunt. He does not like to believe that he could become complacent, and he has always practiced diligently, but still.

The tableau is a familiar one: a certain parlor near the entryway of the mansion, one that often houses this particular cultivator along with his spiritual instrument. Wangji is balanced on a table at the center of the room, polished black wood gleaming and strings freshly tuned, and Lan Wangji sits cross-legged before it. He is not actually playing it at this precise moment, however, because he currently has guests. A small white rabbit sits next to the qin, munching his way through a piece of lettuce. An equally small brown rabbit is perched in the crook of Lan Wangji's elbow, eyeing his brother with some envy. Ostensibly, the rabbits are in trouble, because they have recently laid waste to Lan Wangji's copy of Emma. It is impossible to tell, because Lan Wangji is petting Danding's head with exactly as much solemn focus as always.
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Did you know him? Or was it before your time?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"His cultivation partner?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is cultivation love?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"What is cultivation?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"If qi is like breath, how can it be refined?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is spiritual power what lets you fly on your sword?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Can a person like me learn cultivation?" It's not something he wants to learn: he's just trying to be clear on what kind of person can do so.
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Then it's something that requires a long time studying?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"The ritual that brought Wei Wuxian back to life -- was that cultivation?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Was it cultivation?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"He destroyed himself so Wei Wuxian could have his body?"
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Galahad considers. "That body he has isn't the one he was born with."
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[personal profile] onthewillowsthere 2024-03-12 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is it hard? Or does it not matter, because it's him?"

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