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WangXian Little Mermaid AU pt 6

After MianMian clarified that Lan Zhan's real name was "Lan Wangji" Wei Wuxian had seemed a bit sheepish about calling him Lan Zhan all the time.

The fifth time Wei Wuxian stuttered over "Lan Zh---ah, Lan Wangji---Sorry, god no wonder you hated me---I must have been so annoying, calling you that---Ah, but we're close now right?! It's okay right---"

Lan Zhan's patience ran out. He reached over and grabbed Wei Wuxian's hand, tracing into the palm, "Lan Zhan is okay."

His heart gave a traitorous flutter when Wei Wuxian beamed at him. He really was a fool after all. He told himself he regretted it, when Wei Wuxian spent all his freetime then on calling his name and bothering him again.

In the library, "Lan Zhan!"

On the ocean shore, "Lan Zhan---"

In the tea pavillon, "Lan Zhan~~"

In the guest quarters where Lan Zhan was staying, "Lan Zhan, why are you ignoring me? You're being so cruel, aiyah!"

Lan Zhan resolutely ignored him and stared out the paper window with a huff, when something caught his eye.

Small, white and fluffy. He immediately startled and peered out the window cautiously.

He'd heard many beasts wandered the land, and they could be dangerous. Something darted out of the bushes again. Lan Zhan stilled. It was chewing on the fabrics he was wearing (clothes, robes, apparently). Lan Zhan stared. (Fascinated.)

The creature gnawing on the hem of the lace outermost robe Nie Huaisang had insisted Lan Zhan start wearing was small. Tiny. Round. White. It was also very fluffy. Lan Zhan had reached out to touch its fur before he even realized it. It was very soft, though its nose gave a violent twitch at Lan Zhan's touch and it jumped back.

At this point Lan Zhan was half bent out the window in an attempt to follow it, eyes wide.

The beast was absurdly tiny. Its ears were long. Its eyes were dark. Its tail looked like a puff of cloud.

"Lan Zhan!" Wei Ying's voice was strangled, "What are you doing---"

Lan Zhan slipped out the window and stumbled slightly on the grass to sit down and watch the thing watch him. It sniffed before deciding his robes were tasty enough to risk danger, and lept onto his lap.

Wei Ying popped his head out the window, alarmed, before spotting Lan Zhan gingerly holding the cotton ball. He burst into laughter, "Lan Zhan! Where did you find that rabbit?"

Rabbit. Lan Zhan frowned and mouthed the words to himself. Rabbit. It was, a rabbit. He cradled the rabbit closer to his chest, careful to not dislodge it from where it was chewing his sleeve. It was very light.

"Haha, Lan Zhan," Wei Ying had thrown himself on the ground beside him. "Are you hungry? I can ask the chefs to roast a nice fat rabbit for you later. I know you didn't like the skewered pork ribs, or the steak, or the turkey, or chicken, or the roast duck, but a good roasted rabbit is bound to be life changing---"

Lan Zhan had stopped hearing anything he'd said after "roast a nice fat rabbit." His soul had evaporated from his body (evaporation, Lady Jiang had explained to Lan Zhan after he heard Wei Wuxian use it in an expression, was when water left the earth for the heavens).

The rabbit was still in his arms. Unaware as to its impending death. Lan Zhan shook his head. Minutely. Then a little more vigorously, clutching the rabbit tighter, and turning away from Wei Wuxian in an attempt to shield it.

"Lan Zhan!"

Lan Zhan gave him his iciest stare. Wei Wuxian threw his hands up in the air with a yelp, "No rabbits. No rabbit food. I'll open up the enclosure, free them all, rabbit rights, rabbit freedom."

Lan Zhan peered at him, heart lifting up. Wei Wuxian peeked right back, and flushed, "Well, we can't exactly go eating rabbits if you like them so much, right?"

Lan Zhan cuddled the rabbit, lips curving upward slightly, before giving a firm nod at Wei Ying.

