N/A: Xichen Fantasy AU with ABO dynamics where the white ribbon from the Lan's it could be see only for their soulmates. Incomplete because my lack of vocabulary.
For the #CultivaTober2020, sorry if my English sucks.
La idea nació en inglés, así que en inglés la desarrolle.
Day 19: Lotus
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The first time, Jiang Cheng pretended not notice it.
Dragon scales were uncommon to see those days and smuggling only increased the obscene number of counterfeiting at the reach of everyone, even common folk could buy a fake scale. It wasn’t that expensive and they come in every color you desire, but Jiang Cheng knew better.
He looked at the beautiful lotus flower which petals were made with dragon scales. Just enjoying the ethereal glow and the alluring colors of the clouds at the sunset reflecting in the white scales, so mesmerizing.
Lan Xichen smiled at him that day before asking if he liked it.
Jiang Cheng felt conflicted.
He loved the gift, but the couldn't accept it.
Perhaps it could look wrong to reject such a gift, but Jiang Cheng was aware what means take a such gift.
A courting gift indeed.
Honestly, he was told since childhood that an Omega like him shouldn’t accept this from anyone. Unless he found his destined mate, then he could let the Alpha give him the moon and the stars.
Lan Xichen could seem stunning, but he still could be not his destined mate.
Plus, Jiang Cheng barely knew him.
Back to the day that they met for first time, they met just because he returned a white ribbon that fell from the long and dark hair of Lan Xichen. He couldn’t know how much means for a dragon shifter that white forehead ribbon with cloud motif sewn.
When their eyes met, he didn’t feel anything special or a mate call singing in his veins.
He just felt a little shy because the Alpha was handsome.
Jiang Cheng didn’t thought deeply, he just did the right thing and continued with his life without thinking that the dragon shifter would came to see him the following days when his brother and friends weren’t around to talk to him or just staying at his side with that beautiful smile on his lips.
He started buying little things as Jiang Cheng favorite ice tea and candies.
So Jiang Cheng didn't noticed at first, he thought it was just... You know, one of those kind of gifts, a grateful one.
It bothered him late, when the irreal brightness in the gentle and bronze eyes of the Alpha were there as the courting gifts he attempted to give him every week when Jiang Cheng let his guard down.
One day Wei Wuxian found them outside a bookstore sharing an ice spicy tea, courtesy of Lan Xichen.
“I don’t like him”, decided Wei Wuxian before to know about Lan Xichen courting gifts.
“Well, I don’t care if you like him or not”, replied Jiang Cheng that time, more concerned to find that book that he wanted from a long time ago. Lan Xichen offered to look at the other side of the bookstore to let them talk.
"So you like him? Huh"
Jiang Cheng stopped searching around the bookseller and glare him. "I don't like him"
"Yeah and the Peacock is my bestie"
Jiang Cheng sighed.
He loves his brother, but Wei Wuxian could be nasty when he wanted.
He wasn’t fond into tea or bookstores, but he stayed with Jiang Cheng that day because he was an overprotective little shit.
However, he didn’t care to look charismatic friendly and boisterous as he usually would do with unknown people. He looked more like he was evaluating if this dragon shifter was dangerous or not, watching every glance and nuance with a critical eye.
If Xichen noticed, he didn’t said anything.
He just smiled in silence.
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Today was one of these days that Wei Wuxian was more annoying that the usual, he even complained all the way at home.
The Witcher mumbled. “Don’t you mind?”
“About what?”
“I saw the way that horny Alpha looked at you”
“Don’t act like a dad, Wei Wuxian"
“Well, unlike Dad I care."
Jiang Cheng wished that he didn’t said that, but Wei Wuxian didn’t hesitate.
He never hesitate.
“You should care more, you are like your mother"
“Well, have you had enough?” Jiang Cheng asked, pissed out with his brother.
“I’m concerned, baby brother”, said Wei Wuxian with a dramatic tone of voice. “You’re a tiger. Dragons and tigers don’t mate, it’s too dangerous for both parties”
Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow. “Who said I’m going to mate him?”
“Cheng Cheng, didn’t you see? He’s already pampering you and providing food like a good mate would do.”
In which a 29-year-old gay LXC married his 26-year-old family friend JC (who happens to be a trans man) out of convenience so that both of their traditional families would leave them alone and let them live their lives, without thinking that he will find love in this marriage.
N/A: Xicheng AU based on that Redditor who shared his touching AF love story.
For the #CultivaTober2020, another story that no one asked me. Incomplete for the lack of time.
Day 23: Butterfly
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A lot of people like to think that love comes before marriage, oftentimes it doesn't always work out that way.
Sometimes people get married because of different pressures and expectations put on them by society and their families, but that doesn't mean you can't find love in this kind of situation.
Lan Xichen didn’t expected falling in love with his husband.
They didn’t marry for love, actually they married to make a giant scam on their families.
It maybe be weird, but Lan Xichen was a gay man that came from a wealthy and traditional Chinese family where he managed the business extension abroad.
And as the current heir of the company after his father’s death, the elders didn’t liked when he came up openly about his homosexuality and they didn’t accept it. No matter how many times Xichen said them that he wouldn’t marry a man, they still wanted him very married to a lady from a good and
influential family.
One day Xichen got tired and said them clearly that he will just stay single, so they should stay out of his business.
That kind of worked for four years, until the last year when uncle Lan Qiren trapped him in a visit with a this “girl” that was the single “daughter” of one of their business allies and left them alone in a room.
Xichen looked at her, she was pretty indeed. His posture emitted an air of confidence and his almond gray eyes resembled storm clouds, like lighting bolts would appear in any moment to attack, her short black hair was pulled into a bun with a purple ribbon and she wore a big violet hoodie that covered all her body curves.
It was so obvious that neither of them wanted to be here.
Anyways, Xichen didn’t expected that this person would misunderstand the whole situation:
“Listen to me, because I’m not going to repeat myself. I’m a trans male and I’m not out of my family and I DON’T WANT to get married to you”, blunted out the person. “You don’t want to be married with me because I am a MAN, so just leave it!”
Lan Xichen blinked, really shocked.
Did she.... Did he really thought that I set up the visit?
