#mermay #wangxian Wei Wuxian who works part time at his adopted...

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#mermay #wangxian

Wei Wuxian who works part time at his adopted family's aquarium as a professional merman while finishing up his marine biology degree.

He loves it! It's the perfect job for him until he wakes up one morning with a tail where his legs once were.
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He yelps and rolls of the bed, his new red tail—his tail!!!????— landing with a sharp thwap on his bedroom floor.

He's flapping like a, well, like a fish when his roommate Wen Qing bursts through the door with a cowering, worried Wen Ning behind her.
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Twin brown eyes widen, one in shock and worry and the other in also shock but a mix of wonder.

"What the fu—"

"Wen Qing! Help!! I'm a fish!!!"

"I can see that! A-Ning, help me move him!"
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Thanks to WQ's quick thinking, they quickly maneuver a frantic WWX into the bathtub as a temporary solution. With A-Yuan safe at daycare, this will spot will do for now, but not much longer. He'll return with grubby hands that will need to be washed right away.
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So. A few hours to figure out why WWX is a fish.

At least in the water his scales are shiny, not dull like they were before. They also look just like the costume he wears at Yunmeng Aquarium, with a pattern of burgandy and scarlet scales with the stray pop of pink.
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He tries to pinch one of the scales, just to see, and ends up yelping again at the pain.

"Stop that!" WQ chides while WN checks the temp of the bathtub water and adds more hot water. "Thats your skin now."

"But why, /why/ is it my skin? Where are my slender pretty legs??"
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"I dont know! You get into all kinds of problems when I'm not looking. What sort of shit did you get into yesterday?"

WWX has to take a second to ponder. Yesterday he'd finished TA-ing a class and went to work for the evening shift at the aquarium.
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There was a group celebrating their friend's bachelorette party who really loved the dips and dives and twirls WWX did for them, especially after he made it into a drinking game for them. There was also a single mother with her three children who was grateful for hia distraction.
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Oh. Well. There was that one thing...

"Um. I think i might have pissed off Lan Zhan?"

WQ blinks. "How could Lan Wangji possibly have anything to do with this?"
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WWX twiddles his thumbs. Much less fun underwater, but at least his skin doesnt get pruney anymore.

"Um, I think... Lan Zhan might be a witch...."
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WQ blurts, "Wei Wuxian witches arent real!"

He gestures to the tail currently wagging agitatedly in WN's direction. "Mermaids aren't suposed to be either so!"

WQ concedes.

"How the hell did you piss Lan Wangji off bad enough he would curse you?"
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WWX wracks his brain, thinking through the events of last night.

LZ arrived late in the evening, close to closing time, the way he always does after work every other day. By then, the bridal party had already consumed enough shots to make even the filthiest sailor impressed.
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WWX does his set in the tropical fish tanks that's a two-floor exhibit. The first floor is a glass viewing area to look into the tank, while the second floor is a fenced in portion that doubles as a touch tank for patrons to check out the starfish and for WWX to entertain them.
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WWX had been lounging on one of the ledges on the second floor, leaning over the fence to accept a sneaky shot from one of the bridesmaids. They did cheers, then twined their arms together as they drank their own shots, leaning in close enough for WWX to see her unfocused gaze.
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Technically visitors weren't supposed to touch WWX and WWX was definitely not supposed to drink, but it was the end of his shift and there was a celebration, and WWX knew for a fact JC would be at the sea lion enclosure arguing with them over who was right (the sea lions, always)
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The lady listed over to the side as she lost her balance on the slippery floor and WWX hurried to catch her, wrapping a strong arm around her waist. Her head tipped up and she must have been impressed by WWX's shimmering eyeshadow (which is to be expected, it is very pretty).
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Her hand came up to stroke his cheek and she whispered a "Shiny..." that WWX had to work hard not to crinkle his nose at the putrid smell of her breath after so many drinks.

And that was when he heard Lan Zhan's light inhale and looked up to see him wide-eyed and frozen.
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LZ comes by every week and has been for years, ever since before WWX worked this gig when he just did tours while Yanli-jie was on maternity leave. LZ used to come to every single tour, even though he's been to this aquarium so many times he probably knows it better than any of
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the other non-Jiang staff.