Wei Ying wheezed strangely, curling over. Lan Zhan frowned and scooched closer before pausing and thinking better of it.

Getting closer to Wei Ying would require letting go of the rabbit. He would have to stay still and hope Wei Ying was not actively dying. The strange red color on his face and neck, as well as the continued strangled throaty noises Wei Ying was making, were not promising.

He reluctantly placed the rabbit on the ground to grab at Wei Ying's arm.

Wei Ying bolted up with a loud yelp, and Lan Zhan jerked back, surprised. "Rabbits! I'm going. Gotta free the rabbits." He ran out of the garden before Lan Zhan could even blink. Humans really were strange creatures.

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WangXian Little Mermaid AU pt 5 ✨🧜

obviously the plot leads with lz getting taken into palace, (relatively nicely, albeit treated w some suspicion by everyone other than Wei Ying.) Nie Huaisang tripped upon seeing Lan Zhan. Canon shenanigans. wx falling relatively fast and hard, with a *very* oblivious Wei Wuxian.

wwx gets jealous when he sees Lan Zhan w Nie Huaisang, not realizing that he’s jealous, and also not realizing half of Lan Zhan’s mute interactions with a flailing Nie Huaisang is actually Lan Zhan confronting Nie Huaisang who is secretly a mermaid as well

and is very much illegally spending wayyy more time than was allowed on land. Because the only one who was *stricter* than the Lans about human interaction, was Nie Mingjue, who absolutely refused to allow Nie Huaisang near humans,

yet Nie Huaisang had managed to sneak away, and also completely made up a background for himself, while getting close to the princes.

"Wangji-xiong!" nhs wheedled, "cut me some slack! don't you understand anything about true love?!" lwj gave him his best unimpressed glare.

Huaisang clung onto him, "I'm in love!" He waved his hands dramatically, "I'm spending time with my true love, Jiang Wanyin, don't you see?!"

lwj tried (and failed) to hide his judgement. nhs scowled, before brightening when he spotted a strained wwx skip over.

"so!" wwx chirped, "you two know each other?" nhs nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, yes, yes, ofc. This is my dear childhood friend. He was supposed to come visit but," nhs sighed sadly, "his boat got ransacked by pirates."

wwx gaped, "pirates?!" nhs nodded vigorously, "i thought he was dead for sure, since he never arrived and his poor older brother was so distraught," he beamed at lwj, "i'll be sure to tell him you're safe and sound."

perhaps mm was mistaken when she told lz wwx was the brightest of his time, because wy easily bought that story of convience. "he's mute," nhs added helpfully, not without eyeing lwj clearly expressing 'u better tell me that story later'

"but," nhs beamed, and shot lz another sly grin, "you can call him, 'Lan Zhan.'" lwj glowered at nhs, while wwx brightened, "Lan Zhan!" lz jolted, shifting away from wwx with a scowl. he didn't like the strange feeling it gave him, hearing wwx call his name so casually.

after wasting the first week, kinda lwky getting irritated by wwx and also like lwky duh, already had a crush of wy, and shooting wy his best disapproving stares. but! one day during an outing where wwx was trying to convince lz to try some candied hawthorns, lz caught sight of a coral ribbon. he immediatley chased after it to find mm very much alive, not sold off, poached, or dead, or kidnapped, or enslaved.

she looked shocked to see him, and even more shocked to see him with the princes, and then guilty when she found out Lan Zhan had come to find her since he'd gotten worried. (it was a very difficult conversation to relay without his voice, but mm seemed to understand via eyes.

wwx arrived halfway through the conversation, panting and wheezing. "Lan Zhan! You can't just run off like that---" "Lan Zhan?" mm asked, disbelieving. wwx blinked at her, before staring at lz, then mm, then lz.

lz didn't like the look on his face. wwx split into a grin, "Lan Zhan! Abandoning your friends for a pretty lady!! I didn't think you had it in you."

wwx did not seem to notice the withering glower lz directed at him. mm mouthed at lwj, "lan zhan? why does he get to call you that?" lwj scowled harder.

