@anaphoricae: Vampire!WWX AU where LWJ sells...
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May 08, 2024
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Vampire!WWX AU where LWJ sells his blood to the vampire blood bank to get extra money.
It's simple, almost painless, and quick. It doesn't cover all of his expenses, but its worth it.
That is, until he gets the attention of a vampire whose name is known to everyone: Yiling Laozu.
It's simple, almost painless, and quick. It doesn't cover all of his expenses, but its worth it.
That is, until he gets the attention of a vampire whose name is known to everyone: Yiling Laozu.
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(this threadfic is going to have nfsw scenes more towards the end. Also some Identity P0rn. Let's go.)
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LWJ is standing on the rooftop of Mian Mian's building when he hears his phone buzz.
He doesn't check it. He came up here to get some peace and quiet from the birthday party going on at full volume downstairs, and checking his phone is nothing near peaceful.
He doesn't check it. He came up here to get some peace and quiet from the birthday party going on at full volume downstairs, and checking his phone is nothing near peaceful.
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He wants the quiet, the silence, the cold of the night. He wants to look up at the moon and forget where he is. He wants to tune out from the rest of the world, and pretend he's the only person in it.
He can't.
Because there's a man on the rooftop with him.
He can't.
Because there's a man on the rooftop with him.
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LWJ can't see his face. The man is standing in a dark, unlit corner of the rooftop, while LWJ is standing under a bright light. The man has his body turned to him, but LWJ can't discern anything about his features.
What he can discern, however, is how much /noise/ the man makes.
What he can discern, however, is how much /noise/ the man makes.
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He keeps stomping his feet to the beat of an imaginary song, and his nails must be a little long, because they tap-tap-tap on his phone as he types. Occasionaly, he raises his head in LWJ's direction, humming a melody under his breath.
LWJ wonders if he's a singer.
LWJ wonders if he's a singer.
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Shaking his head, LWJ picks up his phone. It's an email from the blood bank.
He frowns. Thats weird. He was just there today, selling his blood. He doesn't usually get feedback, or even check-ins from them. They get what they need, inject the healing serum on him, and let him go.
He frowns. Thats weird. He was just there today, selling his blood. He doesn't usually get feedback, or even check-ins from them. They get what they need, inject the healing serum on him, and let him go.
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When he opens it, he's shocked to find it's a proposal.
"You have been selected as a special provider for a very prestigious client! The Yiling Laozu has chosen you to be a part of his regular colaborators!"
LWJ raises an eyebrow when he sees the name.
"You have been selected as a special provider for a very prestigious client! The Yiling Laozu has chosen you to be a part of his regular colaborators!"
LWJ raises an eyebrow when he sees the name.
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Very few vampire names are known amongst humans, but the Yiling Laozu is one of them. He's the one who originated the blood bank in the first place, and he's the one who created the healing serum they give to humans after they sell their blood.
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The serum is said to be made from vampire's saliva, and it helps the body to restock blood faster after a huge draw.
LWJ keeps reading.
"As a personal colaborator, you will be asked to sell blood exclusively to your patron, at least two times a week.
LWJ keeps reading.
"As a personal colaborator, you will be asked to sell blood exclusively to your patron, at least two times a week.
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Your reward is that each visit to the bank will earn you 5 times what you are currently earning.
If you accept, the bank will provide a chat link between you and your patron, so that better arrangements can be made. Your anonimity will still be preserved."
If you accept, the bank will provide a chat link between you and your patron, so that better arrangements can be made. Your anonimity will still be preserved."
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5 times what he's getting paid? LWJ's eyes widen. And two times a week, too, instead of the annoying "once every two weeks" the blood bank forces him to stick to.
He doesn't even have to think about it.
He doesn't even have to think about it.
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He knows the bank takes the anonimity thing seriously. They even have technology that allows them to mask the scent of a human's blood before giving it to the vampire, to keep them from chasing after them in real life. Technology that was, again, created by the Yiling Laozu.
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In the end, it's too much money to refuse. LWJ accepts the deal, and sends the email back.
"Hey," a voice says by LWJ's side, and he manages not to jump only from having years of discipline as a child. "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to scare you!"
"Hey," a voice says by LWJ's side, and he manages not to jump only from having years of discipline as a child. "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to scare you!"
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LWJ turns to see a man around his age stepping into the lamplight. He has long hair, full red lips, and the posture of someone who has been losing sleep for the past... 10 years.
And he's beautiful.
No. Not just beautiful. He's almost impossibly handsome.
"You didn't." LWJ says.
And he's beautiful.
No. Not just beautiful. He's almost impossibly handsome.
"You didn't." LWJ says.
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"Good!" the man says. "I was wondering, do you have a portable charger? It's just, I'm waiting for a text, and my phone died."
The man seems a little jittery, as if he had too much sugar to eat. LWJ notices his nails really are a little long, almond style, and painted black.
The man seems a little jittery, as if he had too much sugar to eat. LWJ notices his nails really are a little long, almond style, and painted black.
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LWJ does have a charger, but he hesitates in giving it to him. He doesn't know how much longer he can get away with staying here, away from the party.
But then again, this could be the perfect excuse of why he took so long to come back.
"Here," he gives the man the charger.
But then again, this could be the perfect excuse of why he took so long to come back.
"Here," he gives the man the charger.
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"You're saving my life," the man smiles, and LWJ has to rearrange what his idea of impossibly handsome was a second ago, because clearly THIS is it. "Thank you...?"
"Lan Zhan," he says. In the moonlit night, the man's smile widens, and even seems a little sharp.
"Wei Ying."
"Lan Zhan," he says. In the moonlit night, the man's smile widens, and even seems a little sharp.
"Wei Ying."
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The man puts the charger in his phone as if his life depends on it, then sighs heavily and throws his weight on the railing by his side.
"That was close" he turns to LWJ with a smirk. "And what about you? Are you from around here? I've never seen you before."
"That was close" he turns to LWJ with a smirk. "And what about you? Are you from around here? I've never seen you before."
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LWJ looks at him. Oh. He wants to talk.
"I came here to get some peace and quiet" LWJ says pointedly.
"Ha. Good luck with that, with the party the neighbours have going on," WWX laughs. "I can feel the vibrations from here," he taps his foot on the floor.
LWJ can't hear anything.
"I came here to get some peace and quiet" LWJ says pointedly.
"Ha. Good luck with that, with the party the neighbours have going on," WWX laughs. "I can feel the vibrations from here," he taps his foot on the floor.
LWJ can't hear anything.
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"Do you live here?" LWJ asks.
"I'm here a lot. But no," Wei Ying turns in his direction, a little too close. "And I'm guessing you don't either, because I would've remembered you."
LWJ swallows. "That's a very outdated line."
/even though it still works/, he doesn't add.
"I'm here a lot. But no," Wei Ying turns in his direction, a little too close. "And I'm guessing you don't either, because I would've remembered you."
LWJ swallows. "That's a very outdated line."
/even though it still works/, he doesn't add.
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WY lets out a proper, loud laugh. His long neck looks inviting, and the way he almost snorts is kind of endearing. LZ should really turn around and leave.
"You're right, that was terrible," WY says. "I guess I'm bad at this."
"Mn," LZ says, not without a hint of amusement.
"You're right, that was terrible," WY says. "I guess I'm bad at this."