WWX isn't sure what startled LZ so badly, but right then, another bridesmaid barreled into his side as she came to help her friend, while another joined soon after. The trio was so loud and exited and really quite inebriated, that WWX was preoccupied.
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It wasn't until after the designated sober friend came back from the bathroom to corral her friends and an irate JC arrived to lecture every one about why alcohol isn't allowed in the aquarium (mostly to WWX, which honestly kinda valid) and accepted a hefty tip (bribe) from the
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aforementioned designatee, that WWX had a chance to go after LZ and see what startled him.

By the time he found LZ, he was huddled on the other side of the tank with his arms held straight and his frownlines deeper than the Mariner's Trench.
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LZ didn't really seem up to talking, so WWX did what he always did best. Defuse the situation.

"Lan Zhan you're not jealous are you? Did you know one of them? Oh, maybe you have a little crush?"
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In hindsight, when he remembers LZ's furious glare, that was probably not the right thing to say.
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"Wei Wuxian, you're an idiot."

Evidently, Wen Qing agrees.

"What? What was I supposed to do?! He didn't say anything, just walked off in a huff before I couldn't even get changed. Do you think I know why he did it?"
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"If he left, how do you know he was the one to, um, curse you," WN asks. "How do you know Lan-gongzi is a witch, Wei-xiong?"

"Oh A-Ning, you and your cute little head." WWX smooshes WN's cheeks between his wet hands, which WN tolerates as part of their friendship.
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"Of course Lan Zhan is a witch. I've known ever since high school, even if he never said. No one can be that handsome and talented and kindhearted and humble and sexy without being a witch, duh."

"You are a colossal, mega-idiot. A-Ning, help me get this fishface into the car."
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They learn that WWX is able to exist outside of water for the 20 or so minutes it takes for them to drive to the aquarium. Only, his scales start to shed at the 15 minute mark and it hurts a teeny bit and WWX feels awful bad about getting blood on WN's new car, but it's fine.
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WQ pours a bottle of water over WWX's tail where he's sitting in the backseat, which seems to help. He'll have to pay for WN's car cleaning. Maybe he can make it a company expense.

They cart WWX over in one of the carts that are basically a fish tank on wheels to the office.
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Yanli-jie and Jiang Cheng get one good look at him before springing to action.

Well, action that means JYL coos over WWX sparkly tail and tuts at the bloody ones, while JC starts screaming.

"What the fuck did you do!?"

"Hey! I didn't ask to be cursed! Why is it my fault!"
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"Because it's always your fault, Wei Wuxian!"

WQ fills them all in on the morning's events and WWX's theory, by which time WWX's scales are no longer bleeding and have grown back at a frankly alarmingly fast rate.
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JYL wipes the last of the blood away and boops WWX's nose as she retreats. "Lan Wangji does not seem like the type to curse A-Xian out of anger..."

"You weren't there in high school, A-Jie," JC grumbles with his arms crossed and glaring at WWX's tail like that will bring his
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legs back. "Wei Wuxian annoyed the shit out of him. If he really is a witch, I'm more surprised he didn't curse him earlier."

WWX retaliates by splashing water at JC with his tail, enjoying his sputtering offence.
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JYL is less amused. "But...he comes here everyday to see A-Xian. Why would he curse you..."

WWX pouts exaggeratedly. "Will JieJie still love XianXian even though he's a fish?" This time, he waves his tail like its a hand, which turns JYL's frown into a smile. Success.
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"Listen, Lan Zhan will be back tomorrow. I'll just ask him then and get him to fix it. Easy Peasy. I'll just spend the night here at the aquarium and sleep with the fishes." He grins brightly. "Always wanted to do that. And Madam Yu isn't even here to yell at me for it!"
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"Oh fuck, what am I going to tell mom. We don't have insurance for this..."

"Let's just hope the sharks keep her extra busy on her business trip, A-Cheng."
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~ 🧜 ~

Lan Wangji is in trouble.

He's in major, dangerous, awful trouble.

"Lan Zhan! Hi! You don't normally come on Saturdays, but hi! Can you give me my legs back please?"

Lan Wangji is fucked.
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"Lan Zhaaaan," WY whines as he swims up to the fence where LWJ is standing, using his very real tail.

LWJ would know. He has imagined doing many things with WY and his costume. Many things, many times.

This is no costume.
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"Lan Zhan! I know this was you! You're a witch! Uncurse me!"

WY has always been astute. LWJ is not surprised he figured out the Lan family secret. He's alluded to it often enough in the past.

