#mdzs x yn

how these mdzs characters walked through your life

Wen Ning +..｡*ﾟ+

• Wen Ning is on the verge of losing his job when he first meets you,
• his first day at the cafe had been anything but smooth
• he’s got a a funny splotch of powder on his cheek  
• and an angry red burn on on the top of his hand to show for it
• his manager breathing down his neck as she supervises makes everything 10 times harder
• but when he looks him,
• catches your amused but patient look as you watch him finish your order
• it eases his nerves ever so slightly 
• and the calm and pleasant smile that you wear when he gives you your order 
• lingers in his mind long after the ring from the cash register fades 
• after the fiasco of his first day,
• it work at the cafe gets a lot better,
• maybe it had just been nerves
• because Wen Ning easily begins to 
• but maybe he was right about it having to do with nerves
• because it seems that Wen Ning forgets how to do anything
• whenever you’re within the vicinity
• the next time (and every time) you return to the cafe shop
• Wen Ning finds himself stuttering as he asks you for your order
• and cheeks getting warm just at the brush of your hand against his as he gives you the change
• it’s an endearing thing
• and something that you definitely notice
• because he’s so obvious about it
• though you don’t confront it,
• too afraid to make it awkward
• a little afraid to lose the nice smile that he gives you every time he finishes your order
• so you don’t say anything
• you both keep your quiet
• you in your own little way, afraid that he won’t like you anymore
• Wen Ning because he likes you too much and afraid of the same thing
• the shyness of you both ends up being the rift that stops sparks before they fly
• and eventually when your boss changes you to a different department in the building, you don’t come around on Wen Ning’s shifts anymore
• and this little affectionate cup of coffee feels just like strong coffee should
• bitter, but with a sweetness of roasted coffee beans
• love that could have been, in a little coffee shop

how these mdzs characters walk in and out of your life

Mo Xuanyu .｡.:*☆

• he falls for your voice first
• before he really knows you,
• he knows your podcast persona 
• it was just a little side project that had started from a fun class assignment in one of your electives
• but you’ve kept up with it to pass the time in between your studies
• you didn’t expect to gain such a high following
• but a lot of people seemed to enjoy your funny anecdotes and realistic life/relationship advice
• you’re grateful for the escape from the normal college life you lead
• you don’t realize that there was anyone listening to you at all
• let alone finding a fan like xuanyu
• in your first live online meet up event when you’ve hit around 2 thousand listens,
• you get to interact with people that have adored your work for the past year, 
• talking to voices that you had only seen as icons
• learn names other than online alias
• it is so much fun
• it is the first time that you talk to xuanyu
• it’s towards the end of your big voice call
• you try to express your gratitude directly to as many viewers as you can
• and you’ve made it through a rather large chunk
• xuanyu’s exchange with you is short, but they resonate with you long after the livestream ends and you’re alone in your bedroom, getting ready for work and school the next morning
• “you’ve changed me so much, thanks for making this and being you”
  
• you wish that you could have been able to tell him the same, let me him know that his support changed you in the same way tenfold
• the thought lingers in your mind as you go about your day
• through the magic of the internet, you manage to find the person you want to thank
• and it’s that message there that sprouts into exchange after exchange of encouragement, to memes, to compliments, 
• and the likes
• however your relationship stays confined within this little message area
• growing but not really ever moving
• it’s quick and brief how fast you both fall for one another, 
• and although it doesn’t last
• somehow after all the podcasts that you’ve done now
• you still feel assured there’s someone out there who’s always listening

how these mdzs characters walked through your life 

Lan Sizhui ｡.｡:∞♡*♥

• Sizhui was someone that everyone was always looking at
• not only was he handsome,
• but he was kind, soft natured, smart and charming 
• with so many great traits
• and so many eyes on him always
• you never thought that you would stand a chance
• but what you didn’t realize was
• that Sizhui had always paid the most attention to you 
• you both had met through your campus’ tutoring center
• and before he knew it, Sizhui began to look forward to the hour or so that you would both spend at the library together
• even though you weren’t very good at physics
  