“I don’t even like women, what do you mean?” Xichen babbled, confused at least.
The boy looked at him, suspicious.
“What did you said?”
Xichen massaged the left side of his forehead, without knowing if the should laugh or cry at the turn of the events. “Well, I’m gay.”
When he said it, he didn’t wanted to be funny.
He was serious.
“Oh my god,” mumbled the boy before to start laughing loudly. “My mom will die if she knows!”
At least one of them was having a good time, finding the whole thing hilarious.
Xichen didn’t noticed when he started to laugh too.
Well, could you blame him? This was so ridiculous. Yet, they ended being friends after that unfortunate turn of the events. They even exchanged numbers before to part away.
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“I knew it was her, she’s perfect. Well mannered and ...”
Uncle Qiren was delighted at the idea that Xichen was cured from homosexuality, the poor man still has hopes that he would change his mind and will fall in love with the little daughter of Jiang Fengmian haha.
If you only know, uncle. Thought Xichen, having a good time that night.
Unlike Wangji who seemed worried, he was his only support in those kinda family meetings.
“Brother.”
Xichen smiled at his brother, relieved that everything ended in good terms even if it was a disaster. “Don’t worry, Wangji. I know what I’m doing.”
He couldn’t be more wrong.
Wangji looked at him, unconvinced. “If you say so.”
However, Xichen didn’t overthink it in the moment because Jiang Wanyin was someone really nice to talk by the way, so he keep talking with him.
And they talked a lot through nine weeks.
What made both families to get excited at the match, they never got this far with any other candidates.
So they kept pushing them about marriage.
Xichen didn’t knew why, but one day they just accepted to marry each other. He remember that both were "like yeah, screw it" and that’s how they got quickly married in Yunmeng a summer day of August to get their families off of their backs.
Wanyin moved at Gusu with him and both pulled a giant scam on their families and got away with it.
No matter how you see it, it was a win-win situation. Wanyin lived his own life and take the guest room for himself while Xichen didn’t get more cutting remarks about being gay because he has a “wife” now.
Life was easygoing, so he let Wanyin cut his hair short and stop dressing feminine as his family forced him.
It was a little gesture, but that small change resulted in something unexpected.
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The things had been so smooth sailing between them that they even adopted a dog, Xichen was having a good time when he come to his house now that he has a roommate and a pet.
It felt more like a home than the place where he’s slept.
He didn’t noticed before, but his house didn’t felt like a home before he married.
Wanyin resume his university studies and made new friends, he was so comfortable and happy that he started to cooking dinner for both of them recently. Sometimes Xichen couldn’t eat with him because he returned at home passed by midnight, but he tried to return early at home to share at least a couple of dinners together at week.
That night Xichen got a little late, but Wanyin stayed with him in the dinning room. Looking him eat everything and even repeating a dish.
“Were you hungry, huh?”
Xichen was used to not talk when he eat because he was educated like that, but he found rude to not reply his husband at the same time. So he did an exception that night.
After all, Wanyin cooked that delicious food for him and waited for him.
“I didn’t have lunch today.”
Wanyin looked at him, with a bothered frown in his eyebrows. It reminded Xichen the first time that they share a dinner in home and he couldn’t stand the spicy food that Wanyin cooked.
That time he thought he would die, but he survived to Wanyin spicy food.
Now he’s getting to used to piquant food.
“I can cook your lunch.”
“You don’t have to do it, Wanyin.”
“What kind of husband am I if I left my spouse starving?” Wanyin teased him, smirking.
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Next morning Xichen didn’t expected that Wanyin would fulfill his word and made a lunch for him, even his coworkers seemed surprised to see him eating in his office instead to skipping the lunch when he had important meetings.
That day he had a meeting with Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao, so they planned to invite him to eat a hotpot without knowing that Xichen would refuse.
When they saw why he refused, they stayed to accompany him.
It seems that it was a friendship duty annoy at your recently married friends.
“Now Xichen-ge gots lovely lunchs made by his wife, I’m jealous”, said Jin Guangyao as he looked for food delivery on his telephone for him and Mingjue, they didn’t want to leave his friend alone if they could tease him.
Mingjue nudged at Xichen, grinning “As your childhood friend, I demand to be the godfather of your first child.”
“That’s unfair, Da-ge! Let Xichen-ge chose the godfather!!”
Xichen smiles nervously at his friends, feeling a cold sweet in this forehead.
“We are not having kids.”
Mingjue raised an eye brown, confused. “Why not?”
Xichen felt conflicted.
Well, these were his friends and he should trust them, right? He wasn’t ashamed of his husband, actually he felt proud that he could be himself since they met.
“Uhm, how I could say this? My “wife” is a trans male, so...”
“Oh.”
“It’s complicated, we got it.” Ends the conversation Jin Guangyao, putting a hand in Mingjue’s mouth.
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Months passed fast and it was December when Xichen realized that his husband started to getting closer to him.
Not like they were strangers before, but something changed after Christmas.
Wanyin started to watch tv with him in the sofa when Xichen was in home, eating with him every time they can, buying him stuff and even texting him more frequently, sending photos of him and Huan Huan when he go to walk their puppy. He even started staying in Xichen’s room to facetime his mom because she always complained about how he always facetimed alone so he came to Xichen bed to get him to say hi.
And after a while, Wanyin got tired to get out of Xichen’s bed to go back to his own to sleep, so he moved to Xichen room permanently.
Before Xichen knew, they escalated to cuddling awaken and sleeping.
Contrary to Xichen could think, it wasn’t that weird.
Actually it felt heartwarming to hold his tiny husband on his arms, specially when their puppy dog was in the middle of them. Enjoying the warm between his owners.
It made him feel something, but he wasn’t sure what.
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“When are you two going to give us a grandchild?” Wanyin’s mother asked them one day via facetime.
Wanyin went all red, screaming. “Mom!”
It was obvious that he didn’t wanted to have this conversation with his mother.
Xichen was beside him in the bed, working on his laptop before to speak in the name of the two. “We want to enjoy our youth first. So no kids for now.”
Hoping that Wanyin wouldn’t mind with his idea.
They didn’t talked about children, yet.