LWJ is simply shocked because he recognizes his magic register.
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This spell was definitely LWJ's doing, a light blue aura surrounding WY's tail and claiming it as his (which does /many/ interesting things to LWJ at the moment).

The issue is LWJ did not consciously cast this spell...

Whatever happened was clearly an accident.

He is fucked.
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He left his work early, leaving the weekly coven meeting against Uncle's wishes precisely because he'd been appalled by his behavior yesterday.

WY does not belong to LWJ. If WY would like to flirt with women who are more fun than LWJ could ever be, he would accept that.
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Only it seems as though his magic thought otherwise.

The Lan magic is ruled by precise and structured rules that have been handed down the line of their clan since they first mingled with the dragons that gave them their abilities.

The number one rule is intention.
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All magic must be cast by intention. The intent is what channels their magic.

LWJ doesn't think he intended for WWX to become a real merman, but evidently his magic disagreed.

"Wei Ying, I...I apologize... I do not know..." he cuts himself off, too ashamed at his own mistake.
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He was angry. Angry and horribly jealous. But he never thought, he didn't think he wanted this.

Really, the only thought he had last night as he ran from the aquarium was the selfish wish that if WY could not be his, he would be nobody's...

...Fuck.
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"Wei Ying...I am not sure how this happened. My magic must require my input but it seems as though I did this without realizing. I'm sor—"

"Ha! So i was right! Lan Zhan, you are a witch! Take that everyone! I knew it!"

LWJ blinks as WY fistbumps himself and his tail splashes.
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A wide grin stretches across his face, beaming and breathtaking as always and wholey unsuited for the gravity of this situation.

"...Wei Ying?"

He laughs. "I was 50/50 on it, really. More like 60/40 honestly, but the point is I wasn't completely sure you were a witch,
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but I was right! Ha!"

WY's tail wags happily the way a dog might if LWJ was callous enough to mention the beasts in WWX's presence. The effect is extremely adorable, or would be if not for the fact that this tail is LWJ'S doing.
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His tone turns serious. "Wei Ying, I will fix this. I will consult Shufu and the elders. Our library may hold a prescedent." He grips the railing separating him from WY tight enough for his knuckles to turn stark white. "I will fix this. I am...I'm sorry."

WY's smile softens.
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He hauls himself up onto the ledge of the tank. With hands that are damp and cold, but no less soft, he gently unravels each of LWJ's fingers one by one.

"Lan Zhan ah, Lan Zhan, you worry too much. Being a merman isn't so bad. I saved time getting ready this for my show,
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and this is going to be great for my thesis on fish colony communities. The water is heated and the kids are having fun, I'm truly alright, you see?"

Though LWJ does not entirely believe him, WY does appear to be his usual self, though physically altered.
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Nevertheless, LWJ's heart still feels heavy.

WY takes one of his hands between his. They watch as wrinkles sprout on LWJ's fingertips as water seeps slowly from WY's skin.

"Lan Zhan, why were you so upset last night? What did I do wrong?"

LWJ swallows painfully.
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"I...I—"

"Xian-gege!!!"

"A-Yuan! What are you doing here! It's bedtime!"
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LWJ lets out a breath he didn't realize he was holding as a small child crashes into the railing with an excited grin. The child, A-Yuan, realizes sees the nearby sign advising safety near the exhibit and carefully repositions himself so that he is standing at a slightly safer
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distance.

LWJ can't help but be impressed.

A-Yuan's bottom lip juts out as he frowns. "Xian-gege. Ning-gege said you you're not sleeping with us anymore..."

LWJ is amazed by WY's composure because as soon as he hears A-Yuan's sullen tone he decides he will give him everything
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A winded Wen Ning finally catches up, bending at the knees as he says between heavy pants, "Sorry Wei-ge... He started crying when I said you couldn't read him to sleep...so I brought him here when Qing-jie left for her shift."

WY gasps. "Wen Ning! You snuck out? You!"
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A hand slaps up to his chest. "I'm so proud."

WN waves WWX off and promptly collapses onto a nearby bench and may or may not pass out.

WY sends LWJ a sheepish smile. "Just give me a minute, okay?"
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With a quick glance to ensure no one else is around, WY guides A-Yuan through a gap in the railings, instructing him to hold on tight as he sits him down on the rim of the tank.

A-Yuan sits obediently with the air of someone who's done this a thousand times. But he looks at
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LWJ with suspicion.