"Mn," LZ says, not without a hint of amusement.
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"How about, 'you're so pretty I forgot all my pickup lines?'" WY asks.
"Like you forgot your charger?" LZ asks.
"Wow," WY hides his face behind his hands, hiding his smile. "You're mean."
"A little."
WY peeks from behind his fingers. "And what if I kinda like that?"
"Like you forgot your charger?" LZ asks.
"Wow," WY hides his face behind his hands, hiding his smile. "You're mean."
"A little."
WY peeks from behind his fingers. "And what if I kinda like that?"
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LZ breathes in slowly. Okay, the man is kind of mesmerizing. He feels like he's under some kind of spell, even just looking at him.
"Then I'll be nicer," LZ says.
"Lan Zhan!" WY huffs out. "You have to give me something here."
"Alright," LWJ concedes. "Try again."
"Then I'll be nicer," LZ says.
"Lan Zhan!" WY huffs out. "You have to give me something here."
"Alright," LWJ concedes. "Try again."
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WY shakes his head. "No way. I'm out of ideas. You've destroyed my spirit."
LZ can feel himself getting slightly closer. WY looks at him up and down, slowly, and doesn't do a thing to stop it.
"Tell me, Lan Zhan. What are /your/ lines for flirting with pretty men on a rooftop?"
LZ can feel himself getting slightly closer. WY looks at him up and down, slowly, and doesn't do a thing to stop it.
"Tell me, Lan Zhan. What are /your/ lines for flirting with pretty men on a rooftop?"
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"Is that something you do often?" LZ deflects. "Flirting with pretty men on a rooftop."
WY shrugs. "Not always. But I like flirting with pretty people."
LZ shakes his head. "I don't flirt at all."
"Yeah? Then what do you do?"
"I say what I want."
WYs lips fall softly open.
WY shrugs. "Not always. But I like flirting with pretty people."
LZ shakes his head. "I don't flirt at all."
"Yeah? Then what do you do?"
"I say what I want."
WYs lips fall softly open.
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LZ takes a step closer, and the wind changes direction around him. It hits him from behind, moving his hair in WY's direction before settling down again.
Suddenly, WY's hands are grabbing his arms, /hard/, their faces inches apart.
Suddenly, WY's hands are grabbing his arms, /hard/, their faces inches apart.
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WY's eyes are dark, dripping with something LZ doesn't recognize, and his red lips are parted as if he's one step away from giving Lan Zhan the hardest kiss of his life. LZ licks his lips, ready, and feels WY's fingers tightening around his biceps for a single, incredible second.
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"Lan Zhan," Wei Ying whispers, and oh, his voice is different, too, lower and more sultry. He inhales deeply, blinking several times. "You're so-"
Wei Ying's phone buzzes on the floor where he left it, and the screen lights up with a message. He glances down at it.
Wei Ying's phone buzzes on the floor where he left it, and the screen lights up with a message. He glances down at it.
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As suddenly as he grabbed him, WY lets Lan Zhan go.
"I... I have to..." he trails off. LZ stands there, and watches as WY bends down to pick up his phone.
One look at the message he got makes his eyes go wide. He swallows, and looks at LZ again.
"I... I have to..." he trails off. LZ stands there, and watches as WY bends down to pick up his phone.
One look at the message he got makes his eyes go wide. He swallows, and looks at LZ again.
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"I'm sorry," he says, taking LZ's hand. "I'm so sorry, I really have to take care of something. It's kind of life or death."
LZ doesn't know what to say, and so he nods.
"I'm really sorry," WY says again. He lets LZ's hand go and takes a step back. "Here, your charger."
LZ doesn't know what to say, and so he nods.
"I'm really sorry," WY says again. He lets LZ's hand go and takes a step back. "Here, your charger."
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LZ takes it and shoves it in the pocket of his coat.
"I have to go," WY says, even as he's making his way to the door. "I... This could've- I can't. Not right now."
He's making no sense. But before LZ can open his lips to ask him what he means, WY turns around, and leaves.
"I have to go," WY says, even as he's making his way to the door. "I... This could've- I can't. Not right now."
He's making no sense. But before LZ can open his lips to ask him what he means, WY turns around, and leaves.
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Lan Zhan didn't even have the time to ask for his phone number.
Dazed and a little hurt, LZ spends a few more minutes on the rooftop until eventually Mian Mian comes and finds him.
He tells her he's feeling weird, and doesn't come back to the party.
Dazed and a little hurt, LZ spends a few more minutes on the rooftop until eventually Mian Mian comes and finds him.
He tells her he's feeling weird, and doesn't come back to the party.
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On his way home, he tries to put Wei Ying out of his mind. Sometimes things work out, and sometimes they don't. It's fine. LZ refuses to be upset about a man he met for an hour.
Unfortunately, WYs face keeps appearing in his mind.
That could've really been something, couldn't it?
Unfortunately, WYs face keeps appearing in his mind.
That could've really been something, couldn't it?
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As soon as LZ gets home, he hears the buzz of his own phone. He almost doesn't check the messages. It's late, and he wants to go to sleep and forget about tonight entirely.
In the end, curiosity always wins.
It's a notification from the blood bank app.
In the end, curiosity always wins.
It's a notification from the blood bank app.
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"Yiling Laozu has initiated contact. Do not share names, phone numbers or personal information."
YLLZ: Hey!
YLLZ: I'm so happy you took my request!
YLLZ: don't worry, I'm not really as scary as ppl make it seem
YLLZ: I hope this works out?
YLLZ: Hey!
YLLZ: I'm so happy you took my request!
YLLZ: don't worry, I'm not really as scary as ppl make it seem
YLLZ: I hope this works out?
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LWJ sighs. Right. He has this to worry about, now. Not pretty men flirting with him on rooftops, but serious, actual money that could pay off much of his debt.
LWJ chooses a nickname for himself, Hanguang Jun, since he isn't allowed to use his full name.
LWJ chooses a nickname for himself, Hanguang Jun, since he isn't allowed to use his full name.
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Before going to sleep, LZ sends Yiling Laozu a message back.
HGJ: Hello.
HGJ: I hope it works out, too.
HGJ: But no texting after 9 pm.
And then, he locks his phone and goes to bed. The vampire asked for him. So now, the vampire can wait until he wakes up.
HGJ: Hello.
HGJ: I hope it works out, too.
HGJ: But no texting after 9 pm.
And then, he locks his phone and goes to bed. The vampire asked for him. So now, the vampire can wait until he wakes up.
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(ok it's past midnight here so I have to go to sleep. I'll continue this tomorrow! Don't worry I have all of it outlined!!)
(also YES the hair thing was taken from twilight because that movie is unfortunately etched into my brain)
Here's the top! 💕♥️
(also YES the hair thing was taken from twilight because that movie is unfortunately etched into my brain)
Here's the top! 💕♥️
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The next morning, LZ wakes up to an alarming amount of new messages.
YLLZ: What? What kind of rule is this
YLLZ: are you going to sleep or something
YLLZ: when does the messaging ban end, my lord?
YLLZ: i'm just gonna assume since you didnt say anything that it ends at midnight
YLLZ: What? What kind of rule is this
YLLZ: are you going to sleep or something
YLLZ: when does the messaging ban end, my lord?