• Sizhui still sees your work ethic shine through 
• you put dedication into everything that you do
• and make the effort to come to the sessions prepared, and more invigorated than other students who’ve had him
• you also treat him as a friend, 
• it’s a refreshing feeling, being treated as someone valuable more than just someone to either get homework answers from or a pretty face to look at 
• Sizhui’s handwritten notes for you help you pass your final exams
• and his encouragements stay warm in your heart
• long after your tutoring sessions end
• you guys don’t date,
• not really
• but you still keep the funny sticky notes that he’d write on your planner,
• remember the reddening of his cheeks whenever you catch him staring at you 
• know that time did seem to pass by too fast whenever you both were within each other’s presence
• and well, you guys never really dated
• but you sure knew
• how you both felt

how these mdzs characters walked through your life

Jin Ling ｡.｡:∞♡*♥

• Jin Ling had never fallen for anyone as hard or as fast as he fell for you
• one passing glance on the college campus was enough for him to be completely smitten
• and it took a bit of asking around 
• a lot of looking around too
• but he finds you,
• and really goes for it
• because he’d been daydreaming about you from that first glance
• he’s persistent in his efforts to get one date with you
• even if he takes him almost 10 attempts
• the first two attempts, he misses your class
• the next three attempts the weather acts up, so he can’t see you on campus
• there’s one time where you simply walked passed him because you didn’t even see him,
• but there’s a saying that he’s always heard 
• “much work, much prosperity”
• and really it does pay off
• because he finally manages to catch you outside your class one time,
• and asks you out
• to his luck and happiness,
• you say yes
• both of you go on one date together
• it was a fun outing
• but one that made him realize that you both didn’t really have that much in common
• as pretty and kind as you are
• the awkward silences that lull between you on the bus ride and at the record shop are more than few
• so after that 
• when you both part ways at the train station,
• short goodbyes at hand
• it feels a little like an ending
• but to have spent the day with someone who adored you
• was a memory worth making 

how these mdzs characters walk in and out of your life

Lan Jingyi ｡.｡:∞♡*♥

• you had never seen Jingyi as a lover,
• not at first
• he had always been your friend
• and with how you both grew up clashing rather than caring,
• it was hard to picture him as someone you would hold hands with
• but Jingyi’s heart had always beat differently from the words he tells you
• and after a stupid game of spin the bottle 
• and standing the closest you have ever stood next to him in 7 minutes in heaven
• you both have a realization on your feelings for one another 
• it was a weird transition,
• knowing friendship better than a relationships
• (you were Jingyi’s first ever real partner)
• hesitant hand holds
• those shy looks,
• the tentative brushing of a loose strand of hair
• and small gestures of new love
• there was potential between both of you
• but then again, it was really only potential
• after a few weeks,
• you realize that even though Jingyi really likes you
• he’s unable to act naturally around you, like he used to when you both had just been friends
• and after a mutual discussion
• you both decide that it’s better if you go back to being friends,
• because skittering eyes
• and skittish hands
• wasn’t really yours or Jingyi’s style
• most importantly
• you missed him
• the carefree-ness that he shared with you
• before the expectation of being a boyfriend to you
• so you both return to the friendship that you started with
• perhaps, now, there are more lingering gazes,
• but nonetheless
• there are more smiles, twinkling eyes and less awkward anxious gazes
• platonic love, matching the rhythm of your steps
• as he walks you to your classes
• (because he still does) 

how these mdzs characters walked through your life 

Ouyang Zizhen ｡.｡:∞♡*♥

• being with Zizhen was one of the more romantic experiences that you’ve had the pleasure of coming across
• because, well, Zizhen was (and has) always been known for being absolutely romantic
• with him, it was a picturesque kind of relationship,
• from the very beginning
• a meeting so trope-y (dropping books on the way to your class) that sometimes you forget that it was something that actually happened
• into the honey moon phase,
• roses on the random day
• waiting for each other at the end of class
• sharing sweaters,
• kisses,
• hand holding
• being with Zizhen was so soft, so romantic
• romance as much as it colors, never quite diminishes reality
• so as days and weeks pass
• the gestures feel less romantic,
• feel a bit more dramatic than the butterflies of before
• take up a lot more space than you think is necessary
• being with Zizhen made you feel the child-like wonder of love
• but also made you realize that it didn’t last
• you both break it off on a sunny afternoon at a small coffee shop
• and even though you both aren’t together anymore,
• you still end on good terms, better terms
• that remind you that platonic love, isn’t lacking of romantic love at all
• and so with a small wave of goodbye, Zizhen walks out of your life after the 3 months that’d spent in it,
• it was lovely, 
• it was puppy love,
• but you were loved nonetheless

these mdzs characters wake up from a bad dream, and the first person they want to see is you 

