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Title: Rotten Work
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ShanaStoryteller
Fandom: The Untamed
Category: M/M
Pairing: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian
REC
With Lynchpin,ShanaStoryteller got me to love a story with Jiang Cheng as the main character when I'm not generally interested in him enough to read stories about him. This time she got me to love a story about Jin Ling when I don't even like him. But I did love watching teenage Jin Ling growing into his role as a sect leader (especially when his sect is a nest of vipers who are likely to assassinate him at any moment) and getting to know his Uncle Ying, as opposed to the monstrous Yiling Patriarch he heard so much about all his life. And, of course, I love watching Wei Wuxian getting to be creative and clever, and appreciated for being creative and clever.
TEASER
"You said you were going to protect me," he interrupts. "Did you mean it? Because if you did, I don't see what the problem is. If someone tries to hurt me, you'll be here to stop them."
Wei Wuxian swallows, and no, oh no, absolutely not. Jin Ling is the crier in this family. "You want me to stay?"
Jin Ling blinks, thinks over the past couple of weeks, then asks, "Did I do something to make you think I didn't?"
Wei Wuxian doesn't answer that, instead pointing to the ruined table and the mess of papers everywhere and then, concerningly, to himself.
Jin Ling considers telling Wei Wuxian that he's not a mess that needs cleaning up, but saying that will surely kill him, so instead he says something true and painful but a little bit less likely to cause him to die on the spot. "I like having you here, Uncle Ying. I want you to stay."
"Oh," he says, and this time when he brings his ink stained hand to his face to cover his mouth, Jin Ling doesn't stop him. It's probably dried by now anyway.
Author:
Fandom: The Untamed
Category: M/M
Pairing: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian
REC
With Lynchpin,
TEASER
"You said you were going to protect me," he interrupts. "Did you mean it? Because if you did, I don't see what the problem is. If someone tries to hurt me, you'll be here to stop them."
Wei Wuxian swallows, and no, oh no, absolutely not. Jin Ling is the crier in this family. "You want me to stay?"
Jin Ling blinks, thinks over the past couple of weeks, then asks, "Did I do something to make you think I didn't?"
Wei Wuxian doesn't answer that, instead pointing to the ruined table and the mess of papers everywhere and then, concerningly, to himself.
Jin Ling considers telling Wei Wuxian that he's not a mess that needs cleaning up, but saying that will surely kill him, so instead he says something true and painful but a little bit less likely to cause him to die on the spot. "I like having you here, Uncle Ying. I want you to stay."
"Oh," he says, and this time when he brings his ink stained hand to his face to cover his mouth, Jin Ling doesn't stop him. It's probably dried by now anyway.