YLLZ: i'm just gonna assume since you didnt say anything that it ends at midnight
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YLLZ: ..ok! it's midnight! wow that wait felt like it lasted forever
YLLZ: anyway hi! I'm Yiling Laozu, creator of the blood bank. I promise not to use my privileges to find out your identity, etc etc
YLLZ: actually I can't even if i try. my system is so good I made it me-proof
YLLZ: anyway hi! I'm Yiling Laozu, creator of the blood bank. I promise not to use my privileges to find out your identity, etc etc
YLLZ: actually I can't even if i try. my system is so good I made it me-proof
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YLLZ: the patron system we're using rn is totally safe too. I also designed it
YLLZ: being a few centuries old gave me a lot of free time to get a bunch of degrees
YLLZ: are you impressed 😏
YLLZ: i'm gonna take your silence as a yes
YLLZ: being a few centuries old gave me a lot of free time to get a bunch of degrees
YLLZ: are you impressed 😏
YLLZ: i'm gonna take your silence as a yes
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YLLZ: you really are sleeping, aren't you?
YLLZ: well, I'm sure you have a lot of questions and I wanna answer all of them. So when you wake up, don't hesitate
YLLZ: I don't REALLY sleep 😉
YLLZ: well, I'm sure you have a lot of questions and I wanna answer all of them. So when you wake up, don't hesitate
YLLZ: I don't REALLY sleep 😉
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LWJ blinks sleepily at the wall of text on his phone. Maybe it's because he just woke up, but seeing that he got texts from a vampire while he slept feels... surreal.
He gets up and goes through his morning routine first. Showering, stretching, eating.
Only then does he answer.
He gets up and goes through his morning routine first. Showering, stretching, eating.
Only then does he answer.
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HGJ: Good morning.
YLLZ: good morning, gorgeous!
YLLZ: wait are you serious? 5 am?
HGJ: It's when the day starts.
YLLZ: as a vampire I can tell you for sure it's definitely NOT when the day starts
HGJ: I enjoy starting early.
YLLZ: right. you're all healthy! I read your file
YLLZ: good morning, gorgeous!
YLLZ: wait are you serious? 5 am?
HGJ: It's when the day starts.
YLLZ: as a vampire I can tell you for sure it's definitely NOT when the day starts
HGJ: I enjoy starting early.
YLLZ: right. you're all healthy! I read your file
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HGJ: my file?
HGJ: I thought you said this was anonymous.
YLLZ: It is!
YLLZ: your file is just general things. Your age, height and built, gender, eating habits
YLLZ: don't worry, as far as I'm concerned you could be any fit 30 year old on the street
YLLZ: Hanguang Jun?
HGJ: I thought you said this was anonymous.
YLLZ: It is!
YLLZ: your file is just general things. Your age, height and built, gender, eating habits
YLLZ: don't worry, as far as I'm concerned you could be any fit 30 year old on the street
YLLZ: Hanguang Jun?
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LWJ puts his phone down and rubs his temple. He trusts the blood bank. It was created over one hundred years ago, and the thorough research he did reassured him that there had been no accidents so far.
But should he trust what the vampire is saying?
YLLZ: I scared you, didn't I?
But should he trust what the vampire is saying?
YLLZ: I scared you, didn't I?
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HGJ: No. I'm just processing.
YLLZ: Well, luckily you got paired up with me. I honestly care about safety or I wouldn't have built any of this.
YLLZ: I said you can ask me anything. Come on, I'm ready.
LWJ takes a deep breath. This is for the money.
YLLZ: Well, luckily you got paired up with me. I honestly care about safety or I wouldn't have built any of this.
YLLZ: I said you can ask me anything. Come on, I'm ready.
LWJ takes a deep breath. This is for the money.
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HGJ: Alright. How old are you?
YLLZ: oh wow
YLLZ: I thought you were a gentleman
HGJ: You know my age. It is only fair.
YLLZ: I guess you're right.
YLLZ: I'm a little over 200
YLLZ: a baby, I know!
YLLZ: in vampire age I'm barely 25…
YLLZ: oh wow
YLLZ: I thought you were a gentleman
HGJ: You know my age. It is only fair.
YLLZ: I guess you're right.
YLLZ: I'm a little over 200
YLLZ: a baby, I know!
YLLZ: in vampire age I'm barely 25…
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HGJ: Height, built, and gender.
YLLZ: HA. Well played, Hanguang Jun
YLLZ: Well, I was going through a growth spurt when I died so I'm taller than average
YLLZ: I was also kinda starving on the streets so I don't look that strong
YLLZ: as for gender, I'm a guy.
YLLZ: HA. Well played, Hanguang Jun
YLLZ: Well, I was going through a growth spurt when I died so I'm taller than average
YLLZ: I was also kinda starving on the streets so I don't look that strong
YLLZ: as for gender, I'm a guy.
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LWJ inhales sharply, and puts his phone down again.
Died. Because he was a human being first, before he was ever a vampire. LWJ wonders, for a second, how he can speak so easily of his death. But then he remembers YLLZ said he was over 200 years old. That pain must be long gone.
Died. Because he was a human being first, before he was ever a vampire. LWJ wonders, for a second, how he can speak so easily of his death. But then he remembers YLLZ said he was over 200 years old. That pain must be long gone.
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YLLZ: if I didn't know better, I'd think you're building me a dating profile...
YLLZ: Hanguang Jun??
YLLZ: Aren't you gonna ask me about my eating habits? 😇😇
LWJ rolls his eyes, and keeps texting.
HGJ: why did you choose me?
YLLZ: Hanguang Jun??
YLLZ: Aren't you gonna ask me about my eating habits? 😇😇
LWJ rolls his eyes, and keeps texting.
HGJ: why did you choose me?
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YLLZ: okay. usually vampires in our system don't get blood from the same human twice. There are a lot of you, and not actually that many of us
YLLZ: but I was lucky enough to get your blood twice
YLLZ: and now anything else kinda makes me want to starve until I die again
YLLZ: 💕
YLLZ: but I was lucky enough to get your blood twice
YLLZ: and now anything else kinda makes me want to starve until I die again
YLLZ: 💕
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Lan Zhan nearly chokes on his tea. Did the vampire just send him a heart? What kind of vampire uses emojis, anyway?
He can't even process what just happened before YLLZ keeps talking.
YLLZ: your blood is kind of the best thing I've ever had in my mouth
YLLZ: like in centuries
He can't even process what just happened before YLLZ keeps talking.
YLLZ: your blood is kind of the best thing I've ever had in my mouth
YLLZ: like in centuries
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YLLZ: ... you're not answering
YLLZ: sorry, is this weird? Is me talking about how I survive by feeding off of you not something I should mention? I can tone it down
HGJ: It's fine.
HGJ: Continue.
YLLZ: sorry, is this weird? Is me talking about how I survive by feeding off of you not something I should mention? I can tone it down
HGJ: It's fine.
HGJ: Continue.
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YLLZ: every blood tastes different for every vampire and for some reason you taste really REALLY good to me
YLLZ: like I’d-fight-ten-other-versions-of-myself-to-get-it good
HGJ: Is that meant as flattery?
YLLZ: yeah!
YLLZ: I'd k!ll for a taste of you, is what I'm trying to say
YLLZ: like I’d-fight-ten-other-versions-of-myself-to-get-it good
HGJ: Is that meant as flattery?