"And may I have your name, lovely princess?" wwx winked and kissed mm's hand. lwj briefly considered launching a pebble at wwx's head.

Mianmian raised an eyebrow at Lan Zhan, teasing, before turning back to wwx, "Luo Qingyang. Though, I believe you've been calling my friend by the wrong name...He prefers Lan Wangji."

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WangXian Little Mermaid AU pt 4.

Weeks later and Lan Zhan could not stop thinking about him. It was ridiculous and utterly unbecoming. Mianmian noticed. And would not let go. “Lan Wangji,” she grinned, and Lan Zhan swam away from her as fast as dignity would allow.

Weeks later and Lan Zhan could not stop thinking about him. It was ridiculous and utterly unbecoming. Mianmian noticed. And would not let go. “Lan Wangji,” she grinned, and Lan Zhan swam away from her as fast as dignity would allow.

During those weeks mm showered him with tales *specifically* of the prince “Wei Wuxian,” she claimed his name was. “A player and charmer through and through. Though you’d be surprised by how sweet and innocent he really is."

He heard all sorts of things. How the townspeople regarded him fondly, and how he was very strong, oh so very handsome, so clever, quick witted, teaser, humorous, and how very “capable” he was. "Gossip is forbidden," lz snipped at mm the next time she visited.

Mianmian eased up a bit after some weeks, and after she giddy told him about her cousin falling head over heels for someone and also about a man she had met on shore.

Lan Zhan had been a bit suspicious when she mentioned the man was a fisher. mm assured him the fisher was incredibly kind. mm sounded so incredibly happy and confident when she spoke of him, it made lz wistful. He wanted to see his close friend happy, and so when mm told him excitedly about her date, lz had tried to hide his reservations. mm promised she would be back in just a day or two’s time to tell him all about her date

A week passed without any response or sign of Mianmian anywhere. Which was how Lan Zhan ended up trying to seek out Baoshan Sanren. He hadn’t been able to find her, but he’d found…alternate methods.

Xue Yang would have been happy to have traded something much more valuable than Lan Wangji’s *voice* for a pair of legs, but sadly, living with Song Zizhen and Xiao Xingchen put a damper on his creativity.

He would have at least liked his *tongue* but Xiao Xingchen had looked upset when Xue Yang suggested it, and Song Zizhen had looked even more irritated, and thus, Xue Yang figured, if he wanted to get laid that night he had to play nice.

Unfortunately, Xue Yang wasn’t a *miracle* worker, like Baoshan Sanren, and his magic was still technically dark magic, so he had to impose some conditions duh.

One, Lan Wangji’s voice, and two, a time limit of one month or else he would permanently lose his voice, and never be allowed to return into the sea.

lz felt a brief moment of panic at the thought of never being able to return home and losing his magic forever, but he scolded himself for being overly emotional and promised he could do it. a month was plenty of time.

Which was how, Lan Zhan washed up naked on the shore in Prince Wei Wuxian’s fishing net.

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WangXian Little Mermaid AU pt 3 ✨🧜

Lan Zhan had gotten dragged by MianMian to watch a strange human show. He had not enjoyed it very much, considering how *loud* it was above the water, but underwater, he could maybe, grudgingly admit it was pretty, the colorful lights in the big black sky full of stars.

It did not take very long for things to probably go wrong, when he heard the screaming. Initially, Lan Zhan and MianMian had ducked behind some rocks when they saw the people swarming the water. Another merman darted away from the wreckage, clearly having also been peeking at the ship and now being startled away.

But, eventually the waters cleared and there was one man, who appeared to be stuck. He thrashed uncontrollably, trying to free himself from the net he was stuck to.

There was some kind of irony in finding a human drown in a fishing net.