WY winks up at LWJ. "Don't worry A-Yuan, Pretty-gege here won't tell anyone, will he?"

LWJ manages to shake his head even though it feels as though his heart has stopped beating.
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"So, A-Yuan, you dragged your poor Ning-gege all the way over here? Just for a story?"

A-Yuan tugs on a lock of WY's wet hair and begins messily braiding the strands, though he doesn't appear to know how and it quickly turns into a tangled mess.
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WY looks on with bemusement, not appearing even the slightest bit put off.

"Ning-gege doesn't do the voices right. It's not the same."

"Ah, I see, I see. Why don't you make the voices inside? You've heard me do it a thousand times"
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A-Yuan defiantly shakes his head. "No. Only Xian-gege." He blinks manipulative doe eyes at WY.

"Alright, alright. You drive a hard bargain. One story." WY's gaze slides slyly over to LWJ. "How about this gege, A-Yuan? Do you think he can do some good voices for your story?"
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A-Yuan looks over LWJ with all the skepticism a four year old can possess before reluctantly nodding.

LWJ is unsure if he should be offended or honored. He clears his throat, preparing to make adjusted voices.

WY begins telling a tail of a cursed merman and the
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dashing prince meant to save him, asking for LWJ's to reply when he gets to the part where the prince must save the merman, having apparently decided LWJ will play the prince.

Only, LWJ freezes. How is he supposed to save the merman if he has no idea how?
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He blanks, unsure, looking between WY and A-Yuan as if either might have the answer, even looking behind him to where WN is snoring on the bench.

At last, A-Yuan rolls his eyes and takes pity on LWJ.

"Silly Pretty-gege. The prince needs to kiss the merman! Duh!"
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WWX laughs awkwardly. "Aha, we can play make believe for that part. It just a story, and you're good at making up stories, right Yuan'er!"

With an impressive shout that seems to be too loud for such a small person, A-Yuan shouts, "No! Prince-gege kiss to save the merman!!!!!"
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With each word, WY's smile grows more and more tense, until he turns wide frightened eyes in LWJ's direction.

Until finally, LWJ cuts in.

"I will do it. Prince-gege will kiss the merman."
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As A-Yuan cheers, WY leans in close to whisper, "Lan Zhan, you don't, you don't have to do this you know? I can make up some other ending. It's just a story.

But it's not just another story, LWJ doesn't say.

I do not mind, LWJ doesn't say
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I would like to, LWJ doesn't say.

What he does say is this; "I will do it."

LWJ watches WY's throat move up and down as he swallows.

A-Yuan watches with wide-eyed excitement, his small hands clasped together beneath his chin.
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LWJ leans over the railing as close to WY as he can get, watching underneath hooded eyes as WY's slowly flutter close....

before LWJ's foot slips in a puddle of water and he finds himself overbalancing, until he careens over the railing and into the tropical fish tank.
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~ 🧜‍♂️ ~

With WN's help, WWX is able to fish (heh) LZ out of the tank with little harm except for some stray kelp caught in his hair and his expensive work outfit only slightly damaged from when LZ's arm crashed into the rocks.
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At least it was just his arm, WWX thinks thankfully as WN drapes a towel over LZ's shoulder. Meanwhile, LZ attempts to console an inconsolable A-Yuan clinging to his sodden pant leg and apologizing.

All while WWX sits dumbly on the other side of the railing, stuck in the water
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At least WN's taking good care of them, he tries to convince himself. But for some reason, a sour taste in his throat refuses to let him believe that. His fingers dip in the water, feeling a bit colder than it was minutes ago.

"Wei-ge?" WN grabs WWX's attention.
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A sniffling A-Yuan is huddled in WN's arms, but the slow rise and fall of his back tells WWX he's slowly drifting off. "I'm going to take A-Yuan home. Will you two be okay here?"

LWJ, with his wet hair and towel, drip-dripping onto the aquarium floor, is watching
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WWX like he might have the answer.

Really. He looks so innocent and scared like this. Like a cute little bunny rabbit that just escaped the rain

WWX shakes his head with a quiet chuckle and waves WN off with a quip, leaving only himself and LWJ under the blue aquarium lights.
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This time, wwx is the one to lean over the railing, propping his arms across it so he can rest his chin atop. "Is that enough for you Lan Zhan? There are other towels here. I cant get them for you, but i can probably..."