YLLZ: yeah!
YLLZ: I'd k!ll for a taste of you, is what I'm trying to say
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YLLZ: wait, not you! I didn't mean you!!
YLLZ: k!lling you wouldn't even be really smart
HGJ: You are not very reassuring
YLLZ: I'm sorry. I just don't want you to feel scared.
At this, LWJ narrows his eyes.
YLLZ: k!lling you wouldn't even be really smart
HGJ: You are not very reassuring
YLLZ: I'm sorry. I just don't want you to feel scared.
At this, LWJ narrows his eyes.
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He isn't a vampire mega fan. He has never been one to spend hours in the forums of people who are constantly seeking them, or selling their blood to a bank just to get their attention.
But he knows /something/. And that is that vampires aren't supposed to be... compassionate.
But he knows /something/. And that is that vampires aren't supposed to be... compassionate.
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HGJ: Why don't you want me to be scared?
YLLZ: because! I care about your well-being
YLLZ: and I don't want you thinking that this is predatory. This is a trade!
HGJ: Bullshit.
YLLZ: I'm serious! I want you to feel comfortable
HGJ: Yiling Laozu.
YLLZ: wow, full name, ok
YLLZ: because! I care about your well-being
YLLZ: and I don't want you thinking that this is predatory. This is a trade!
HGJ: Bullshit.
YLLZ: I'm serious! I want you to feel comfortable
HGJ: Yiling Laozu.
YLLZ: wow, full name, ok
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HGJ: Don't patronize me. I'm not a child.
HGJ: What's wrong with me being scared?
YLLZ: Are you?
HGJ: I asked you first.
YLLZ: ah, hanguang jun...
YLLZ: I think I really like you
YLLZ: alright
YLLZ: want me to be honest?
HGJ: Yes.
HGJ: What's wrong with me being scared?
YLLZ: Are you?
HGJ: I asked you first.
YLLZ: ah, hanguang jun...
YLLZ: I think I really like you
YLLZ: alright
YLLZ: want me to be honest?
HGJ: Yes.
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YLLZ: I can taste a lot of things in your blood. Like the fact that you had a cold last time I had you. Or the fact that you really like eating sweets
LWJ swallows. He already imagined this.
YLLZ: but I can also taste a few other things...
YLLZ: and fear tastes fucking awful
LWJ swallows. He already imagined this.
YLLZ: but I can also taste a few other things...
YLLZ: and fear tastes fucking awful
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YLLZ: so if I want the best quality of blood, I need you to be in your best shape
YLLZ: physically, and emotionally
HGJ: What other things?
YLLZ: what?
HGJ: What other things can you taste in my blood?
YLLZ: Hm...
YLLZ: Not telling :)
YLLZ: physically, and emotionally
HGJ: What other things?
YLLZ: what?
HGJ: What other things can you taste in my blood?
YLLZ: Hm...
YLLZ: Not telling :)
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After that, LWJ decides he doesn't have any more questions for now. He needs to get ready for work anyway, and talking to the vampire is too distracting.
He goes to work and tries focusing on the classes he has to teach the entire day.
He does a very poor job of it.
He goes to work and tries focusing on the classes he has to teach the entire day.
He does a very poor job of it.
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LWJ can't stop thinking about the last day. Wei Ying on the rooftop. And Yiling Laozu. Both of them seemed like they were about to give him something, and then ended up retreating.
Perhaps he should meditate when he gets home, just to forget about them.
He certainly needs it.
Perhaps he should meditate when he gets home, just to forget about them.
He certainly needs it.
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In the next two weeks, LWJ manages to (mostly) forget about Wei Ying and (not really) learn how to deal with Yiling Laozu.
The vampire sends him messages almost the entire day, even if he starts respecting Lan Zhan's 9 to 5 sleeping schedule.
In the next two weeks, LWJ manages to (mostly) forget about Wei Ying and (not really) learn how to deal with Yiling Laozu.
The vampire sends him messages almost the entire day, even if he starts respecting Lan Zhan's 9 to 5 sleeping schedule.
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Mostly, YLLZ's texts are about things humans do in this century that he doesn't really understand. But it becomes clear very soon that he's actually better at technology then Lan Zhan is, and after that, it becomes a quest to find something modern LWJ actually likes.
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YLLZ: What about hot showers? You gotta love hot showers
HGJ: I take my showers cold.
YLLZ: you know, I'm the vampire here
YLLZ: but I think you're the monster
HGJ: I take my showers cold.
YLLZ: you know, I'm the vampire here
YLLZ: but I think you're the monster
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LWJ gets used to it. It's amusing seeing what vampires think about, and YLLZ never expects a response.
LWJ has no idea if it's normal for a patron to talk this much to a human. He was under the impression that the only conversation they would be having would be about blood.
LWJ has no idea if it's normal for a patron to talk this much to a human. He was under the impression that the only conversation they would be having would be about blood.
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But YLLZ doesn't mention his blood that much.
The most he does is comment on his taste on the days LWJ goes to the blood bank, in his scheduled "twice a week" appointments.
YLLZ: you were so good today, Hanguang Jun...
and
YLLZ: are you always gonna taste this fucking good?
The most he does is comment on his taste on the days LWJ goes to the blood bank, in his scheduled "twice a week" appointments.
YLLZ: you were so good today, Hanguang Jun...
and
YLLZ: are you always gonna taste this fucking good?
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LWJ swallows, and never answers those messages.
He doesn't think YLLZ realizes how... sexual... The things he says sound. He's a vampire. Human conventions probably escape his mind.
So LWJ ignores it.
And he also ignores the little shivers that run up his spine when he reads it.
He doesn't think YLLZ realizes how... sexual... The things he says sound. He's a vampire. Human conventions probably escape his mind.
So LWJ ignores it.
And he also ignores the little shivers that run up his spine when he reads it.
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LWJ has to change his routine. Selling blood twice a week isn't as exhausting as he thought it would be, thanks to the healing serum they inject on him, but his exercises take a hit. He ends up having to slow down a little, and avoid exercising on the days he goes to the bank.
LWJ has to change his routine. Selling blood twice a week isn't as exhausting as he thought it would be, thanks to the healing serum they inject on him, but his exercises take a hit. He ends up having to slow down a little, and avoid exercising on the days he goes to the bank.
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Luckily, because of the classes he teaches, he exercises at night, and if he feels too tired he can just go straight home and fall asleep.
He usually doesn't pay attention to other people, when he's at the gym. He minds his own business, and even avoids eye contact.
He usually doesn't pay attention to other people, when he's at the gym. He minds his own business, and even avoids eye contact.
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Some men try to pick him up, but LWJ has a rule against it. No picking up men in places he visits regularly.
So he keeps his head down and pretends not to hear it if anyone calls him.
Which is why it's so shocking that he turns immediately when he hears a hesitant, "Lan Zhan?"
So he keeps his head down and pretends not to hear it if anyone calls him.
Which is why it's so shocking that he turns immediately when he hears a hesitant, "Lan Zhan?"
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Wei Ying is standing behind him, hair tied up, wearing a sleeveless shirt and scandalously short shorts.
As soon as LWJ turns, his face brightens up. His smile seems different in the clear lights inside the gym. Fuller. Prettier.
LWJ realizes he never forgot about him at all.