Lan ZHan felt a bit conflicted between his own ideals, the rule to resect and help protect all life, versus the strict no interaction with humans policy. As it was, Mianmian made the decision for him, because she immediately darted out coral scales flashing, to help tug at the net. The man had basically lost all consciousness by the time Lan Zhan and Mianmian managed to fully untangle him.

He was too heavy for Mianmian to drag ashore by herself, so Lan Zhan took it upon himself to drag the human above water. When he reached the shore, there was a man there already, soaked and mutter soft complaints to himself as he tried to wring out his hair.

Lan Zhan couldn't make out his face, but presumed he had been one of the ship companions, and dragged himself and the unconcious man out of sight. The stranded shipmate spotted the lanterns from his fellow humans and ran far away from Lan Wangji to wave at the boats and cry out complaints among other things, and babbled excuses, as another man crushed him into his arms.

Lan Wangji frowned down at the human body he dragged onto the sand, after they left. He did not know how to help a human. The man was back on land yet he still had no response.

Lan Wangji inspected his internal organs with his healing magic, and found what had to be the man’s lungs. Ah, they were filled with water, and that must not be good for humans. After drawing the water out of the man, he set to healing small lacerations and bruises.

It was important to monitor a patient during recovery, so he waited until the sun started to rise and the man began to stir. The man really was beautiful, now that Lan Zhan was close enough to study him. He had a strong jawline, and handsome defined face. It was almost ruggedly handsome, but with a hint of boyish charm. He couldn’t have been very old, yet there were faint marks around his eyes, no doubt from smiling all the time.

In addition, Lan Zhan averted his eyes. The soaked clothing did little to hide his flatteringly well built figure, and…other attributes. When the man finally started to cough, blinking awake, Lan Zhan instinctively peered at him. He did not duck away in time. (Or maybe, he did not want to). Golden eyes met dazed silver ones.

For a second, the human blinked at him, pupils still dark and wide, lips parted in a dazed shock, there was something in that expression akin to awe. “Fuck.” The man gave him a loopy grin. “Hey gorgeous.”

Lan Zhan startled, jerking back, and hissing out a furious “Ridiculous” just as the man slipped back into unconciousness. His ears burned. Humans were strange creatures, and this was, afterall, what Lan Zhan got for helping one. He checked one last time to make sure the man was still breathing before diving back into the ocean.

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WangXian Little Mermaid AU pt 2

i accidentally posted this just in the mxtx community:

Lan Zhan though, is besties with Jin mermaid MianMian, who goes on land all the time, and tells Lan Zhan tales of all the things she does th

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WangXian Little Mermaid AU! 🧜✨

wait. please. like literally hear me out. wangxian, little mermaid au. and im not even talking about like,. disney little mermaid. im talking about she turned into sea foam. okay maybe a bit disney. but wangxian!!!

starring lan zhan as our pretty merman (js cuz it makes more sense than wwx in disney plot context), who *usually* sticks to his uncle's strict rules, but like. c'moonnnn, like. a gorgeous stranger was drowning.

For years humans and merfolk have (badly) coexisted. Both view the other side as monstrous, though tbh historically there's not been much contact between the two species anyway. :P. Well aside from occasional human drowning and merfolk poaching.

Gusu Lan/the Cloud Recesses is basically Atlantis in this story, this is where all our Lan Mermaids live. There can be more than one tribe of mermaid obviously (I’m thinking the Jins and the Lans are mermaid tribes) but mostly we’re focused on the Lans.

So the Jin mermaids can turn back and forth between humans, are very super into like treasures and shiny gold stuff under the sea, occasionally drown people, have no remorse getting involved/exploring the land, though they consider themselves above the land people.

Legend holds that (very) long ago (re: before corruption) Jins actually wanted to establish trade with humans bc they like shiny stuff so much.

Since they were so ✨o p e n - m i n d e d e u✨ toward human interaction, they were gifted the ability to morph between human and merperson (not for too long, just periods of time) by the great immortal mermaid/seawitch Baoshan Sanren who is very secluded nowadays, so no one actually knows where she at.