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Lan Xichen

• it is always the same sight,
• the same blood on his hands,
• the same cold hilt of the sword,
• the same force of a push that sends him back, far away, falling into an abyss of darkness
• it is the same image that resides in his eyes, every single time he wakes up
• when Lan Xichen blinks himself awake, he can’t ignore the tears that are already rolling down his face, the lump in throat that he tries to choke down
• but it still makes his breath hitch with the effort, 
• as his eyes adjust to the dark, because he is now wide awake,
• he feels the warmth of a small hand on his chest, 
• Xichen turns slowly, eyes landing and making out the picture of your still sleeping face
• Xichen’s hand finds yours, interlocks your fingers together 
• your hand in his grounds him, even in your sleep
• Xichen turns fully to face you, his free arm reaching out to you
• he brings you to rest in his arms, comforting himself with your closeness, 
• you fit into his arms perfectly,
• face nuzzling into his inner robes,
• Xichen leans his head against the top of your head, takes in the soft scent of you beside him, around him, always with him
• with the lingering scent of the Hanshi intermixed with you, Xichen finds sleep again

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Jiang Cheng

• it is a sad thought to realize,
• but Jiang Cheng doesn’t remember the time before the night terrors occurred
• they are not always the same sights, or fears
• but they are always terrifying, unresolved,
• always angry 
• sad,
• malicious
• hateful to him
• perhaps it is a mirror of his subconsciousness 
• Jiang Cheng wakes up painfully,
• he sits up quickly in bed,
• sweat dotting his brow,
• a shaking in his hands that he can’t stop,
• a heart beat so erratic that he would have thought that his organs were giving up on him,
• “A-Cheng,”
  
• the sound of your voice feels distant even though you both share the same bed,
• he feels the blankets rustle, he’s scared that you are leaving him, just as everyone had
• just as everyone else already did
• before you know it, Jiang Cheng reaches out, grabs onto your arm,
• you’re pulled roughly into a tight hug,
• one where Jiang Cheng locks his tense arms so tightly around you you’re nearly suffocating,
• one where he buries his face into your neck
• one where you feel his warm tears, drip drip drip against your skin
• “you have me, i’m right here, A-Cheng
  
• “i’m right here,”
  
• it takes a moment, a long quiet moment
• but you always patient for him, and slowly his arms around you loosen to a breathable strength, 
• one that frees your arms so that they can hug him and run your hand up and down his back,
• you place a featherlight kiss upon the top of his head,
• hold him even as his body shakes with the silent tears that leak out of his eyes
• you hold him even when dawn breaks across the horizon
• you would hold him forever

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Xue Yang

• he rarely feels guilty 
• but Xue Yang still has a conscience
•  so all the blood,
• splattered, puddled, pooled into things that had to be done,
• usually tucked safely away
• sometimes make their appearance after a particularly hard day,
• when all his energy is drained,
• where Xue Yang feels the most vulnerable,
• sleep passes by in a wink, if he even managed to sleep at all
• which is why when he closes his eyes, 
• the nightmare comes back after a long time
• feels the pain rupture from his fingers all the way down his arm like the very first time,
• feels the angry, the sadness churn and take him whole
• Xue Yang had always been too rational to believe in spirits, but they come to him now,
• all the people that he’d killed merciless
• he’s begging for mercy
• “Xue Yang,”
  
• he should know better than anyone, that the dead don’t stay dead
• “Xue Yang-”
  