As soon as LWJ turns, his face brightens up. His smile seems different in the clear lights inside the gym. Fuller. Prettier.
LWJ realizes he never forgot about him at all.
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"Wei Ying," he says.
"You remember me," WY's smile gets somehow bigger. "Even though I was an ass to you that night."
LZ frowns. He's more shocked WY remembers /him/.
"You seemed like you had something important going on," he says. "I hope everything turned out okay."
"You remember me," WY's smile gets somehow bigger. "Even though I was an ass to you that night."
LZ frowns. He's more shocked WY remembers /him/.
"You seemed like you had something important going on," he says. "I hope everything turned out okay."
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"Uh, it did," WY scratches his head. "I'm sorry again."
LZ shakes his head. Now that WY is here, he realizes he isn't actually upset. They met one night, something almost happened, but it didn't work. They can move on.
"It's fine," LZ says, and turns back around to the machine.
LZ shakes his head. Now that WY is here, he realizes he isn't actually upset. They met one night, something almost happened, but it didn't work. They can move on.
"It's fine," LZ says, and turns back around to the machine.
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He sets up less weight than he can usually handle, and starts doing reps. By the time he reaches half of them, he reckons WY has probably gone to do his own exercise, and their little almost-story is done.
LZ refuses feeling bitter about it.
"You know, I'm kinda new here."
LZ refuses feeling bitter about it.
"You know, I'm kinda new here."
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WY enters his field on vision, and LZ realizes he must've been watching the entire time.
"Not exercising," WWX says. "Just new at this gym. I moved to this neighbourhood recently."
LZ thinks about not answering. But just like the first time, WY has something he can't resist.
"Not exercising," WWX says. "Just new at this gym. I moved to this neighbourhood recently."
LZ thinks about not answering. But just like the first time, WY has something he can't resist.
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"It's a good gym," LZ says.
"I can see that" WY leans over the opposite end of the machine he's using, smiling again.
Why does he smile /so much/? does he know the effect it has on people?
"I know I got dragged for using this line before," WY says. "But do you come here often?"
"I can see that" WY leans over the opposite end of the machine he's using, smiling again.
Why does he smile /so much/? does he know the effect it has on people?
"I know I got dragged for using this line before," WY says. "But do you come here often?"
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LZ doesn't stop his reps as he answers. "Mn. Nearly every night."
He doesnt know what makes him say it. Now WY definitely knows where to find him, if he wants to.
LZ hates that he doesnt think thats a bad thing at all.
"Every night!" WY says. "I should get a routine like that."
He doesnt know what makes him say it. Now WY definitely knows where to find him, if he wants to.
LZ hates that he doesnt think thats a bad thing at all.
"Every night!" WY says. "I should get a routine like that."
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LZ meets his eyes, just to make sure he means that in the way LZ thinks he does.
There's a glint in WY's eyes, a little bit of teasing, and something earnest. LZ lets his walls down, just slightly.
"You should," LZ says, then goes to the next machine.
Wei Ying follows him.
There's a glint in WY's eyes, a little bit of teasing, and something earnest. LZ lets his walls down, just slightly.
"You should," LZ says, then goes to the next machine.
Wei Ying follows him.
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Once again, he takes less weight than he knows he can handle. Wei Ying watches him with curious eyes as he gets everything ready, not actually doing any work at all. When LZ starts, he sees WY's eyebrows lift up from the corner of his eye.
"That looks pretty weak," WY says.
"That looks pretty weak," WY says.
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LZ doesn't say anything, focusing on his breath. In and out. Contract. Relax.
WY leans into him, tapping his nose. "Actually, it looks like a child could do that..."
LZ glares at him, and WY smiles like he knows exactly what he's doing.
"I'm just saying..."
WY leans into him, tapping his nose. "Actually, it looks like a child could do that..."
LZ glares at him, and WY smiles like he knows exactly what he's doing.
"I'm just saying..."
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"As opposed to what you are currently doing," LZ says. "Which is nothing at all?"
WY laughs so loud a few heads turns their way. LZ likes that single sound better than any music they can play at the gym.
"Are you challenging me, gorgeous?" WY says.
WY laughs so loud a few heads turns their way. LZ likes that single sound better than any music they can play at the gym.
"Are you challenging me, gorgeous?" WY says.
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The nickname takes LZ by surprise. He can /feel/ himself blushing, the blood rushing quickly to his ears and neck. He twists his lips, trying to compensate for it, but it's too late.
WYs gaze focuses on his ear so fast LZ thinks the blushing must be even more obvious than usual.
WYs gaze focuses on his ear so fast LZ thinks the blushing must be even more obvious than usual.
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"No," LZ says, but WY isn't listening.
His eyes travel from LZ's ear all the way down to his neck, so slow it's hard not to notice. He licks his lips, head tilting slightly, before finally looking up at LZ's mouth.
"What?" WY mutters, blinking several times. "No what?"
His eyes travel from LZ's ear all the way down to his neck, so slow it's hard not to notice. He licks his lips, head tilting slightly, before finally looking up at LZ's mouth.
"What?" WY mutters, blinking several times. "No what?"
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LZ swallows hard before answering. He knew WY was interested in him, but the way he's looking at him feels... Hungry. Hot in a way he never felt before. It makes a lot inappropriate thoughts spark inside his head.
"It wasnt a challenge" he says.
WY finally meets his eyes again.
"It wasnt a challenge" he says.
WY finally meets his eyes again.
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"Oh," WY says, and then shakes his head. "But I think it was, Lan Zhan. I bet I can handle more than you."
"I don't think so," LZ says. This isn't actually supposed to be a challenge. Even if he's lifting less than usual, it's still a lot for many people.
"I don't think so," LZ says. This isn't actually supposed to be a challenge. Even if he's lifting less than usual, it's still a lot for many people.
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WY lets his lips drop in fake outrage. "Do you think I'm weak? Is that what this is?"
There's a laughter behind his voice. LZ hides a smile, and goes along with it. "Yes."
"Look at me," WY steps closer, opening his arms. "Really look at me, and tell me I can't handle you."
There's a laughter behind his voice. LZ hides a smile, and goes along with it. "Yes."
"Look at me," WY steps closer, opening his arms. "Really look at me, and tell me I can't handle you."
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/You/ LZ thinks. Not /it/.
He looks down at WYs body. He isn't absurdly built, but he doesn't look weak, either. He looks lean, and like his muscles are steady, reliable. He could probably even lift Lan Zhan, if he wanted to. Maybe even hold him up.
LZ looks back up. "Show me."
He looks down at WYs body. He isn't absurdly built, but he doesn't look weak, either. He looks lean, and like his muscles are steady, reliable. He could probably even lift Lan Zhan, if he wanted to. Maybe even hold him up.
LZ looks back up. "Show me."
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WY seems surprised for a second, but he takes another step in LZ's direction. LZ lets him, enjoying the feeling of having WY walking towards him.
Just when he's inches away, LZ steps back, and points at the machine.
"If you can follow my workout," LZ says. "I'll believe you."
Just when he's inches away, LZ steps back, and points at the machine.
"If you can follow my workout," LZ says. "I'll believe you."
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"Ay, Lan Zhaaaan" WY pouts at him, and that alone almost kills the resolve in LZ's mind. "You're trying to make me pay for last time, aren't you?"