He trails off. Theres not much he can do really.
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He can spend a few minutes out of the water, but he cant walk or move across the floor at all. Not unless lz carries him.

Heat floods his cheeks. Yes, no. Best not to think that way.
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.....

LZ was willing to kiss him. For a story, because a-yuan asked him, yes....

But he almost did. So close.
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He doesnt really register the tiny smile crossing his lips until its already there, silly and fond.

Lz sits himself down on the floor beside wwx, legs crossed neatly and the towl wrapped loosely. The ends of his hair are slowly drying.
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"I am alright. And Wei Ying?"

"Me? Oh I'm just great! Got to see all my favorite people today, cant beat that."

He winks and LZ's ears turn an adorable pink that makes wwx laugh. It drifts with the currents, the patterns reflected on the walls around them.
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wwx hums. "Its late Lan Zhan. You never stay this late, isnt it bedtime for you?"

He never quite understood why madam Yu demeanded the aquarium be open this late, but her rules rarely made sense to him. Most rules didnt.
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LZ glances at his watch and promptly looks back up.

"I do not have anywhere else to be. I will stay with you."

"You dont have to."
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For a second, lz hesitates.

Then he quietly says, "I want to."

But it sounds like he's answering something else.
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LZ stays with WWX the rest of the night, well past closing time, sitting eye level on the floor with wwx perched on the other side of the railing. Though wwx grows tired and ends up leaning on the rail, lz sits straight, listening to wwx as he rambles all the wau until
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JC finds them on his final sweep, looking more of a mess than lz as he barks at hom to leave.

Wwx laughs and laughs and almost misses when lz turns around and gravely announces, "I will fix this, Wei Ying. No matter what. I will see you tomorrow."
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But he does hear, and its like his heart did too the way it lurched forward as lz swept put of the room, hair long dried and face determined.

JC scoffs at wwx and mutters goodnight before he retreats for the night. And wwx hardly even cares, even though he should probably
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ask what time jiejie will come in for the morning shift.

But hes too busy remembering how lz listened so intently to him these past few hours, how he never looked away, didnt even look tired.
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Hes thinking about how lz looked as he leaned in to kiss him, how he looked when he said he'd fix this curse no matter what. How he never left wwx even once until he was forced to.

Wei Wuxian spends the night sleeping with just the fishes, but he doesn't feel alone at all.
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LZ visits everyday for the next week, each time bringing a book from his coven's library "borrowed" under dubious means, much to WWX's delight.

Much of the info is about application, but if what lz says about his magic is true, this spell didnt follow any of the rules like it
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was supposed to.

"Intention," lz repeats for the 50th time that hour. "Our magic requires intention."

wwx waves his hands in exasperation. "Well what were your intentions then, lan zhan???"
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But whenever he asks that, lz goes quiet and still and doesnt speak for a long while.

And wwx has realized he really, really likes when lz talks.

Hes always like lz, ever since he sat behind im in 10th grade lit and tugged on lz's braid everyday for months until lz
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chopped his beautiful long hair off.

And even then, wwx switched to blowing hot air at the back of lz's pale skin instead.

So he's always like being around lz, he just didnt onow he could like it this much.
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But lz is funny, and smarter than even wwx thought possible. He listens attentively even when wwx went a bit stir crazy staring at these glass walls for days. He even gave in startlingly fast when wwx asked if lz would help bring him in a cart to the dolphin enclosure to play.
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But lz did, without wwx even whining. He just stood up, grabbed the fish tank cart, and brought wwx to thw dolphins to play in between shows when jc wasnt looking.

And wwx is sure lwj would be able to carry him without. He disnt struggle at all even with a cart full of
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gallons of water and full grown fish person.

He even offered to fill in as TA for wwx's classes. Apparently, spending all that time with wwx when he gave those tours has given lwj quite an impressive amount of marine knowledge. The way he talks about the complexity of a whales
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brain is frankly sexy.

And wwx is thinking he might not actually mind this whole being a merman thing. It really is fun, and everyone comes to visit him. He gets to swim, his most favorite. He and lz are growing closer than ever. Its all so great...
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Until night time when the aquarium closes and wwx has to say goodbye to not just lz, but jc and jyl and everyone else. When everyone on the other side of the railing shut the door behind them, and wwx is alone, only the blue lights and fishes for company.
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They're good listeners, but they arent as good at listening as lz. He cant hug them like A-Yuan, cant laugh with them like he does with the Wens over dinner. Cant tease them like JC, or gossip like with jyl.

