Wei Wuxian inherited many things from his mother, but he got his father's hair, thick, long, lustrous and silky. His hair has always been longer than most and darker than midnight. He doesn't want to cut it, but hates it coming onto his face, on his hands on his sword while he's doing anything, THUS, ✨he braids it✨.
It's a long thick braid, reaching below his thighs and sitting on his shoulders without his permission. Whenever he turns around or is sword drilling, it swishes behind him like it has a life of it's own.
Bonus: wwx in braid is many people's gay / straight awakening. Jc and yzh has to keep away suiters (and creeps) behind wwx , cuz he's oblivious to other's crush on him. As he's busy looking at lwj 🙃
"Lan-xiong," Nie Huaisang says one afternoon, while Lan Wangji is trying to meditate in the courtyard behind the Yashi. "There's something you ought to know before the guest disciples get here."
Lan Wangji squints at him.
"What is it?" he says flatly. Knowing Nie Huaisang as he does, he guesses that Huaisang intends to relay some piece of gossip; but as telling tales about others is strictly forbidden in the Cloud Recesses, Nie Huaisang ought to know better than to attempt such a thing before the clan's Head of Discipline.
"It's about Yunmeng Jiang," Nie Huaisang says.
"What about Yunmeng Jiang?" Lan Wangji has had little to do with the cultivators of Yunmeng Jiang, but he doubts that a class of their most talented disciples could cause much trouble at the lectures. "Have Jiang-zongzhu's daughter and her shidimei decided not to come?"
Nie Huaisang waves his fan in dismissal. "Oh, nothing so serious as that. It's only—well, have you heard of Wei Wuxian?"
"Briefly. He is Jiang-zongzhu's head disciple, is he not?"
The aforementioned Wei Wuxian's instatement as head disciple was an occasion of some note in the Jianghu, Lan Wangji remembers. For one thing, Wei Wuxian is not a bloodline member of the clan: though this is not so uncommon amongst the latest generation of head disciples, especially in sects where clan disciples are not the majority. For another, Wei Wuxian was apparently disfavored by his shimu from the day Jiang Fengmian first brought him to Lotus Pier at the age of five—and when the news of his appointment reached Lanling Jin last year, there was a great deal of murmuring about how Yu Ziyuan had taken it.
"He is the head disciple," Nie Huaisang says gravely, "but that is of no importance here. The trouble is—oh, it's just a word, don't look like that—is that Wei-gongzi is a calamitous beauty, and his shidimen wrote to me asking whether the Cloud Recesses would be willing to assist in his protection during the lectures."
He holds out a letter and passes it to Lan Wangji. "Here. Jiang-xiong explained everything."
Much to Lan Wangji's regret, the letter's contents are exactly as Nie Huaisang described them. Apparently, Wei Wuxian—referred to in the letter as da-shixiong, as it had been penned by Jiang Wanyin and his biaodi Yu Zhenhong—is both too handsome for his own good and dangerously charming; and as a result, Jiang Wanyin professes, his shixiong leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes.
The last time we visited Lanling—which we would not have done if we had any choice, but the fact of my sister's betrothal ensured that we had precious little say in the matter—five of Jin Zixuan's cousins came to blows at the sight of my shige, each insisting that she and no other would be engaged to him in the future, Jiang Wanyin writes. One of the girls jilted her intended on the spot, vowing that she no longer wished to see him again as long as Wei Wuxian walked the earth; and her intended tore off the yaopei she had gifted him and flung it into the nearest koi pond before declaring that she need not worry about keeping their engagement, for he no longer had any love for her and now wished to bring our da-shixiong into his clan as a bride.
Lan Wangji looks up in dismay. "What?"
"Read on," Nie Huaisang advises grimly. "It gets worse."
Yesterday, he stole a flower from a local bun-girl and went to market with the bloom behind his ear; and later, we received news that the sight of him caused six carriages, nine produce wagons, and two riders on horseback to crash when he stopped to cross the street. He returned home after buying all the ruined produce and helping the women who were bruised in the melee, without the slightest idea that it only occurred because the driver of the first carriage was blinded by the sunlight reflected upon his hair; and the next morning, Fuqin received so many petitioners asking for Wei Wuxian's hand in marriage that he hung a sign at the gates to announce that he would entertain no suitors until after Wei Wuxian comes of age.
"Guanyin in heaven," Lan Wangji hears himself croak, stunned. "How—?"
Nie Huaisang shrugs. "If you ask me, it's the hair."
Lan Wangji shakes his head and looks back down at the letter in disbelief.