His mother-in-law sounded a bit beaten after that, but she insisted on encourage Wanyin to make his own family as if their dog wasn’t their son already.
When Wanyin cut the call, Xichen finished his work so he put the computer aside.
“Sorry, Xichen.”
“Why? It’s not your fault that your mother want another grandchild.”
Wanyin looked at him before sprawled out on top of him, doing random things and Xichen was unsure what it means. “Then, how many children do you want?”
He asked so suddenly that got Xichen out of guard.
“What?”
“I’m joking, do you want children anyways?”
He was always like that since they got close to each other last year, always joking around him.
Sometimes Xichen didn’t know if he was joking or being serious.
“I don’t know, I never thought about having kids.” Xichen blurt out of his mind, smiling at the thought that they have this level of communication to talk about things like this. “What about you?”
“We have Huan Huan, enough for me.”
“I don’t think your mother
“Well, Huan Huan would be the only grandson that I’m going to give her.”
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They almost kissed twice, one time when they were cuddling in the bed and the other one when Wanyin started sitting on Xichen’s lap, nuzzling him and stuff like that.
Their faces were so close that Xichen thought they were going to kiss.
It was so close that he could feel his hot breath, but then Wanyin went all red and jumped ship at the last minute. Xichen felt so disappointed that they didn't kissed already, but he thought that he understand why Wanyin might not kiss him.
He must be thinking that he doesn't want this or something like that.
Contrary to what people could think about his husband, Wanyin had the tendency to overthink things.
He still was working on this, but Xichen couldn’t handle with the self-isolation and the romantic? tension in the house every time he saw Wanyin flustering and getting shy around him.
It was odd after met the confident and a little arrogant side of his husband, so this new side made him feel things that he didn’t know he could feel for Wanyin.
Xichen even feel butterflies in the stomach every time they get close for any reason.
He just wants to kiss Wanyin so badly that he felt embarrassed.
He was so screwed.
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One day, Xichen couldn’t stand the situation anymore. He was still a little unsure about his own feelings so he talked long and tended with his friends at the bar about how he wants to take Wanyin on dates and kiss him and let him speak as much as he wants because Wanyin likes to talk about the things that he loves and how much he loves their dog, he could talk about Huan Huan all day and Xichen wouldn't mind, he loves their puppy too.
In the end, he ended asking advice to asking his husband out.
“I want him be happy and I want myself be happy. So how can I ask my literal husband of nine months to be in an actual relationship with me?”
"Talk to him. Tell him what you’re feeling. Ask if he feels the same way," said Mingjue.
“You made it sound that simple, Da-ge.”
"I think you should let him know that you’re open to having a more intimate relationship. It seems he’s feeling something too since he’s cuddling you,” added Jin Guangyao.
“I don’t know what to do.”
Mingjue take a a big sip of wine before to talk again. “Just close your eyes and jump, man. You got this."
Better to confront an old mistress than new young mistress
Lan Jingyi was looking for a good man for his Dad after the whole Jin Guangyao fiasco, without noticing that the good man was right in front of him.
N/A: Idk what I’m doing, another incomplete Xicheng AU with the juniors. Mention of homoparental families.
For the #CultivaTober2020, sorry if my English sucks.
Day 20: Pillar
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Lan Jingyi was looking for a good man for his Dad after the whole Jin Guangyao fiasco, without noticing that the good man was right in front of him when he came with his friends to Lotus Pier. Sitting in a table next to a decorated pillar.
"Would you like some spicy chicken wings?" Jiang Cheng asked to Jingyi, after discussing with his nephew as always.
Jingyi smiled radiant at the idea to eat his favorite dish, "If it's not too much to ask.”
"Of course not", Jiang Cheng says smoothing his sharp features with a faint smile in his face before to get back to kitchen.
"I swear sometimes I don't get why my uncle loves you", Jin Ling complains. Looking for a charger around the pillar to charge his phone.
"Well, unlike you I'm polite."
Jin Ling roll his eyes while Jingyi and Zizhen laugh a little, knowing that it's half truth.
Jingyi was just like Jin Ling, but respectful with rules and his elders.
"If you could see it, Zizhen. Jingyi has his own toothbrush in the house, my uncle Cheng even asks me why he didn't came to visit us if he don't come in two weeks."
"Seems like you uncle adopted Jingyi."
"Kinda", agreed Jin Ling.
Well, if Jingyi has to recall, Jin Ling’s uncle has always been nice to him despite he fought a lot with Jin Ling in school.
He couldn't recall why they always fight in first place, but he remembers the day that the principal called both parents and suspended both of them for three days. Jingyi's Dad wasn't in the city that time because he was in a business trip, so uncle Wangji came in his place and Jingyi was really scared to upset his uncle with his behavior.
Unlike his Dad, uncle Wangji was severe and cold.
Worse than grandpa Qiren.
Puppy eyes wouldn't work on him like it would work on his Dad, so Jingyi panicked already in the principal's office.
Even Jin Ling get discouraged when he met Lan Wangji cold gaze for first time, chosing to hide behind his uncle left arm when he saw the man storming in the office. Feeling relieved that someone would protect him.
Neither of them expected that both men knew each other.
And then, maybe because of that, Jin Ling's uncle proposed to invite Lan Jingyi to his house so he and Jin Ling could make the paces. Perhaps they could be friends after that.
Jingyi thought that there was not way that uncle Wangji could accept.
Not like he wanted to go, so he didn't mind.
However, uncle Wangji just looked at the other man in the eyes in silence before saying that he would ask to Jingyi's father his permission. Betraying Jingyi's trust for first time.
That night, through the phone, his father asked him to give the other boy a new chance to meet each other and try to befriend him.
But Jingyi didn't wanted to befriend a jerk like him.
Know him and if you still didn't like him after that. Then there is nothing to do, A-Yi. Said his Dad.
Jingyi sighed in the phone, knowing that his Dad got a good point.
So he went to Jin Ling’s house at the weekend.
Surprisingly, Jingyi ended enjoying the noisy meal in Jin Ling's house. Adoring the pork ribs and lotus root soup cooked by Jiang Cheng while Jin Ling's other uncle Wei Wuxian came to the table to tell them crazy stories of his travels to make them laugh as he annoyed his little brother in the way.