Its nice, but its not the same. Not really.
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(I might continue tonight i might not but im late for dinner and other Tasks so just in case top of the thread for now.

I //think// theres not much more to this maybe hopefully please)

@gentil_minou
Bushy | 🏞➡️🌅 🍉🕊@gentil_minou
#mermay #wangxian

Wei Wuxian who works part time at his adopted family's aquarium as a professional merman while finishing up his marine biology degree.

He loves it! It's the perfect job for him until he wakes up one morning with a tail where his legs once were.
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And the thing is...

The more wei wuxian thinks about it....

He thinks he //was// supposed to kiss lan zhan.
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Ridiculous. Shameless. Plenty of other words the Lans would invoke for the course of wwx's thoughts. Nothing in the books he and lz studied suggested something as simple as a kiss would be enough to reverse a spell that turned him into a merman...

But also...
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Intention. LZ said intention.

Intention can also mean a wish. LZ yasnt said what his intention was, but did he have a wish? A wish that led him to accidentally curse WWX? A wish that might reverse it?
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This last week, WWX has got a new wish as well...

Shiny red lips, honey-brown eyes that reflect the shimmering water in the tank. Blue lights thst bring out the colors hiding in soft black hair.

WWX has a wish, and he has intention. would that he enough?
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LZ comes to the aquarium the next day, even though they should be closed for maintenance. Yanli-jie let him in, he says.

He really didn't need to explain since wwx can clearly see jyl hovering in the doorway with a sly smile and waving at him to "go on go on"
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'Go on'?

Go on with what?

His mind is full of half formed currents circling the others, each carrying a vague thought or idea but cruising away beforw he can bring them together.

Intention. Lan Zhan. A wish. Lan Zhan.
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LZ's dulcet tones as he reads the research he’d done last night lulls wwx into a stupor, drowning out the sounds until it feels as though he's listening to him from underwater. He should pay attention, especially after how much effort lz put into his research but...

But...
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Lz wets his lips as he turns to the next the page. He peers up at wwx from beneath long lashes and freezes with the page stuck in limbo.

"Wei Ying?"

Intention. Lan Zhan. Wishes. Lan Zhan.
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"Lan Zhan, let's try it."

"...Try what?"

"Lets see if a kiss from the prince could break the curse."
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Lan Zhan doesnt reply right away, but the page he'd been turning slips from his fingers unceremoniously.

"...Excuse me?"

WWX leans up on his arms and over the railing, his tail only jusr skimming the waters surface.
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"Listen I've been thinking about it and, and...and its intention right? Intention leads to your magic and spelling so intention will be what gets reverses it. So if the intention is, is the opposite what happens?"

LZ's brows draw together in thought.
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WWX sees the moment when it hits LZ and his eyes burn bright and wide as twin suns. "...Opposite intention would lead to opposite effect..."

WWX grins. "Lan Zhan....why were you really upset. When I was with those girls?"
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He also sees the moment something shutters in LZ's gaze, clouding those skies with tremulous fear.

WWX almost hesitates, but then he remembers.

LZ leaning in, shiny red lips, fluttering lashes, followed by endless nights side by side.
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Years of LZ visitin the aquarium, more than most people in several lifetimes. Like clockwork, ticking to the schedule wwx followed.
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His voice is steady when he asks, "Lan Zhan, you were jealous right? That night you accidentally cast the spell you were jealous.

"But you werent jealous of me. You were jealous of those girls, right?"
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Despite the steadiness of his voice, wwx's tail trembles, sending ripples cascadeing across the tanks. The aquarium lights reflect in lz's eyes, making them shine.

LZ inhales but stops, breath catching in his throat. As if drawn by some unseen force, his gaze strays
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to the other side of the exhibit, where wwx confronted him the other night and accused him of a different kind of jealousy.

The answer is written clear across his face. Technically wwx doesnt need to ask...but...
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But he wants to hear it from lz. Needs to.

The collar of lz's dress shirt is folded over uneatly like he was in a rush to get here this morning.

Without thinking, wwx's hand reaches over to straighten the collar, the palm of his hand smoothing the wrinkled fabric.
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Down it strays across lz's chest, towards where his heart is hammering against wwx's skin. So loud, too loud. Even though he cant hear it, the vibrations bounce inside wwx's head.