On the contrary, the Lan tribe is very reclusive, focused less on expanding anything other than their musical ability, and healing, and taking care of their ocean floor, the flora and fish living with them. It’s also strictly forbidden to associate with humans at all.

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Little Mermaid WangXian

Pretty mermaid LWJ and like charming flirty Prince WWX? I know okay. I am very aware of the unfinished everything i have posted. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, hear me out! I got like an outline that's nearing ten pages, and i mean a rough outline, like just me spamming the rough idea of the plot, no details added yet even. i have like six different ships in here, i still need to figure out where to put jin guangyao and his scheming and how exactly to show nie huaisang's evil genius subtly, and also, like the confrontation scene, the climax of the whole story is just wow. like so much is happening haha. but! look forward to it. it'll be posted by summer probably, as a rough draft on here, and maybe, if it gains enough likes, i'll turn it into ao3 worthy.

idk who im even preaching to! but whatever audience, whoever is interested in this kinda trope and thing, here's smt else for u to look forward to in 2026!! If you're totally hooked and signed up or even a little interested send a fish

[dudelez-doodles]

I BET YOU THOUGHT I FORGOT. I BET YOU THOUGHT IT. if you even rememer this lol. But NO. NO i remember it all. and! i've started posting short snippets via threads on x, which i will be working to crosspost over here!

[retiredpeach]

One day on burial mounds ~

[sinfulpatata]

meeting your past self be like:

yllz: midget.

mxy!wwx: virgin.

lwj, being smothered by tits: mn.

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Little Mermaid WangXian

Pretty mermaid LWJ and like charming flirty Prince WWX? I know okay. I am very aware of the unfinished everything i have posted. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, hear me out! I got like an outline that's nearing ten pages, and i mean a rough outline, like just me spamming the rough idea of the plot, no details added yet even. i have like six different ships in here, i still need to figure out where to put jin guangyao and his scheming and how exactly to show nie huaisang's evil genius subtly, and also, like the confrontation scene, the climax of the whole story is just wow. like so much is happening haha. but! look forward to it. it'll be posted by summer probably, as a rough draft on here, and maybe, if it gains enough likes, i'll turn it into ao3 worthy.

idk who im even preaching to! but whatever audience, whoever is interested in this kinda trope and thing, here's smt else for u to look forward to in 2026!! If you're totally hooked and signed up or even a little interested send a fish

[dudelez-doodles]

Little Mermaid WangXian

Pretty mermaid LWJ and like charming flirty Prince WWX? I know okay. I am very aware of the unfinished everything i have posted. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, hear me out! I got like an outline that's nearing ten pages, and i mean a rough outline, like just me spamming the rough idea of the plot, no details added yet even. i have like six different ships in here, i still need to figure out where to put jin guangyao and his scheming and how exactly to show nie huaisang's evil genius subtly, and also, like the confrontation scene, the climax of the whole story is just wow. like so much is happening haha. but! look forward to it. it'll be posted by summer probably, as a rough draft on here, and maybe, if it gains enough likes, i'll turn it into ao3 worthy.

idk who im even preaching to! but whatever audience, whoever is interested in this kinda trope and thing, here's smt else for u to look forward to in 2026!! If you're totally hooked and signed up or even a little interested send a fish

[dudelez-doodles]

🤔🤔Wei Wuxian knows or no?

I'm trying to decide whether WWX accidentally glimpses under LWJ's veil early on for shenanigans, or wait until later, like the YLP era, for a good dose of angst. If ur confused, I'm referencing my LWJ2Pretty Fic Agenda.

Should WWX unveil LWJ right away or later?

early! let LWJ be frustrated by WWX's teasing bc he thinks its just the curse 😤

later! let there be angst galore 🥲🥲

Voting ended onDec 8, 2025

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LWJ2Pretty Pt.4

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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idk if anyone's still interested, but hey! Back after months of unannounced ✨d i s a p p e a r a n c e✨and GUESS WHAT?! This is it. This is where we finally bring in our star ship: WangXian.