Thus, it is my hope that you will inform the second Young Master Lan about the two latest incidents, and impress upon him the importance of restraint in the Lan disciples—and in all the others who will come to study under Lan-laoshi—well before we arrive. (This passage is written in a more graceful hand, likely Yu Zhenhong's.) Our seventh shimei once fell off the pier and into the lake because da-shixiong smiled at her, and no trouble came of it because Lingxi-shimei is a strong swimmer; but if Lan-laoshi's disciples keep falling down the mountain because da-shixiong braided his hair instead of putting it up, someone might truly end up coming to harm.
"This beggars belief," Lan Wangji says doubtfully. "Can one man truly...?"
"I've seen him," Nie Huaisang replies. "And yes. Keep reading."
"'And if it would not be too much trouble,'" Lan Wangji reads aloud, "'please also consult Lan-er-gongzi or Zewu-jun on the subject of da-shixiong's safety.' Safety?"
Nie Huaisang winces. "Wei-xiong is very lovely to look upon," he offers, "and from his dress, it is not always clear that he has the backing of a great sect. Some men do not take well to being told no by a beauty."
"And by some men, you mean the men of Lanling Jin?"
"One never knows where such dangers may come from," Nie Huaisang tells him. "But if you ask me, you ought to keep an eye on the Jins anyway. Apart from Jin Zixuan, I doubt there's a single man in this year's course who doesn't hate Wei Wuxian for enchanting all the Jin girls."
Lan Wangji nods and rises to his feet. "I will handle this matter," he says decisively, turning towards the open door to the Lanshi. "You write back to Jiang-gongzi, and inform him that the Cloud Recesses will be duly prepared for his shige's arrival."
The Lan disciples are prepared accordingly; for over the next week, Lan Wangji orders all the male disciples between fifteen and twenty-five to copy the sect precepts concerning restraint, and ensures that none of the maiden disciples over the age of twelve will have cause to meet Wei Wuxian save for his own sect sisters. Fortunately for everyone concerned, Wei-gongzi is said to be twice as brilliant as he is beautiful: which means that Shufu is easily persuaded to place him in the advanced lectures reserved for disciples who would be hampered by study with the rest of their age-mates. Lan Wangji is the sole male disciple allowed to attend those lectures; so for much of his time at the Cloud Recesses, Wei Wuxian's only classmates will be a pair of married women and Lan Wangji himself.
Lan Wangji thinks better of the arrangement three weeks later, when he is carried to the infirmary after meeting Wei Wuxian on the mountain path and falling thirty feet into a copse of trees below.
"I'm so sorry. Lan-er-gongzi, I'm really sorry," Wei Wuxian gasps, gripping Lan Wangji's clenched fists as Xiongzhang and one of the healers set his broken legs at the other end of the bed. "You can hold on as tightly as you like, all right? Zewu-jun is nearly finished."
Lan Wangji closes his eyes tightly.
"What have I done?" he hears Wei Wuxian mutter to himself. "I'm so clumsy. I'll look after you until you're better again, second Young Master, just say the word and I—"
"Lan Zhan."
Lan Wangji feels his brother's fingers twitch against his knee.
"What?"
"Not—not Lan-er-gongzi," Lan Wangji wheezes. "You may call me Lan Zhan."
Wei Wuxian beams at him with tears brimming at the corners of his eyes. "You're not angry?"
"No."
His eyes fall shut again, provoking a sound of utter desolation from Wei Wuxian. "Here, I'll take that ribbon off," Wei Wuxian says soothingly, his rough hands stroking Lan Wangji's hot forehead. "Your ears are burning up. You'll feel better as soon as it's gone."
At the foot of the bed, Lan Xichen makes a choking sound: but Lan Wangji cannot bring himself to care.
"Mm," Lan Wangji sighs, smiling. "Thank you, Young Master Wei."
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*Mod Comment: SXY and TLJ refers to Su Xiyan & Tianlang-jun from SVSSS, respectively
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#great sect brother! Dependable reliable and most of the time sorta sane #Great big brother to his younger sister #Stablest person around by a lot (still pretty off the rails) #Fought someone better than him every day for five years to get his best friend's body back for a burial #Got rescued from the plot for the specific purpose of saving someone back #and then had to watch that someone repeatedly not let him save them (via @/rights-for-redshirts from the MXTX Side Characters Tournament)
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Submission 1: I JUST REALLY LOVE HIM A LOT
Submission 2: He was saved from death by the guy he hated the most and immediately proceeded to start exchanging fight tactics with him (which involves beating up his own students) and they also exchange gifts. Spent five years fighting the disciple of the same man for possession of his corpse and is a salty ass love rival (he attacked a succubus when she predicted that the disciple and his friend would get together)
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Sung Hyunjae
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Okay propaganda time for the blond menace (affectionate):
world's first ever emotionally unavailable detached avoidant who'd also romantic and possessive
world's most sensitive alpha male poor little meow meow
despite being the world's best cook, he'll just eat bread (NO CORNERS) if he's on his own, because life is boring.