It was so different from the meals in his house, Jin Ling family were so noisy and warm that it was easy to get along with them.
Plus, they were loud as him and Jingyi loved it.
When his father came for him that night, he already changed his mind.
Jin Ling wasn't that bad as he thought.
So he keep that in mind, letting things flow and taking them as they come. He came to Jin Ling's house the next week and the next week after that.
Before he knew, he spended a lot of time in Jin Ling's house and they became best friends.
Getting a place in Jiang Cheng's heart was just a blessing.
Jingyi loved the bad tempered man and his delicious food since he was a kid, unlike his last attempt of stepfather who couldn't get his heart with fake smiles and sweet lies.
Actually, Jiang Chen cares about Jingyi without expecting anything in exchange.
And the most important thing, he respects his Dad.
For Jingyi, his Dad was everything.
Which lead him to think about him as a good boyfriend material for his Dad.
"Jin Ling, does your uncle Cheng date someone?"
"What the fuck, Jingyi?" Jin Ling blinked, confused before to get mad with his best friend. " Fuck, I had enough with Zizhen's crush on uncle Wei. How you dare?"
Zizhen glared at Jin Ling from the other side of the table, offended.
"No, dumbass. I don't like him in that way", clarify Jingyi, blushing. "I was just wondering if he could date my Dad, you know. They would do a good match!"
Jin Ling arched an eyebrow, thinking hard.
Well, he always liked Jingyi's dad.
"Sometimes I don't know if you are an idiot or a genius", babbled Jin Ling as he dreams about the possibilities.
He liked this man for his uncle Cheng, he was handsome, polite and considerate. They could complement each other as well. Plus, he make his uncle smile and Jin Ling could count with the fingers of one hand how may people could made his uncle Cheng smile in that tender way.
How could you cheat a man like that, uncle Yao? Jin Ling thought again.
"Do you think it can work? I mean, I know that my Dad is still a little bit sad. But he will open his heart again with the right person."
Jin Ling drinks his ice cola. “I hope so.”
"If it works, you will be like step brothers", adds Zizhen.
"Better to confront an old mistress than new young mistress", says Jingyi with a serious look in his gaze.
Jin Ling cursed. "Watch your language!"
“I would watch my language the day that you watch your language!”
Zizhen laughs as he blurted out of his mind. “Jingyi already acts like your annoying little brother, Jin Ling.”
In which Wei Wuxian attempted to kill his brother-in-law for knocking up his baby brother.
N/A: Idk what I’m doing, I just wanted to read overprotective Wei Wuxian. Mention of male pregnancy. (Edited, sorry I was sleepy when I wrote this, OTL)
For the #CultivaTober2020, another Xicheng story with trans!JC that no one asked me.
Day 25: Alcohol
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"Please, tell me that you used a condom last time we had sex.”
Xichen would like to answer, but he doesn’t remember anything because he was drunk in Wangji’s wedding and his silence only seemed to add fuel to the volatile bolts in the apricot eyes before him.
Honestly, he doesn't know why Wanyin looked like he want to murder him. They had sex a few of times before and he never did a big drama about it.
Unless he mean...
“I... Wait, did I give you a STD?”
Xichen flinches at the thought of even himself having a STD, should he call to his last sex partners??
That’s why Wanyin was mad?
“This is worse than crabs”, Wanyin crossing his arms. “You knocked me up asshole!!”
Xichen was shocked at the news.
Xichen’s mind was a mess full of questions that begged to be asked, but he couldn’t even focus to form a coherent sentence because this whole conversation didn’t seemed to have any sense to him.
Did he knocked up Jiang Wanyin?
He was going to have a child in less than nine months...
What?
“Excuse me if I sound rude, but how are you even pregnant? You’re a man.”
Wanyin narrowed his eyes, thinking hard before to chose to share some information to illuminate Lan Xichen. “Long short story. I- I’m a trans male, I don’t have a lower surgery yet and I wasn’t supposed to be having sex with anyone before the surgery.”
Xichen didn’t knew what to do with that information.
Half of him was relieved that Jiang Wanyin only had sex with him, but the other half was ashamed for being so careless.
Was he that drunk that he didn’t noticed something like that the five times that they had sex?
“So, it's mine.”
Wanyin nodded, blushing a little as he showed him three different pregnancy tests.
All the tests were positive.
“I’m sorry, Wanyin. I- I don't know how to fix this.”
“Who said nothing about fixing anything?”
“But you...”
Jiang Wanyin sighed deeply.
“It’s not like it’s all your fault, I didn’t communicate my own boundaries when I consented to have sex with you”, Wanyin cooled down and he didn’t have that murder look in the eyes anymore. “Look, I’m not asking you to marry me or something like that, but we need to figure out how to make this work for the kid.”
“We will figure something, don’t felt pressured.” Xichen was glad to know that Wanyin referred to their child as the kid and not as an unwanted thing that must be aborted soon. “I’m taking responsibility.”
“Good to know, I wouldn’t want to sue you or you family for maintenance” he says, easing after listening his answer.
“You don’t have to, it’s my child too. I want to be part of their life.”
“Good, because I was wondering if you would join me on my first appointment next Wednesday” Wanyin blurted out of his mind, . “Only if you have the time, of course.”
“Sure, where it is?”
“In Yunmeng clinic at five.”
Yunmeng was too far away from Caiyi, thought Xichen. “Okay, send me the location and I would be there.”
“Really?”
“Of course, they will be my firstborn. I can’t miss it!” he says, enjoying the soft smile in Wanyin’s lips.
Wanyin looked better with a smile on his face.
“Anyways, I’m not letting you drink alcohol around me anymore” Wanyin clarifies. “One child is enough for me.”
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Xichen came at the main house with a radiant smile on his face after Wanyin’s appointment. According to the doctor, his baby was healthy and uncle Qiren didn’t died when he told him the news and showed him the ultrasound.
He watched the video of the baby’s heartbeat that he recorded, thinking about the lullabies that he will make for his child.
He felt inspired today.
Perhaps he could start to improve a little.