"What were you wishing for, lan zhan? That night, your wish....what was it?"
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The spines along the back of wwx's hand stretch outward, like a starburst over lz's heart.

In a moment of insanity, wwx imagines leaving a permanent mark there. A brand that says, 'wei ying is here. wei ying is always right here.'
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"Lan Zhan," he says quietly, barelyal audible above the gentle waves from the tank below. "How will i know if you never say?"

Finally, like the light at the top of a lighthouse slowly scanning the horizon, lz's gaze returns back to wwx.
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His voice is tremulous when lz replies, "i wanted wei ying to be mine."
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And like a ship lost at sea spotting that familiar beacon in the distance, wwx sails home.

"lan zhan, dont you know? I already am."
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lan zhan's eyes grow as wide as saucers. wei wuxian laughs helplessly, his two hands coming up to cradle lz's cheeks, not wanting to miss a single moment of his incredulous, awed expression.

"i get it now, i do," he continues before lz can open his mouth.
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"your magic needs intention. lan zhan, you come to the aquarium almost every day, why lan zhan? to see me right? to see me perform?"

lan zhan nods and quietly admits, "...to see wei ying."
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wwx's heart is beating so fast, it must have escaped and swam away.

but lan zhan stays right where he is. he holds onto wwx's wrist, steady over his pulse. an anchor keeping wwx from drifting away.
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"yeah," he whispers, breathless. "you came here to see me. even my dumb tours with those endless whale facts that didnt even fit with the exhibit, but you paid attention right?"

"your tours are very informative"

if wwx laughs anymore, he worries he might disappear into bubbles.
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he doesn't think lan zhan would like that, even with that twinkle shinking in his eyes and the dip in his cheek from the smallest smile.

"let me finish lan zhan!" he reprimands, squishing his cheeks so his lips purse like a fish.
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"you come here and watch me perform and do my little dance with the audience, but the whole time you're jealous thinking i'm doing it for them?"

if wwx wasn't holding him in place, he's sure lan zhan would look to the side in shame.

"...wei ying is well-loved and admired."
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"but i'm not doing it for them! i'm doing it for the money, first. and cause its fun. but that doesn't matter because, because."

all those nights, with lan zhan staying late.

"those people, they come here for a show. lan zhan, you come here for me."
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wwx wets his lips.

"you cursed me because you thought i couldn't be yours?"

lz tracks the movement and his lips part in awe.
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"you thought my heart belonged to those girls i dont even know? to anyone else?"

they're charting a course.
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"it never did. not to anyone else. never, not even once."

and finding their way home.

"only to you."
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wwx surges forward, hauling himself up until his tail is dangling out of the water, and kisses lan zhan deeply, deeper than the mariner's trench. fathomless.
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He's rusty at kissing, having been uninterested in doing much of anything romantic with grad schoop keeping him busy.

Really, this kiss is more like when he's done cpr courses and had to kiss a mannequin.
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Then lan zhan's hand clutches the back of wwx's neck and tugs at the long hair, and he opens his mouth and his tongue slips out and in and

Oh

Then the kiss turns real.
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Then it turns good.

And wwx's hands slip into lz's short hair, undoing the style as lz's other hand slides down and down wwx's lower back, where the skin meets his scales and
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And then, the kiss turns magical.
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(Um. Is anyone ethically and morally opposed to them basically fucking in an aquarium tank because i kinda um wanna see what i can do maybe)
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The tips of Lan Zhan's fingers tap along the edge of wwx's scales, featherlight and barely there, but each touch sends sparks igniting his tail. He feels hot all over, even with cold water lapping at the surface.
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Wwx whispers against lz's lips, "Lan Zhan, ah, ah. It, it—ah!"

"Wei Ying, Wei Ying," lz repeats again and again as he trails along the skin just below wwx's waist.
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Nsfw 🔞 🔞 🔞

With the lightest touch, he skims his fingers down in a line along the fin of wwx's tail, sensitive enough that wwx loses his grip and nearly slips.

At the front of his tail, where his dick would normally be, the smoother scales part, revealing a slit.
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He hasnt explored this part of his anatomy in this form, focused more on turning back into a human than embracing this part of him.

But right now, with lz kneeding the part of his tail where wwx's ass would be as he swallow wwx's tongue, wwx grinds his front against the ledge
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of the tank.

Its good. It feels good, the rough stone against his scales, just missing the sensitive skin beneath his slit.