• you let out a startled breath when Xue Yang’s holds a knife up in defense before his eyes are even fully open
• at the sight of you, Xue Yang’s own teary eyes meet your surprised stare,
• he’s frozen at the sight of his blade pointed at you
• but you are calm, undeterred,
• gentle as you lower his hand, remove the weapon and place it to the side
• your actions are slow, deliberate, even the hand that lands softly on his face
• at your warm palm on his face, Xue Yang deflates against the headboard, hands coming up to over lap and hold your
• little does he know that he doesn’t have to hold to you,
• when you would never leave him anyways

how these mdzs characters would wash your hair for you

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

Lan Xichen

• very gentle about it, because he knows that you’re only letting him wash your hair because you need the help
•  a broken finger is never a fun ordeal
• but luckily it is on it’s way to healing soon, with such lovely care
  
• but anyways, back to the hair washing
• all gentle and firm fingers, massaging until all the soapy suds are out
• and your shampoo if wafting up to him, 
• he’s especially attentive with putting the conditioner correctly and throughly in your hair
• maybe because he just likes the feeling of soft strands on his fingers
• and overall a great time with this man
• will also offer to blow dry your hair for you as well
• and you can’t ask for anyone better

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

Nie Mingjue

• it will be quite the learning process with him
• he’ll be frustrated first with how you’ll sit in the tub and how he’ll sit to reach the water and that takes a good 15 minutes
• then the water temperature
• “that’s too hot! it’ll burn your scalp” when you tell him to warm the water a little more
  
• and then how much shampoo and how much conditioner and what not
• but after that, in the settled quietness of him just rubbing the products into your hair
• he’s a lot more gentle than you expect him to be
• not that Mingjue isn’t gentle, you know very well his softness when it comes to you
• but he massages every spot on your head (and down to your neck) as if to map every place of ease for you
• you’ll probably learn the reason why some time later on
• but for now,
• he washes as dilligently as he can
• get’s a little bit of soap into your eyes
• and a bit of water into your ears
• but his effort, you appreciate tenfold

these mdzs characters singing to you 

♬♩♪♩　　♩♪♩♬

Lan Wangji

• obviously, Wangji is very musically talented
• that is an undeniable fact
• you always enjoyed watching Wangji playing on the guqin
• not only because he looks so elegant, serene
• but also of how beautifully he’s always been able to bring music to people
• in battle, he is all precision with his notes
• in healing, his melodies wash away pain like water, 
• when serenading you,
• well
• the music that enters your ears,
• always touches your heart
• you can feel the amount of time that he put in to compose the music for you,
• and when you find yourself singing 
• with words that match the same longing
• because making music together,
• being in love, with one another
• was what music meant to both of you

♬♩♪♩　　♩♪♩♬

Jiang Cheng

• it is a hum, soft, barely there
• but you have always been good at listening where Jiang Cheng goes unheard
• besides it’s easy to listen for such a sound
• when you are lying by the port, head pillowed on a warm lap,
• where the lake side breeze and afternoon sun warms everything just right
• and the air is tinged with the distant business of everything
• but still quiet and peaceful enough
• to feel as if in a place all your own
• Jiang Cheng’s hum accompanies you in your dreamland,
• not quite yet pulled into a deep sleep
• but lulled enough to be relaxed, completely enamored 
• Jiang Cheng rarely ever sings to you fully
• he’s quite shy about his voice (reason 1)
• but in the instances that he does,
• the deep baritone lowness of his voice, above the splashes of water
• is simply
• perfect

which mdzs characters would steal your food (ft. my recent obsession)

♥*♡∞:｡.｡　　｡.｡:∞♡*♥

Wei Wuxian

• his mouth was completely uninvited from where it was right now
• snagging a clean bit right off of the chicken wing that you were about to take a bite of
• “oi! Wei Wuxian!” you let out a distraught shout, furrowing your eyebrows as you watch your companion lean back into the couch seat, happily eating the stolen piece of chicken
• at the call of his name, Wei Wuxian barely flinches, 
• seeming proud even,
• “stolen food tastes way better,” Wei Wuxian comments and you roll your eyes at him, 
  
• though you kinda get what he means
• when you steal the french fry he’s about to eat right before it reaches his lips
• and when Wei Wuxian lets out the same surprised call of your name, 
• you only innocently smile back