The thing was that Xichen was thinking about musical notes when he went to the kitchen for some cold water and then he saw at his brother-in-law with knife in the hand, smiling. But there was no joy in his eyes.
“What are you doing?”
“I got the news this morning, so I’m cooking something to celebrate tonight!”
For an unknown reason, Xichen had a bad feeling.
Wangji never let his husband go near the kitchen without supervision because he can’t cook without killing you in the process and now Wei Wuxian was telling him that he was cooking something with the same crazy look in the eyes that he had last year when Jiang Yanli announced that she was expecting, like he would kill someone. Preferently Jin Zixuan.
But this time, it felt like he wanted to kill him instead of Jin Zixuan.
Never mind, don’t assume things. He tell to himself.
Xichen smiled before to ask:
“Sorry, but what are we celebrating this time?”
“Really, brother Xichen? You have the nerve to ask me that when you were the one that knocked up my baby brother on my wedding party?”
Wei Wuxian was cutting vegetables, fiercely.
“It could have been anyone that night! Why did you have to chose him?”
Xichen gulped as he stepped back a few paces, putting all the prudent distance that he could get between Wei Wuxian and him without looking rude.
“It just happened.”
“Just happened my ass, you were lurking my baby brother a long time. Didn’t you? Then you got the balls to fuck him that night!”
Xichen felt offended, he wasn’t that kind of person. “I wasn’t the first time we fucked!”
Wei Wuxian looked him, astonished.
How you dare??
“Say your last words”, he said as he pointed him with the knife and started to approach.
“Wei Wuxian, take off that knife!”
“Start to pray to someone, Lan Xichen!”
Xichen started to run out of the kitchen. He couldn’t die, not now that he had his own little family to care off.
He wants to hold his tiny son or daughter in his arms.
“You can’t kill me, I’m your brother-in-law!!”
“Can’t I?” Wei Wuxian questioned, with a ‘oh just look at me’ expression on the face.
“If you kill me, Wanyin will be a single parent and Wangji will be sad.” Argued Xichen, taking a good distance between him and Wangji’s husband through a sofa. He didn’t wanted to fight with his brother-in-law. “How would you face my child when they asks for his dead parent??”
Wei Wuxian doubted.
That seemed to be a good argument and he can’t argue with that logic. Damned Xichen! He was a smarted thinker.
“Okay, you have a fucking point. But it wouldn’t kill you if I cut your dick.”
Wanyin looked so pretty that Xichen thought that he could write a song for his soon to be mate.
N/A: Thanks to my bro that gave me this lovely prompt, I love you dude. Fluff Xicheng Omegaverse AU bc I’m tired to read angst and I wanted to read a nice Yu Grandma.
For the #CultivaTober2020, sorry if my English sucks.
Day 28: Pearl
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At first, Lan Xichen didn’t knew how to please his soon to be spouse’s family and Omega.
So the day that Lan Xichen present the first courting gift he feels a little bit nervous, craving that his soon to be mate would see his feelings for him and all the emotions that he put in this handmade work. Perhaps it could be a gift too traditional for an omega like Jiang Wanyin, but a part of him still hopes that his Omega would wear the gift that shows at everyone that he's already engaged.
In absent of Jiang Wanyin's dead parents, it's Meishan Yu's Madam who receives the gift when he arrives at Lotus Pier a warm morning of August.
If Lady Jiang and her husband weren’t dead, they should be the ones leading the courting ritual as Jiang Wanyin’s remaining family. Jin Ling was too little to stay present, but Xichen still bring gifts with him for his soon to be nephew.
Anyways, Jiang Wanyin stays beside his grandmother, wearing his best robes and trying to control his lovely scent that smelt like lotus flowers after the rain.
He looked conflicted, like he was more nervous than Xichen.
Maybe he was hopping that his grandmother wouldn't be too harsh on Lan Xichen.
What made Lan Xichen more determined to get his Omega’s family approve.
Omegas couldn't interfere in courting rituals, it's the Omega's family duty assess if the match with the Alpha was good or not through eight gifts. If Wanyin's grandmother decided that he wasn't worthy for his grandson, he wouldn't have another chance to court Jiang Wanyin.
So Xichen has eight chances to attempt the impossible and show at Madam Yu that his intentions with her grandson are good and not just temporal lust.
Xichen walks to the family and bow his head as he handed the gift to Jiang Wanyin.
Feeling that all the effort was worth it when he noticed that his blushed Omega bore an amazed expression on his face after realizing that the small box that he accepted was handmade for this gift, focusing on the nine petals purple lotus engraved on the sandalwood box.
Madam Yu looked at his grandson, giving her signal to open the box.
Jiang Wanyin opens the box and gasps, showing at his grandmother the first courting gift that Lan Xichen chose to demonstrate his skills to find a gift that represents his Omega's family.
"Not bad, Sect Leader Lan." Wanyin's grandmother says. But Xichen could see the delighted glint in her eyes at the sight the delicate and beautiful lotus flowers carved in jade, decorated with white pearls cascades inside the box.
Xichen knows that it was old fashioned, but it was a tradition in the Lan family that he wanted to kept after seeing for years how his mother wearing the hairpin that her husband gave to her for their wedding.
"May I ask why did you chose pearls?"
"Grandmother!"
Madam Yu looks at his grandson "Let the Alpha explain himself, A-Cheng."
Xichen smiles gently at the old lady “Do you know how pearls are formed, Madam Yu?”
“Pearls are formed inside a shell of certain mollusks in rivers or the sea as a defense mechanism against to something potentially threatening or an attack from outside. The mollusk creates a pearl sac to seal off the irritation."
"So, we could say that some people are just like a pearl." Xichen says, adoring the endearing way that his Omega’s flowery scent becomes more sweeter as he speaks. "Even if there is something that could try to hurt them, they can transform in something so precious as a treasure. I chose white pearls because your grandson is my treasure, Madam Yu."
"Lan are so romantic", mumbles the old lady with a small smile on her lips.
She hopes that Jiang Cheng’s children would inherit the same smile of Lan Xichen.
Jin Ling needed a playmate by the way.
"I see that your uncle raised you right, Sect Leader Lan."