LZ doesn't say anything.
"Okay," WY says. "All I have to do is follow your workout for babies?" he asks. "What do I get in return?"
LZ doesn't say anything.
"Okay," WY says. "All I have to do is follow your workout for babies?" he asks. "What do I get in return?"
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LZ thinks saying "me" might be a little too much. "What do you want?" he asks.
"Hmm," WY pretends to think. "How about your number?"
LZ almost wants to laugh. Here he is, ready to give up this pretense and let WY take him anywhere he wants to, and WY is asking for his number?
"Hmm," WY pretends to think. "How about your number?"
LZ almost wants to laugh. Here he is, ready to give up this pretense and let WY take him anywhere he wants to, and WY is asking for his number?
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It's a little endearing, really. Maybe Wei Ying is old fashioned. Maybe he's one of those people who can talk a lot, but who end up being way more romantic than they seem.
It's cute. LZ is, unfortunately, very into that.
"Alright," he says. "My number."
It's cute. LZ is, unfortunately, very into that.
"Alright," he says. "My number."
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Wei Ying smiles, and together they start going through Lan Zhan's entire workout.
They take turns on the machines, encouraging each other to take more weight, do a few more reps, hold on for a little longer.
They take turns on the machines, encouraging each other to take more weight, do a few more reps, hold on for a little longer.
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WY is... shockingly good at it. He does everything as if it's no effort at all, even going a little too fast. LZ has to tell him to slow down several times until he uses proper form.
He is definitely a lot stronger than he looks. LZ tries not to think too hard about it.
He is definitely a lot stronger than he looks. LZ tries not to think too hard about it.
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By the time they get to the last exercise, LZ's shirt is sticking to his body from the sweat. Having Wei Ying by his side made him realize he was playing a little too safe, and he can actually take more than he thought he could.
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"Okay, last one," WY pours half a bottle of water on top of his head. "What is it?"
LZ isn't listening. He's watching the water going down WY's skin, getting the top half of his shirt wet.
"Lan Zhan?" WY asks.
"Squatting," LZ says. "With weights."
WY smirks. "You first."
LZ isn't listening. He's watching the water going down WY's skin, getting the top half of his shirt wet.
"Lan Zhan?" WY asks.
"Squatting," LZ says. "With weights."
WY smirks. "You first."
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(can you tell I don't know any gym terminology? yeah. just act like this makes sense please 😭)
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LZ forces himself to look away from the shape of WY's chest through his shirt and gets in position, holding the weight on his back.
He feels WY's eyes on him like fire. He can see him through the mirror, watching him closely. One, two, three reps, all with WY staring at him.
He feels WY's eyes on him like fire. He can see him through the mirror, watching him closely. One, two, three reps, all with WY staring at him.
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He thinks he feels a little lightheaded, really. Wei Ying just makes him feel so... So vulnerable. So dizzy. So-
LZ stumbles, and WY is behind him impossibly fast, holding him by the waist.
"Whoa," WY says, so close to LZ's ear that he can't hold back when his body trembles.
LZ stumbles, and WY is behind him impossibly fast, holding him by the waist.
"Whoa," WY says, so close to LZ's ear that he can't hold back when his body trembles.
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"You're about to faint," WY whispers. How does he even know that? "I'll help you put this back."
"I'm fine," LZ says. He tries lifting the weight, and feels like his arms won't move.
"Lan Zhan, don't be stubborn," WY pleads. "Together. Come on."
"I'm fine," LZ says. He tries lifting the weight, and feels like his arms won't move.
"Lan Zhan, don't be stubborn," WY pleads. "Together. Come on."
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WY takes the weight from him, and puts it back in place. LZ wobbles a bit on his feet, but WY holds his waist again and helps him find his balance.
"You should've told me you were sick," WY says.
"I'm not sick."
And if LZ leans into WY's touch a little, no one can blame him.
"You should've told me you were sick," WY says.
"I'm not sick."
And if LZ leans into WY's touch a little, no one can blame him.
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WYs hands tighten around him. "Lan Zhan... Are- Are you okay?"
Lan Zhan feels fine. As soon as the weight was gone, he started getting better. But Wei Ying can't know that. And having his body this close to being pressed up behind him feels... good.
He leans back a little more.
Lan Zhan feels fine. As soon as the weight was gone, he started getting better. But Wei Ying can't know that. And having his body this close to being pressed up behind him feels... good.
He leans back a little more.
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WY inhales, sharp and short, and then seems to hold his breath. The dizziness in LZ's head disappears slowly, and he looks ahead to find them in the mirror reflection, almost in an embrace. Like WY is trying to hide behind his neck.
"Wei Ying," he says. And then nothing else.
"Wei Ying," he says. And then nothing else.
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WY doesn't answer. He leans forward, closer, until Lan Zhan can feel the ghost of his breath on the nape of his neck. For a moment, it feels like everything stops around him.
Then, the cold tip of Wei Ying's nose brushes just against his skin. Slides on it. Finds a place.
Then, the cold tip of Wei Ying's nose brushes just against his skin. Slides on it. Finds a place.
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Where Lan Zhan's heart was beating weakly, now it races inside his chest. Wei Ying inhales again, so hard LZ can clearly hear it. His grip on LZ's waist turns bruising. Proprietary.
"After working out..." WY whispers, almost to himself. "You smell-- so good, Lan Zhan..."
"After working out..." WY whispers, almost to himself. "You smell-- so good, Lan Zhan..."
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LZ's throat feels dry. He doesn't move, doesn't even breathe, as he feels more than sees WY parting his lips to kiss him. He closes his eyes, tilting his head to the side-
And feels Wei Ying taking a huge step back, letting him go completely.
And feels Wei Ying taking a huge step back, letting him go completely.
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LZ almost stumbles again, but this time, his body is more ready to hold him up.
"I meant!" WY nearly yells, his voice sounding a lot more high-pitched. "I meant, your shampoo smells good, after the workout. Because. Because sweat releases. Uh. Particle things. Into the air."
"I meant!" WY nearly yells, his voice sounding a lot more high-pitched. "I meant, your shampoo smells good, after the workout. Because. Because sweat releases. Uh. Particle things. Into the air."
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LZ turns to face him. "Wei Ying-"
"I work in science!" WY smiles awkwardly. "So. Trust me. That's what it is."
LZ frowns. Why would Wei Ying be embarrassed about liking the way he smells? He has certainly met people with weirder kinks. This is more than okay.
"I don't mind-"
"I work in science!" WY smiles awkwardly. "So. Trust me. That's what it is."
LZ frowns. Why would Wei Ying be embarrassed about liking the way he smells? He has certainly met people with weirder kinks. This is more than okay.
"I don't mind-"
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"Anyway, how do you feel?" WY asks, coming back to his normal voice. Almost. "Are you sure you're not sick? That was weird."
LZ sighs. WY really is doing everything to change the subject. It will take time until WY feels comfortable to be himself with him, won't it?
LZ sighs. WY really is doing everything to change the subject. It will take time until WY feels comfortable to be himself with him, won't it?
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"I'm fine," LZ says. "It's just... a new diet. I'm not used to it yet."
WY's eyebrows draw together in concern. "You should call for a ride home. Come on, let's get out of here. I need-- You. You need some fresh air."
"Okay," LZ says.