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Click here for context: Parental Unit Characterizations

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previously on LWJ2Pretty: Mama Lan aka Chang Ruyun died. Wei Changzhe died. Cangse Sanren died. 🪦🪦🪦 RIP ✌️

Okay. Jokes aside. Last part left off we know Chang Ruyun died with a lot of resentment for Wei Changzhe, but also most of the resentment was directed toward herself and the whole world. The purpose isn't to blame her, or really anyone for her whole situtation, even if its technically Wei Changzhe's fault--the point is, she dies with a lot of unresolved feelings, so obviously thas not good. Also, she cursed Wei Changzhe.

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LWJ has lived his entire life behind careful walls. He does not mind it too much. He has grown up used to it, and had no burning desire to venture from the comforts of Gusu Lan.

As a child, LWJ never had to wear a veil, but once he got older and the spell started kicking in, he was forced to always cover his face.

His uncle had several intricate, but tasteful silver and white masks made for him, but LWJ ended up preferring a veil. The masks were beautiful, but the veils felt lighter and closer to the cooling, gentle nature he found the Cloud Recesses embodied.

On occassion, LWJ will draw a few curious glances when he steps outside of his home, and into the bustling streets of Cayi, but these glances too, become water gliding off smooth stone. It does however, reinforce his preference for not leaving the Cloud Recesses often.

(We're going to assume currently, at 14-ish, LWJ hasn't reached an age where he's required to go out to cultivation meetings much or even at all, so the rest of the cultivation world doesn't really know about the curse, or even that the Second Jade of Gusu wears a veil! Gusu Lan is pretty private about such matters anyway.)

Since as a child, LWJ was extra forbidden to wander outside of Gusu's protective charms, and LXC was also shut in (he wasn't cursed with the same instant love spell as LWJ, but he still held a dangerous "unnatural" beauty) LWJ was a very. Very. Very. Spoiled baby.

Distant aunts and uncles and cousins all vyed for who could be LWJ's favorite. Even if the love spell hasn't clicked, there still was some rememnant of magic that inspired extra affection. It helped of course, that LWJ had always attempted to be mature beyond his years. Though his stubborn nature often got in the way of this, it was cute to see the five year old attempt to act older.

The elders suddenly found miraculous loopholes through the rules, all for their youngest heir. It was a ridiculous contest of course. LWJ's favorite was his uncle, Lan Qiren, who sat down politely through his tea parties and fixed his posture.

Sadly, at fourteen, is also the time LWJ can no longer just wander around without the veil. Fourteen is also the time the Cloud Recesses started hosting more juniors classes.

Fourteen is when LWJ first meets the head disciple of Yunmeng Jiang.

Wei Wuxian.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Additional Tags: Tangled AU Summary:

“You,” says Wei Wuxian, “are trapped.”

He stands up and marches over, grabbing onto Lan Wangji’s wrist and tugging him toward the tower’s window.

Lan Wangji does not budge. “What are you doing?”

“Untrapping you, obviously.”

High up in a forgotten tower, Wei Wuxian finds a lost prince.

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I’m in love

[alkalinefrog]

anonymous asked: lawlight ghibli au. thoughts? 👁️

No thoughts, only joy.

BONUS:

Thank you to everyone who’s messaged me that my art has somehow made you happy! Every one of you fills my heart that much more, and I save every single ask!

[alkalinefrog]

“But I know // A love like this will end in tragedy // You know // Every kiss suspendin’ gravity // Burns us both // To love this close // We lose ourselves // And I know we won’t get out alive // But only the lonely survive” (x)

I wanted to draw the boys singing! This song fits so perfectly for them.

[alkalinefrog]

“It’ll be lonely.”

“…Will it?”

Both would later deny any presence of tears, pointing instead to the rain.