She was proud to chose a good match for her Ziyuan's son. She feared a lot that Jiang Cheng wouldn't survive the Sunshot Campaign and less unmated, but then Zewu-Jun offered an alliance for both sects.
Perhaps at first seemed like an arranged marriage for convenience, yet it was a relieve after Jiang Cheng presented as Omega.
Even more when Jiang Cheng told her that he got some feelings for the Alpha.
His grandson suffered a lot and he needed someone kind at his side, she knew that Lan Xichen is the best suitor that she could ask for after a great war, but that didn’t means that she is going make things easy for the Alpha. Even if it's one of the two jades of Gusu Lan.
"You succeeded on the first courting gift and I hope you will do this well in the next seven, Sect Leader Lan."
She looks at his grandson before to speaks again:
"I’ll let you two spend some time before the lunch" Madam Yu tells them as she leaves them alone, without looking back.
Jiang Wanyin holds the box in his arms, tenderly.
"She likes you", tells him after a while.
"You think so?"
“I know my grandmother, she wouldn’t let us spend some time alone if she didn’t liked you already.”
“And you? Did you liked my gift?”
Xichen’s inner Alpha melted at the way that Jiang Wanyin smiles at him.
“Of course, would you do me the honor?“ Jiang Cheng asks as he approached to the Alpha with the little box open, hopping that he will get the message.
Xichen nods as he takes the hairpin and put it carefully on the heart side of his Omega’s bun, enjoying the sight and the proud feeling in his chest. His Omega was wearing his gift, officially accepting their engagement.
Wanyin looked so pretty that Xichen thought that he could write a song for his soon to be mate.
N/A: Xicheng fantasy AU again, plus annoying demon!Huaisang. Incomplete because I had a long tired day. Going to think if I made a long fic about this ABO AU.
For the #CultivaTober2020, another story that no one asked me.
Day 24: Hand fan
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“You know, actually I can smell your excitement.”
What a shame, thought Jiang Cheng.
He needs to chill right now, Nie Huaisang was too perceptive for his own sake.
Yet, his inner tiger was feeling tense and uneasy since a pungent sandalwood scent hit him early.
He looked around the market, letting his nose guide him to where the scent was wafting from. A smiley Alpha in white and blue robes, unfairly handsome and so hot that it hurt to see.
He stared, unconsciously.
“I saw the way you looked at him.” Huaisang chuckled. “You like him, don’t you?"
Jiang Cheng groans, he was just getting mixed signals from his animal spirit and body when Huaisang noticed how honest was his body.
“I don’t know what are you talking about, Huaisang.“
"I know what I saw!" He teased, fanning his face. "I clearly saw your apricot go go eyes."
Nie Huaisang sight at the trio in the other side of the avenue. He recognized his brother’s scent and Meng Yao alongside Lan Xichen’s overwhelming presence. Dragon shifters were really appealing.
Mingjue noticed them and approached, Huaisang didn’t let Jiang Cheng notice it.
“So you’re not going to do a move?”
Jiang Cheng shook his head, cheeks blushed as he look at the other way. “I don’t know what are you talking about.”
“Oh come on, don’t be shy. I can introduce you to him, he’s my brother’s childhood friend.”
"Don’t look at me like that, I’m not interested.”
“I don’t think so, I smell your arousal.”
“Oh please, shut up.”
"Hell, Cheng Cheng. It’s natural for an Omega to fell in love at first sight and get aroused, you know."
Jiang Cheng raised and eyebrow at the nickname, he didn’t fell in love or something like that. He just stared a stunning Alpha. How that could be love? What the fuck?
Not like he’s wet or something like that.
Huaisang closed his hand fan, resigned to play slow. “Tiger shifters are weird."
“Demons are too lustful.”
“We know what we want, at least who we want.”
“Gross.”
“You know, I don’t blame you for staring”, Nie Huaisang said calmly. "Xichen-ge is so hot. When I met him for first time I felt attacked too!”
“Who bastard made you felt attacked, Huaisang?” Greeted Mingjue, frowning.
Huaisang stop breathing before to run “Meng Yao, help me!”
Jiang Cheng crossed his arms with a snarky grin in his face, enjoying Huaisang’s scared face until he noticed Nie Mingjue’s company included that Alpha.
Shit.
“Da-ge, don’t be too hard on A-Sang” Lan Xichen smiled, looking at Huaisang hiding from his brother behind Meng Yao's back.
“Easy to say for you, Xichen. Your brother is not an Omega.”
“Wangji might not be an Omega, but let me tell you that an Alpha little brother isn't easy to deal."
"Fuck, you got a point” Mingjue admits, thinking what pain in the ass would be if Huaisang was an Alpha too. He turned to his brother’s friend, the other little shit that he should protect from horny Alphas around. “Are you passing through Qinghe, Wanyin?
“Actually, I’m waiting my brother”, informs Jiang Cheng.
“It’s getting late, stay at night in our house”, proposed Meng Yao. Worried that an unmated Omega was traveling alone in a place full of lewd demons like the Unclean Realm.
“I will pay a room if it’s necessary” said Jian Cheng, not wanting to bother other people with his current problems. After all, it was Wei Wuxian fault be this late.
And then, Huaisang saw his chance.
“Xichen-ge, would you mind to escort my friend until his brother comes?” Asked Huaisang without worrying if the tiger shifter glares him to death, if they were lucky Wei Wuxian would arrive late or tomorrow.
Lan Xichen looked at the other Omega, smirking pleased at the sight.
Jin Ling noticed that he was spending a lot of time with Ouyang Zizhen when he was walking his dog and a pretty boy whistled him loudly.
N/A: Idk what I’m doing, I just saw memes about Jin Ling x Lan Jingyi and I fell in love with the ship haha. A-Yuan is a Wen in this AU.
For the #CultivaTober2020, sorry if my English sucks.
Day 21: Calamity
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Jin Ling noticed he was spending a lot of time with Ouyang Zizhen when he was walking the dog in the nearest park, his uncle Jiang Cheng was sick of viewing him all day in bed just because his only friend isn't in the city for the weekend.
"Get out the house and do something!" he yelled at him after the lunch.