WY's eyebrows draw together in concern. "You should call for a ride home. Come on, let's get out of here. I need-- You. You need some fresh air."
"Okay," LZ says.
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They get out of the building, and WY waits at a respectable distance for LZ to call for a ride. It's better that he goes home, really. He does feel weaker than usual.
WY opens the door for him when the car comes, completely unnecessary, but Lan Zhan's protests go unheard.
WY opens the door for him when the car comes, completely unnecessary, but Lan Zhan's protests go unheard.
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LZ gets into the car with something tight in his chest. If WY is this hesitant, perhaps this really won't work. Maybe they are not meant to have anything, after all. Maybe the spark he feels between them is onesided, and WY doesn't feel it at all.
"Goodbye, then," LZ says.
"Goodbye, then," LZ says.
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"Bye, gorgeous," WY says, and it almost makes LZ want to yell at him. "Get better ok?"
LZ nods, and tells the driver to go.
Just when the car is leaving, LZ hears WY's voice behind them.
"Wait! Lan Zhan, wait!"
LZ nods, and tells the driver to go.
Just when the car is leaving, LZ hears WY's voice behind them.
"Wait! Lan Zhan, wait!"
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The car stops. WY runs in its direction.
He leans into the window and gives Lan Zhan a sideways smile that feels too charming not to be on purpose.
"How could you let me forget?" WY hands him his phone. "Your number, please. I think I earned it."
LZ can't help it. He smiles.
He leans into the window and gives Lan Zhan a sideways smile that feels too charming not to be on purpose.
"How could you let me forget?" WY hands him his phone. "Your number, please. I think I earned it."
LZ can't help it. He smiles.
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WY's jaw drops. "Is that-"
LZ quickly takes his phone to type his number into it.
"You smiled," WY says, dazed. "That was- Lan Zhan, can you do it again? Please?"
LZ hands him back his phone. "Goodbye, Wei Ying."
WY pouts again. It is really, so unfair of him.
LZ quickly takes his phone to type his number into it.
"You smiled," WY says, dazed. "That was- Lan Zhan, can you do it again? Please?"
LZ hands him back his phone. "Goodbye, Wei Ying."
WY pouts again. It is really, so unfair of him.
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"Fine. Bye. I'll check if you got home safely, ok?"
LZ nods. Then, under the impatient and not-so-subtle sighs of the driver, LZ closes the car window again.
He spends the entire ride home holding back a smile.
LZ nods. Then, under the impatient and not-so-subtle sighs of the driver, LZ closes the car window again.
He spends the entire ride home holding back a smile.
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When LZ gets home, there are a few messages on his phone. Three from YLLZ, from a few moments ago.
And three from Wei Ying.
He checks Wei Ying's first.
Wei Ying: Hey! It's Wei Ying 💕
Wei Ying: Did you get home ok?
Wei Ying: Eat lots of food!
And three from Wei Ying.
He checks Wei Ying's first.
Wei Ying: Hey! It's Wei Ying 💕
Wei Ying: Did you get home ok?
Wei Ying: Eat lots of food!
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LZ says he's fine, and that he's going to take a shower and sleep.
Then, he checks Yiling Laozu's texts.
YLLZ: Hey! Hanguang Juuuuun
YLLZ: I actually have a special request for you, for when you come to the bank in two days
YLLZ: I'll pay extra if you accept it, of course 💕
Then, he checks Yiling Laozu's texts.
YLLZ: Hey! Hanguang Juuuuun
YLLZ: I actually have a special request for you, for when you come to the bank in two days
YLLZ: I'll pay extra if you accept it, of course 💕
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LZ raises an eyebrow. Extra money is always something he is very interested in.
HGJ: What is it?
YLLZ: this is gonna sound weird but believe me there are a LOT of weirder requests!
YLLZ: next time you sell your blood...
YLLZ: can you be, like, tired?
HGJ: Tired? As in sleepy?
HGJ: What is it?
YLLZ: this is gonna sound weird but believe me there are a LOT of weirder requests!
YLLZ: next time you sell your blood...
YLLZ: can you be, like, tired?
HGJ: Tired? As in sleepy?
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YLLZ: not sleepy...
YLLZ: wow this is so embarrassing
LZ hardly thinks YLLZ could be embarrassed about anything. But it's still endearing that he tries to appear like he is, for his benefit.
LZ shakes his head. Endearing? What is he doing, thinking about a vampire like this?
YLLZ: wow this is so embarrassing
LZ hardly thinks YLLZ could be embarrassed about anything. But it's still endearing that he tries to appear like he is, for his benefit.
LZ shakes his head. Endearing? What is he doing, thinking about a vampire like this?
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HGJ: If not sleepy, then how?
YLLZ: just getting your body tired out, I guess
YLLZ: like maybe run all the way to the bank?
YLLZ: come over after exercising a lot
YLLZ: uh.
YLLZ: sweaty
YLLZ: heart rate up
YLLZ: that kind of thing
YLLZ: is that ok?
YLLZ: just getting your body tired out, I guess
YLLZ: like maybe run all the way to the bank?
YLLZ: come over after exercising a lot
YLLZ: uh.
YLLZ: sweaty
YLLZ: heart rate up
YLLZ: that kind of thing
YLLZ: is that ok?
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HGJ: I can do that.
YLLZ: really? just like that? no questions? no speculations about me being a pervert?
HGJ: Those aren't speculations anymore.
YLLZ: you're mean
YLLZ: I like that
LWJ smiles for the second time that day, and immediately controls himself.
YLLZ: really? just like that? no questions? no speculations about me being a pervert?
HGJ: Those aren't speculations anymore.
YLLZ: you're mean
YLLZ: I like that
LWJ smiles for the second time that day, and immediately controls himself.
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HGJ: I'm going to sleep now. You'll have your request.
YLLZ: ok!
YLLZ: be careful though! you shouldn't run a lot this first month
YLLZ: your body is still getting used to having blood taken from it so regularly
YLLZ: the serum takes care of that but it takes a while to kick in
YLLZ: ok!
YLLZ: be careful though! you shouldn't run a lot this first month
YLLZ: your body is still getting used to having blood taken from it so regularly
YLLZ: the serum takes care of that but it takes a while to kick in
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LZ closes his eyes. That would've been good to know before it almost caused him an injury.
If it weren't for Wei Ying, standing right behind him...
LZ shakes his head. If he thinks about WY too much, he might never fall asleep.
If it weren't for Wei Ying, standing right behind him...
LZ shakes his head. If he thinks about WY too much, he might never fall asleep.
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LZ gets himself ready for bed, eats a light meal, and goes to sleep.
His dreams are filled with thoughts of blood-red hearts, and sultry whispers of "gorgeous", right into his blushing ears.
His dreams are filled with thoughts of blood-red hearts, and sultry whispers of "gorgeous", right into his blushing ears.
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(I saw some people wondering so I just wanted to make it clearer: when YLLZ and HGJ talk as vampire/human they talk through the patron system! It's like an app, I mentioned it but didn't explain it right 😶😶 so WWX didn't actually have LWJ's phone number before~~)
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When LZ wakes up, he has more unread messages than he's ever had in his life. It seems like WY spent the night looking up healthy diet-exercise routines for him, because when he opens the conversation there are 20 different links to articles about it.