Its good. But its not enough. Not enough at all.
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"Lan Zhan, lan zhan please."

"Yes, yes. Mn."

"I need it."

"Yes, Wei Ying, anything."

"I need you to fuck me, please."
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Nsfw 🔞🔞 (wwx has a cloaca and its vagina-like im making this up as i go along please be nice also let me know what i should tag ahaaaa)

wwx slips a hand down towards this newly discovered slit, using two fingers to pry it open. There are no scales near the opening and he moans
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as the tips of his fingers brush the smooth tissue folding just beneath, wet and dripping all over the concrete ledge.

Water laps against the tank's walls, but the slick sounds of wwx fingering himseld drown it out entirely.
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He peers through hooded eyes at lan zhan where he's still sitting on the other side of the railing, hand wrapped around wwx's hip while the other clutches the metal like a lifeline.

Lan Zhan's pupils are blown so wide, leaving only a sliver of golden yellow at the edges.
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His fingers tigehten around the railing and he unconsciously leans forward, mouth opening and shutting as he watches wwx's fingers disappear inside him.
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"Isnt it fascinating, lan zhan?" wwx pants as his fingers open and shut in a scissoring motion. He still hasnt dug too deep, content with just diving into shallow waters.

Lan zhan nods but says nothing, glued to the motions wwx is making.
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"I guess when i- ah- when i got cursed it changed, nng, it changed more. I wonder what else- ah!- changed."

He slips another finger inside, the stretch searing even as it enhances his pleasure. Deep inside, something else is hardening, growing painfully thick.
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Sweat beads down wwx's temple and he presses his forehead against the railing for cool relief, close enought to feel lz's breathe against his ear.

"Lan zhan," he whispers with nonsensical giggles, "do you think i can even get pregnant?"
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Theres a groan that sounds both pleasured and pained and suddenly lz is diving under the railing and into wwx, pushing him into the water and beneath its surface.
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The water is refreshing against wwx'a heated skin, but every point of contact between him and lz burns. Lz's hands where the grip his hips, wwx's wrapped arouns his neck as he kisses lz, breathing life into him and plundering for hidden treasures.
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Lz's thighs where they trap wwx's tail, thw friction between soft jade skin and wwx's rough scales.

The grind of lz's zipper against the sensitive skin of wwx's slit. Great. Wonderful, but no where near enough.
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Gravity pulls them down deeper and deeper into the tank, only wwx's muscle memoey keeping the rocks from scratching and nicking their skin
The currents they kick send them into a whirlpool of limbs and tail scrabbling for purchase against the other.
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wwx has the sense that if he doesnt do something, lz will be content to drown as long as it was in wwx's arms. But wwx has plans, and the fire burns brightest in the hidden space where he needs lz most.

He drags lz up and up out of the tank and onto a ledge on the far side of
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the tank where on a ceramic structure decorated to look like a a cave wwx will lounge on.

"Lan Zhan," wwx gasps. He cuts off with a moan when lz latches onto the space beneath wwx's gills, useless when he can breathe on both land and water but to his delight sensitive to the way
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🔞🔞🔞

lz's tongue slides across them. "Lan Zhan wait, wait you— not here. You cant here."

But lz's hands have already left wwx's hip. One grips both of wwx's wrists and twists them behind his back, the twist and strain of wwx's muscle making him hiss.
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lz's other hands dives into wwx's slit, deeper than wwx's fingers explored earlier, deep enough to brush his hardened tip.

"Ah!!!" wwx spasms as lz's hand tightens and twists and suddenly hes coming, his release flooding the space beneath his slit, tiny pearly white beads
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leak out around lz's wrist.

lz rips his mouth off of wwx's neck and examines his handiwork. He flexes his hand and wwx moans at the overstimulation around his sensitive walls. Seeing this, lz repeats the motion.
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Sparks flare within wwx, as if lz has set of firecrackers inside him. Its too much, so much more than he's ever experienced. He keens, tears leaking at the corner of his eyes.

"Er-gege, slow...slow down. Please let this one rest."
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wwx tries to free his hands from lz's grip, only for lz to squeeze hard enough to leave red marks the color of wwx's scales.

Finally, lz's hand slips out of wwx's slit. wwx sighs at the relief, though feeling strangely empty now.
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Then, lz dives down and licks up the pearls of wwx's release, lapping at the smooth skin around his slit.
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