♥*♡∞:｡.｡　　｡.｡:∞♡*♥

Nie Huaisang

• definitely a sneaky food stealer sort of person
• like you wouldn’t realize that all the food is gone until it’s actually gone
• “hey weren’t there like 2 chocolates left?” you ask when you return to the couch
  
• Huaisang only shrugs,
• though out of the corner of your eye
• you see his cheeks moving in an ever so slight chew
• “hey! you ate one of mine!” you say
  
• and though Huaisang wants to deny it, he has the chocolate in his mouth so he can only shake his head wildly as you attack him with prods and tickles 

♥*♡∞:｡.｡　　｡.｡:∞♡*♥

Wen Ning

• don’t be fooled by his docile nature,
• because there is little that he wouldn’t do for good chicken
• more specifically korean fried chicken
• “rock paper scissors for it,” you immediately say, when there’s only one piece of chicken left in the box
  
• Wen Ning complies,
• and though he was leading in the first 2 tries, you suddenly beat him the last two times
• and a tie breaker’s needed now
• “ha! paper! i win!” you yell triumphantly, 
  
• though it doesn’t seem to matter when Wen Ning takes the last piece of chicken and pops it right in his mouth
• and though your pout is cute
• you end up being chicken-less 

mdzs characters reacting to when you change your perfume

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

Jiang Cheng

• you are standing alone, watching the boats along the riverside pier,
• when arms come up to wrap around you,
• and you feel someone’s chin land on your shoulder,
• before you can even share a word, 
• there is a firm kiss pressed against the bottom of your neck,
• “Jiang Cheng,” you breathe, surprise and happiness mixing together in a blissful utterance
• there is a soft pause where only the wind responds with a caress of your cheek
• and then you feel Jiang Cheng’s lips against the bottom of your neck, slowly making its way up,
• “Jiang Cheng,” you can’t help but scold slightly, note the public setting that you both are in,
  
• at your second call of his name, the Sect Leader spins you around to face him, 
• brackets you against the wooden rail of the pier
• “your fault,” Jiang Cheng tells you and you can’t help but smile at his childish words,
  
• can’t stop him when he leans in to pull you in a deep hug, nosing at the juncture of your neck
• “you smell nice,” his lips murmur against your skin
  
• and you hug him tighter, 
• glad that he loved the new scent of lotuses and lavendar etched onto your skin

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

Xue Yang

• familiar scents, sentimentality would surprisingly be something that Xue Yang was attentive to
• so when he comes to meet you at the inn hall that you both always meet at,
• he is surprised 
• he’d become used to the natural scent that he had connected to you, earthy and herbal from your work at your father’s medicine shop
• but today,
• when Xue Yang gets a whiff of something sweet, floral, and looks up to see you approaching
• his eyes widen along with an interesting smirk,
• “this is new,” Xue Yang comments when you both sit down at the shared table
  
• and you give him a questioning look,
• “cherry blossoms,” he notes, and you watch him take an exaggerated breath of the air around you,
  
• “cherry blossom…” Xue Yang says 
  
• and your eyes widen at his attention,
• you had just tried a new perfume of cherry blossoms and ylang ylang
• and you didn’t that it would make much of a difference
• or mask the scents of all the herbs that you brewed in the medicine shop
• but surprisingly to Xue Yang
• somehow it had

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

Nie Mingjue

• Mingjue sits on the bed, watching you by your vanity
• the night routines that he shares with you are the most relaxing moments of his day,
• he can name practically all the steps that you take by heart
• which is why when you return to bed with him,
• he can immediately tell that something is different
• “y/n, you smell like jasmine,” Mingjue comments right away as you lay in his arms
  
• “yes, i finished the perfume you bought me a few days earlier, we can go back to buy it again,” you tell him, 
  
• but your surpised by Mingjue’s strong hold around you, and the gentle kiss that he presses to the crown of your head
• “i like this scent, soothing,” Mingjue tells you and you smile, leaning on his chest,
• “mhm,” you hum,
  
• happy to provide this bit of care and love
• to your hard working husband

mdzs characters reaction when you faint from exhaustion 

ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚.˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ