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And then there's a long rant about how LZ should definitely eat better and if he's getting too weak to workout maybe he should change his diet altogether.
WY: you already look like you came out of a painting
WY: so you can slow down
WY: please don't almost faint on me again
WY: you already look like you came out of a painting
WY: so you can slow down
WY: please don't almost faint on me again
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LZ immediately has a smile on his face. He thinks WY is really trying to be... romantic with him. In his own way. He’s certainly not acting like he wants to fuck him once and then leave.
LZ is not usually one to date. He prefers one night stands and no strings attached.
But.
LZ is not usually one to date. He prefers one night stands and no strings attached.
But.
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He kind of really enjoys this clumsy attempt at courting him that WY is doing. It almost makes LZ feel bad for having so many explicit thoughts about him.
That is, until he gets WY's next message.
WY: actually, scratch that. If you faint again please do it RIGHT on top of me
That is, until he gets WY's next message.
WY: actually, scratch that. If you faint again please do it RIGHT on top of me
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LZ: Is this why you wanted my number? Telling me even worse pickup lines?
WY: pickup line? I mean this 100%
LZ: Unfortunately I do not intend to faint again, on you or on any less appealing surfaces
WY: I'm flattered you think of me as an appealing surface
WY: but how come?
WY: pickup line? I mean this 100%
LZ: Unfortunately I do not intend to faint again, on you or on any less appealing surfaces
WY: I'm flattered you think of me as an appealing surface
WY: but how come?
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LZ: I will be significantly decreasing my workout for a few weeks until I get used to my new diet.
LZ: So I'll only be going to the gym around 3 times a week.
WY: that's very smart 💕
WY: and who knows
WY: maybe we'll even meet there again
LZ: Who knows indeed.
LZ: So I'll only be going to the gym around 3 times a week.
WY: that's very smart 💕
WY: and who knows
WY: maybe we'll even meet there again
LZ: Who knows indeed.
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They talk for a few more minutes. Weirdly, Lan Zhan wants to stay right where he is and continue texting Wei Ying. It's a new feeling, since he hates texting and has never been particularly good at it.
The only other person he has any kind of fun texting is... Yiling Laozu.
The only other person he has any kind of fun texting is... Yiling Laozu.
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LZ tried refusing to acknowledge that he enjoys chatting with a vampire, but it's true. YLLZ is fun, and seems carefree enough about his... condition, that even LZ has to admit vampirism doesn't seem as foreign to him anymore.
Was that his plan all along? Is LZ falling for it?
Was that his plan all along? Is LZ falling for it?
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LZ tightens his jaw and puts the thought away. Why is he even thinking about YLLZ right now? He's talking to Wei Ying.
Unfortunately, thinking of the vampire reminds him that he needs to pay a visit to the blood bank today.
With a sigh, LZ tells WY he needs to go.
Unfortunately, thinking of the vampire reminds him that he needs to pay a visit to the blood bank today.
With a sigh, LZ tells WY he needs to go.
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Just like he was asked to, LZ runs all the way there. He enters the blood bank's excessively guarded doors with his heart still racing, and gets taken straight into a separate room.
LZ sits at the comfortable chair and offers the nurse his arm.
LZ sits at the comfortable chair and offers the nurse his arm.
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LZ has never been afraid of getting his blood taken. If anything, its interesting to see it slowly filling the bag. The pain that comes with it is barely no pain at all. He doesnt even feel it by now.
He wonders, sometimes, what it would feel like to get it taken from his neck.
He wonders, sometimes, what it would feel like to get it taken from his neck.
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It's an old thought, but one he tries not to indulge in too much. LZ would hate to be mistaken for a vampire groupie, because that's not his motive for this.
But he does think about it.
"I'm going to inject the serum now" the nurse says, bringing him back to the present.
But he does think about it.
"I'm going to inject the serum now" the nurse says, bringing him back to the present.
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"Mn" LZ says, and then remembers something he meant to ask. "Does the serum have any long lasting effects?"
The nurse thinks for a second before answering. "Not that we know of. As you know, it was created only 80 years ago. So far, our oldest patients show nothing concerning."
The nurse thinks for a second before answering. "Not that we know of. As you know, it was created only 80 years ago. So far, our oldest patients show nothing concerning."
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"What about short term?"
"Short term, with how much you've been getting, is that you might not get as sick as you used to," the nurse gives him a tiny smile. "Vampire saliva heals you in more than one way. Yiling Laozu sees it as a nice perk."
"Short term, with how much you've been getting, is that you might not get as sick as you used to," the nurse gives him a tiny smile. "Vampire saliva heals you in more than one way. Yiling Laozu sees it as a nice perk."
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The mention of his name gets LZ thinking about him all over again.
"Have you met him?" he asks.
"Yeah. We all have."
LZ swallows. "What does he look like?"
"I don't know" the nurse says. "He always wears a mask over his eyes. But he carries himself like he's very handsome."
"Have you met him?" he asks.
"Yeah. We all have."
LZ swallows. "What does he look like?"
"I don't know" the nurse says. "He always wears a mask over his eyes. But he carries himself like he's very handsome."
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Right. LZ looks ahead as the nurse injects the serum. Simply asking and getting an answer would've been to easy. YLLZ is careful.
But... he's still curious. He knows nothing about YLLZ except for the things he created. He wants to know more.
"How did you start working here?"
But... he's still curious. He knows nothing about YLLZ except for the things he created. He wants to know more.
"How did you start working here?"
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At this, the nurse grins. "YLLZ rescued me. I was an orphan. All of us were."
"Rescued?"
"Yes! He took me out of a bad situation when I was a kid. Paid for my studies. Gave me a job when I grew up."
"A vampire?" LZ asks, incredulous.
The nurse grimaces. "He's still a person."
"Rescued?"
"Yes! He took me out of a bad situation when I was a kid. Paid for my studies. Gave me a job when I grew up."
"A vampire?" LZ asks, incredulous.
The nurse grimaces. "He's still a person."
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LZ doesn't know what to say.
"Why does he do it?" he asks, eventually.
"Because he's good," the nurse says, with absolute conviction. "He would not have rescued thousands if he weren't. They say he was an orphan himself, you know. I don't doubt it."
LZ stays quiet.
"Why does he do it?" he asks, eventually.
"Because he's good," the nurse says, with absolute conviction. "He would not have rescued thousands if he weren't. They say he was an orphan himself, you know. I don't doubt it."
LZ stays quiet.
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The nurse finishes the job, and LZ wobbles out of the blood bank feeling uncharacteristically lightheaded.
So this Yling Laozu, this... vampire. Was not what he expected at all. Having had a hard life, he turned his afterlife into helping as many people as possible?
So this Yling Laozu, this... vampire. Was not what he expected at all. Having had a hard life, he turned his afterlife into helping as many people as possible?
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It doesn't match the image LZ has grown up hearing about vampires from the media and his uncle. That they are heartless, shadow creatures. Immediately recognizable in public because of how grotesquely otherworldly they look.
And if those things aren't true... what else isn't?
And if those things aren't true... what else isn't?
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LZ goes to work. He does his best at teaching, because he cares about the children and they deserve his full attention. He eats, and actually feels a little bit better than he had been feeling all week.
And then he gets home, turns on his computer, and researches YLLZ's name.
And then he gets home, turns on his computer, and researches YLLZ's name.