he doesn't get angry in traffic jams, because life is already so boring getting caught in traffic jams makes no difference
despite being the hottest man alive with the reputation of the world's biggest bisexual playboy (his code name in the US is literally Zeus and not just because of his lightning powers), he is a 39-year old virgin
He is the world's Strongest Man and his hobbies include fishing, knitting, cooking
He also loves being Domestic TM and roleplaying with his Partner and he never realized this until he met Han Yoojin
in his own words he was 'always domestic, just didn't have a family before' :ded:
despite having everything, he keeps stealing his partner's spatula from the kitchen
he got married to his dear partner and the novel isn't even BL
he won't let Han Yoojin forget he is Han Yoojin's 61st Wife. The number keeps going up and down, but he is always the Last Wife TM.
he thinks Han Yoojin deserves to be the top of the world and have the whole world at his feet and keeps trying to make that happen
world's best boss and also he made a 19 year old British teen his heir and successor because she saw him and immediately asked him if he was a dragon
Wrapping it up because my battery is about to die, or else this could go on for a Colors of the Sky length post.
Additional Propaganda #1: SHJ is like if you thought you were getting a SXY, but then it is soon found out that within the cold SXY exterior, he's actually TLJ - the super-powerful shameless malewife with tragic backstory. he even gets the sad widower wandering hours in the pre-reg timeline. if you like TLJ, read SCTIR! ✌️
*Mod Comment: SXY and TLJ refers to Su Xiyan & Tianlang-jun from SVSSS, respectively
Additional Propaganda #2: Sung Hyunjae has some of the best banter in the series, and is super dependable when Han Yoojin needs help outside his brother's guild. He can threaten someone with a smile on his face and total someone's car just because he finds it annoying. Before he met Han Yoojin he was super bored and now he's determined to hang around him because he's his main source of entertainment- and he's willing to pull out all the stops to protect him even though he's one of the biggest threats to Han Yoojin's safety. Sung Hyunjae even lets himself get threatened into things by the much weaker character simply because he finds it funny.
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Okay propaganda time for the blond menace (affectionate):
world's first ever emotionally unavailable detached avoidant who'd also romantic and possessive
world's most sensitive alpha male poor little meow meow
despite being the world's best cook, he'll just eat bread (NO CORNERS) if he's on his own, because life is boring.
he doesn't get angry in traffic jams, because life is already so boring getting caught in traffic jams makes no difference
despite being the hottest man alive with the reputation of the world's biggest bisexual playboy (his code name in the US is literally Zeus and not just because of his lightning powers), he is a 39-year old virgin
He is the world's Strongest Man and his hobbies include fishing, knitting, cooking
He also loves being Domestic TM and roleplaying with his Partner and he never realized this until he met Han Yoojin
in his own words he was 'always domestic, just didn't have a family before' :ded:
despite having everything, he keeps stealing his partner's spatula from the kitchen
he got married to his dear partner and the novel isn't even BL
he won't let Han Yoojin forget he is Han Yoojin's 61st Wife. The number keeps going up and down, but he is always the Last Wife TM.
he thinks Han Yoojin deserves to be the top of the world and have the whole world at his feet and keeps trying to make that happen
world's best boss and also he made a 19 year old British teen his heir and successor because she saw him and immediately asked him if he was a dragon
Shang Qinghua (Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky) from The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System
Popular Danmei Character Tournament Submission: He’s just a little guy. A little birthday boy. He has committed no crimes. It’s his birthday 🥺
MXTX Side Character Tournament Submission: He's a sidekick and he's so sidelined that despite creating the universe he's treated as an afterthought - doubly a side character! But also? So relateable. He would absolutely have been on tumblr in his first life, he gets so excited about his blorbo who treats him terribly (until they finally get a happy ending in the extras - also! he has to wait for the extras to get his happy ending! very side-character of him). He holds the fascinating position of being mostly irrelevant to the story and yet without him the themes would totally fail. He deserves a win on something for once, okay?
Quarterfinals, Match 121
Sung Hyunjae
Shang Qinghua
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Voting ended onApr 1
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Letting your business partner pretend you're abusing him so you can con the living daylights out of foreign diplomats that you kept waiting for nearly three hours is crazy. And to rub it in by planning a skit where you bring him iced coffee and he complains about it? Iconic showstopping never seen before this is EVEN BETTER than the little show they put on for Taewon which was one of my favorite jinjae moments truly I feel like I just received a surprise custom-made cake after ordering a custom-made cupcake
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