A fucking winter Sunday’s afternoon.
What the hell?
Jin Ling was considerating go the weekends to uncle Jin Guangyao's house. Uncle Cheng has been his favorite uncle since he has memory, but sometimes the man is too intense for someone like him and uncle Yao was more chill than him. He wouldn't judge him because he wanted to stay in his room because he was bored without his best friend around.
After all, Ouyang Zizhen is his childhood friend. So every time he isn’t here annoying Jin Ling with his fanfics or fandom wars, Jin Ling has nothing better to do.
Pathetic, he knows.
But who cares?
Jin Ling never was good doing friends in first place, but he liked Zizhen kind personality when they met in Rusong's birthday and when his uncle Yao encouraged him to befriend with the other boy they became inseparable.
At first, it made happy his uncle Chen, who was delighted with the idea that his nephew would have a good friend after his parents death.
Now, Jin Ling didn't know if his uncle Cheng was annoyed that Zizhen was his only friend or what.
Rusong doesn't count as a friend, he is family. His only cousin.
Perhaps he should talk to this guy who lives the next block and ignore his uncle Cheng advice to not talk with that neightboors, he liked his black leather bomber jacket and quiet personality. Plus they go to the same school, they shares English, History and Sports classes. Even Teacher Lan Qiren loved the guy.
Well, Teacher Lan Qiren liked everyone but Jin Chan.
Jin Ling was pondering about this match when he noticed that Fairy destroyed the lotus pond in garden again. Crap.
Uncle Cheng will kill him.
"Sometimes I don't know if you love me or you hate me." Mumbled Jin Ling as he takes Fairy with him, looking around before to go outside the house.
Unfortunatelly, Wen Yuan wasn’t at home when he passed out of his house.
You could notice this because the house was silent as a crypt, usually when Wen Yuan or his Dad were in the house someone played the flute and other instruments all day. Jin Ling swears he could hear them from his room sometimes.
Geez the man was musician or something like that.
However, he decided to go to the park. Hoping the snow could cover Fairy’s calamity before his uncle Cheng noticed anything. His uncle would love dogs dearly, but it was his lotus pond.
Uncle Cheng loved that lotus pond.
Jin Ling sigh, suspecting that the park was less crowded at this hour.
He wasn’t a fan of winter, neither the snow. Cold was burning his cheeks and Fairy paws, but Jin Ling take the route to the south where were stablished places for dogs. Yet the dog-friendly drinking fountains were already frozen, he knew this place was beautiful in Spring, but now were just the trees and the snow. Not fragrant flowers around.
Yunmeng was so different in winter, thought Jin Ling. Lost in thoughts when someone whistles at him loudly.
Jin Ling twitched.
He looked over at the sound, a part of him was offended while the other really liked what he saw. A pretty boy wearing running at him, wearing white clothes and blue headphones hanging in the neck. Gods, the boy had the most glossy black hair that Jin Ling has ever seen in his life. He just couldn’t stop noticing the perfect way than an hair bangs framed his handsome features and those fanfiction gray blue eyes… Damn Zizhen! Fucking fanfics he read all day!
Nevermind. He was rude.
“Excuse me?"
The pretty boy frowned, blushing when he noticed the misunderstanding and said "Sorry, I didn't wanted to... that was for your dog!"
What?
Jin Ling looked at Fairy and cocked an eyebrow.
Well, people liked huskies a lot. Since his uncle Yao give him a dog for his birthday, he always get stopped by people who wanted to pet Fairy when he go to walk his dog.
“Really?”
"Yeah." The pretty boy said as a beautiful smile rested easily on his lips when he whistled again at Fairy and the dog just wagged the tail friendly.
Fuck, even Fairy liked him.
“Maybe it could be rude from me, but would you let me pet your dog?” He asked, using all his charms when he looked right into Jin Ling's eyes.
Jin Ling tried to control his heart, but he couldn't.
Why is my heart racing? He wondered. He couldn't fall in love at first sight, right?
“You don’t have to do if you don’t want it.” Added the boy, noticing his uncomfortable behavior.
”I don’t mind, go ahead."
The pretty boy didn't hesitate to bent and stroke Fairy's ears, enjoying the fluffy fur. "She is so fluffy. What's her name?"
"Fairy."
"That's a cute name for a dog, did you chose it?"
If Jin Ling didn't fell already for his fanfiction grey blue eyes, he fell in that moment. "Actually, it was my uncle idea."
"Seems like your uncle has an original way to name dogs."
Jin Ling grinned.
He was going to say something more when a voice interrumpted them, breaking the spell.
“A-Yi, we are leaving!”
“Ugh, that's my Dad. See you next time!” He said as he got up and runned to the other side of the park, but Jin Ling wasn't sure if he was talking to him or his dog.
The pretty boy waved bye into distance, smiling.
But Jin Ling don’t waved bye back, he was this skilled with people.
Specially with the people that he liked.
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His phone beeps that night.
Zizhen was bored, he knew that. Zizhen didn’t get along with the sons of his father’s friends in the parties.
Jin Ling read the message, raising an eyebrow.
Zizhen:
Missing your grumbling ass ︶︿︶
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For wednesday, Jin Ling can’t stop thinking about those fanfiction gray blue eyes or the kissable lips. He had this awful feeling like a hundred of golden butterflies were flying in his stomach every time he thought about the pretty boy in the park.
Gods, he became this such of weirdo.
Sure Zizhen will have a good laugh at his expense when he noticed that his friend had a big fat crush on a pretty boy named A-Yi.
Well, it wasn’t a name. But it was something.
His crush was so overwhelming that he decided went to Wen Yuan house without knowing what he could talk with the guy, they barely knew each other. Maybe Jin Ling didn’t wanted to talk much and just needed Wen Yuan’s Dad loud music so he can’t hear his own thoughts about how that pretty boy made him feel.
When he went inside the house, Wen Yuan’s Dad looked surprised that his boy take a someone at home. He even stopped drinking alcohol before to talk.
He introduced himself with a bright smile “Wei Wuxian. Wine?”
“Dad, please no.”
“A-Yuan, your friend needs it more than me”, Wei Wuxian pointed his face. “Look at him! He seems too devastated to be that young.”