Lan Xichen

• you have always looked beautiful teaching, that to Xichen is undeniable,
• but Xichen worriedly picks up on the small tell-tale signs of your exhaustion,
• the slight tremor in your hand that you hide in your sleeves,
• the way that your eyes close slightly in between the short breaks when your students are reading
• Xichen barely waits for the student’s dismissals to come into the hall, almost barreling into you as you try to leave
  
• “y/n,” Xichen calls you, catching your arms
  
• “i need to stop by the library,” you tell him, 
  
• and he knows that you’re using the work voice with him,
• “y/n,” Xichen tries again, blocking your path
• he knows how important that this new teaching position at Cloud Recess is to you,
• but he can’t rest easy knowing (clearly seeing) that you have not been taking care of yourself
• your eyes land on Xichen’s face, and he watches your face ease a few tense lines 
• “i’m fine,” you reassure, 
• and Xichen doesn’t buy it for one bit,
• “let me accompany you then,” Xichen tries,
  
• and you let out a sigh, about to retort to him
• perhaps the sharp way that you had looked up had been too fast
• but either way, your vision suddenly tunnels
• Xichen’s arms wrap around your immediately, bringing your swaying form close to his chest
• your hear his sigh above you as you get your bearings back, 
• slowly notice the tight, scared way that you’re holding onto his robes, 
• “come back with me,” Lan Xichen tells you as his arms wrap around his shoulder in a hug,
  
• ‘time to rest, i won’t allow any more work,’ you know he means
  
• and really you never knew your limits very well
• so it’s a blessing to have someone like Xichen
• how knows you better than yourself

ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚.˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ

Song Lan

• your sword wavers, ever so slightly as you bring it back to your side
• you feel tired,
• “it’s completely gone,” Song Lan reassures,
•  you make to nod when your vision swims,
  
• Song Lang notices immediately, 
• reaches out to grab you, pull you close to him before he could second guess himself
• your knees give in fast, and Song Lan holds you upright, surprised voice breaking out into the night
• “y/n,” Song Lan breathes, the warmth from your body muted, almost as if you’d been suppressing it for a while
  
• with you leaned against him, the pin pricks of close contact move their way up his arms and shoulders
• but he ignores his own discomfort, lifting your robe sleeves to the sight of red, 
• small but clearly dangerous,
• poison scratched onto your hand
• Song Lan looks down at you, hears your strained breathing and decides that this can’t wait,
• he quickly maneuvers your arms around his neck, and lifts your legs up in a quick bridal carry
• “try to hold on for a few minutes, we’ll go back to the inn” Song Lan says, a reassurance that only he himself hears
• your eyes fully close and your arms draped around his shoulders loosen
• this close he gets a clear scent of dew and dirt from the night hunt
• and a clearer scent of something so distinctively you

ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚.˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ

Xiao Xingchen

• when your hand suddenly tightens in the crook of his elbow, 
• Xingchen stops, worry churning in his stomach
• perhaps he should have been more attentive to you during this long journey
• had pushed to the back of his mind, 
• the stumbling steps,
• and late night talks
• and days without a proper meal
• all the days you had simply answered, “it’s okay,” to the hardships, because at the very least your didn’t have to endure it alone
• Xingchen turns to you, having become much better at pinpointing exactly where you are
  
• grabs your hand, to steady you,
• steady himself
• “y/n,” he calls to you 
  
• he’s surprised by the sharp downward pull of your hand and realizes with a start that you are falling, 
• Xingchen wraps his arms around you, lowering you to the ground 
• the path that they are taking is deserted anyways, so he doesn’t believe many will mind that you both are stopped as you are in the middle,
• “i’m sorry…just need a moment,” 
• Xingchen’s brows furrow at your apology, and he reaches out to find you, hands patting slowly from your connected hands up to your shoulders,
• his hand comes up to cup your face, startling slightly at the warmth there,
• “why didn’t you tell me you had a fever,” Xingchen asks, later on when you both are sat in the shadow of a large tree a little ways up the path, 
  
• “i didn’t want to delay you,” you respond honestly, voice breathy even though you are leaned in his arms 
• i would wait for you, Xingchen finds himself thinking immediately,
• but not yet quite saying