Jin Ling frowned, understanding why his uncle Cheng told him to no talk with the neighbour in first place.
He was so gross.
“Okay, okay. Your old man wouldn’t shaming you in front of your boyfriend.”
“Oh my God, Dad. Why are you like this??” Yuan blushed, really ashamed while his father seemed to have a good laugh at his own son expense.
“Forgive your old man, little radish. Old habits never dies.”
Yuan put a hand to his face. “Sorry, Jin Ling. I swears he’s not like that all the time.”
“I'm going to pretend that I don't hear it.” Jin Ling mumbled, without knowing if he was going to regret coming to Wen Yuan house or not.
“I got the feeling that your face was familiar, are you A-Cheng’s boy?”
The question caught Jin Ling off guard.
“Do you know my uncle?”
“He never talked about me?? What a friend!” He complained, taking another sip of wine “We were childhood friends, best friends actually.”
Jin Ling doubted, seriously.
However, later Wei Wuxian show him an old photo where a younger version of himself was here with Jin Ling's mother and uncle. It were just the three of them, smiling at the camera in Jin Ling's grandparents house.
Jin Ling looked at the photo, admiring how pretty was his mom at that age.
The three of them seemed so happy that Jin Ling wondered what happened, why he didn’t knew this man and why his uncle Cheng told him never speak a word with him.
And for a moment, his mind stop thinking about some fanfiction gray blue eyes.
Well, until monday when he went to school and the Teacher Lan Qiren introduced a new student. The pretty boy, Lan Jingyi.
People said that every family has a little demon in the house and now that Jiang Cheng has his own headache, he could understand why his mother was pissed out half of time when Wei Wuxian was in the house.
N/A: Xicheng’s family and Lan Jingyi as Xicheng’s love child. Btw, how do you said “Me pase po”? Like I need to know how to express that feeling when I forgot to publish my daily draft.
For the #CultivaTober2020, sorry if my English sucks.
Day 29: Demon
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When Sizhui started a group facetime call after the online class, he didn’t expected to see at his best friend in that state. “Jingyi, are you okay?”
Jingyi chuckled before to answer and it was painful to see.
“Yes, why?”
Jin Ling frowned at the other side of the phone screen, looking his cousin red swollen cheek “Well, you have a hand printed in your left cheek.”
Jingyi started to laugh at the memory.
Oh my god, he has to tell Jin Ling about this before his Dad punishes him cutting the wifi!
“Dude, yesterday I heard my parents fucking and hAHAHA”
Jingyi’s left cheek it hurts like a bitch when he laughs, but it was a pain that was worth it.
“...And when I was going to turn up the volume on my headphones, I heard my Dad saying ‘I’m your bunny boy!’” He even dare to imitate the panting voice tone that none of his friends asked for. “So today when he was scolding me for forgetting to defrost the chicken, I told him ‘keep calm, bunny boy!’ HAHAHA.”
Jin Ling looked dumbfounded as Zizhen burst out laughing.
“yOU DID WHAT?”
“Lan Jingyi, you are my fucking hero!” Adds Zizhen, still laughing for his friend imprudence and bravery.
“I wish I would recorded it, but you know. It just came naturally!”
Sizhui chuckled, nervously “Take care of yourself, Jingyi.”
“Don’t worry, Sizhui. It’s just a slap!” He tells him, knowing that his Dad slapped him with the hand free of rings. But Sizhui didn’t knew that and still seems worried.
In the other side, Jin Ling overcame the shock stage.
“Sometimes I don’t know if you are just crazy or you just want to die early” declares with ears all red after knowing his uncle's kinks. Fuck, he didn’t wished to know that.
Sizhui thought that Jingyi was already dead, but Jingyi just didn’t knows.
In the other side, Zizhen cheers him “Good luck to get your Dad’s forgiveness, bro!”
“Thank you, bro! I would need it!”
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“Where is the little demon?”
“A-Cheng, don’t call our son like that”, Xichen tell him off, lying on the couch. He had a really long and tiring day in the hospital.
Jiang Cheng snorted, furious. People said that every family has a little demon in the house and now that Jiang Cheng has his own headache, he could understand why his mother was pissed out half of time when Wei Wuxian was in the house.
Seems like his baby boy spent a lot of time with his fucking uncle Wei.
“Then, where is your son?”
Xichen raised an eyebrow, unbelieving “So now he’s my son?”
“Well, your dearest son heard us tonight.”
“What?”
Jiang Cheng wanted to punch something, he really needs to punch something. He never slapped his son before, but this time Jingyi asked for a fucking slap on his face “And he had the nerve to call me bunny boy, can you believe it?”
Xichen tries to hold the laugh on his throat, but he can't not laugh.
Jingyi is only thirteen years and he’s this reckless.
Adolescence would be a nightmare, Xichen thinks as he tried to collect himself.
Yet, his husband seemed very offended.
“Are you laughing, Lan Huan?”
If glares could kill, Lan Xichen would be dead by two bolts of lightning.
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That night when Xichen goes to Jingyi’s room with an ice bag in the hand and the dinner in the other one, he didn’t expected to see his dear son with a swollen cheek and smiling brightly.
Jingyi had a slapped cheek, but at least he was happy.
Xichen put the dinner in Jingyi’s desk before to check his child's face “What have you done, A-Yi?”
“Sorry father, did I mess your night time with Dad?”
“Don’t worry about that”, he says as he applies the ice bag in his son’s injured cheek, without overlooking the worried glint in Jingyi eyes. “Worry about how to get your Dad’s forgiveness.”
Jingyi whines a little, before to speaks again so blatantly.
“Dad will forgive me, I’m his favorite son!”
“Jingyi, you are our only son.”
“What are you implying, father? Princess, Jasmine and Love are my sisters!”
Xichen smiles, resigned. He knew that it would end like this since the day that Jiang Cheng convinced him to adopt three little dogs that will grow up with Jingyi.
“It’s not the same, A-Yi.”
How not? Jingyi thinks, “See, that’s why I am my Dad’s favorite. I know that pets are family too!”
Xichen sighs, bringing him the tray with the dinner.
