Shipped

Requested by anonymous: Can I request Lan Xichen x fem!reader where the two have a huge crush on each other but are completely oblivious to it. And the rest of the gang just ships the two and sets them up. Thanks. Love your stories ☺️

Pairing: Lan Xichen x reader

Word Count: 1874 words

Warnings: don’t think so

A/N Once again, sorry for the long wait, hope you like it :)

You stood in the doorway of the class as you stared as you noticed that Xichen and Qiren were talking, not sure if it was okay to enter.

“Why are you waiting?” Huaisang asked and you shushed him softly, making him peek in.

“Oh… I’m sure it’s fine, jie/ge.” He spoke and you looked back, seeing that the Jiang siblings had joined as well, including Wuxian who was smirking ominously.

“Eldest first, jie/ge.” He said before softly pushing you inside. You being you though, tripped on the carpet and crashed to ground with an extremely loud thud. The 2 males stopped talking, turning to look at you. Lan Qiren gave a disapproving look while Xichen just stared at you with a small smile, something only your friends behind you noticed while you were completely oblivious as you tried to get up and ignore the embarrassment that took over your mind.

“I’m so sorry.” You apologized, bowing at them only for Xichen to pull you up gently.

“Don’t worry about it, (y/n).” He said, giving you a smile once more before walking out. You watched as he left, a bit heart-eyed almost before snapping out when your friends called your name.

“Oh, someone’s in love~” Wuxian teased and you looked at him, pouting slightly.

“I’m not in love with him…” “Lying isn’t allowed.” Lan Zhan walked by and your eyes followed him in shock, your mouth slightly open of shock. The one time that Lan Zhan decided to talk to you properly, yet he decided to diss you. Wuxian let out a loud laugh before running to catch up to Lan Zhan, sitting beside him (much to the distaste of Lan Zhan and Lan Qiren). The rets of you entered and the lesson started.

-

Xichen watched as you exited the lesson, smiling as he saw you. Meng Yao, who was talking to Xichen, had noticed that Xichen had stopped listening and followed his gaze to see you. Meng Yao had long know that Xichen had a soft-spot for you, but now realized that his best friend had fallen for you.

Xichen then turned back to Meng Yao, talking once more about the previous subject, but Meng Yao was quick to notice that you too were glancing at Xichen every once in awhile.

And then there was yet another person that knew while you two stayed completely oblivious.

-

You were confused by the empty field in front of you. Wuxian had begged you to come tonight as he and the rest were going to sneak out to the village, yet here you stood. All alone.

“I’m going to kill him…” You growled, crouching down and sighing lightly.

“Please don’t do so on the sacred ground.” Someone commented and you looked up, seeing Xichen. You immediatley got up, straightening your back and giving an awkward smile.

“I don’t suppose that you’ve seen A-Yao?” He asked and you shook your head. Silence took over, but Xichen broke it pretty soon after.

“So, who are you waiting for?” “Wuxian and the rest, but I have a feeling that they didn’t plan to show up to begin with.” You mumbled, sniffing as you wrapped your arms around you because of the cold.

“You should go back to your room.” He spoke and you nodded before looking around, noticing that it had become even darker than before.

“Come on, I’ll walk you back.” He said and you nodded, following him as you walked back. As he walked, he took pretty big steps, which was the reason why you were now walking behind him at almost an arm length away. So you started walking faster.

And then you tripped…

To say you were embarrassed, was a very big understatement. Your face was flushed as you got back up, especially when Xichen took your arm and pulled you up slightly.

“Are you alright?” He asked and you gave a nod, brushing off your clothes with a smile hiss as you noticed the scrapes on your hands. You quickly hid your hands from his view before following him once more, although he seemed to be walking slower this time.

Once you reached your room, you turned around to face him and smiled as you bowed your head.

“Thank you for walking me.” You said before walking in, flinching when you saw your friends all sitting on your bed, staring at you like meerkats. The door behind you closed, slamming shut as they continued to stare.

“You guys… have still not noticed each others feelings?” Wuxian finally spoke up and you frowned, grabbing a pillow from next to you and throwing it at his face, but he dogged it professionally before pouting.

“How oblivious can you be?!” He whined, throwing himself back on the bed overdramatically.

“What feelings?” You asked as you sat down next to Yanli, who just gave you a small smile.

“You’re stupid.” Jiang Cheng spoke and you glared at him, hand grabbing the pillow next to you.

“Don’t you dare throw that.” He stated, staring at you and you pouted, putting the pillow back down.

After a few minutes, they left (except for Yanli of course) and you laid down. You could help but remember what the boys had said earlier and hence you couldn’t sleep.

-

Once more, you sighed as your friends (aka Wuxian) kept teasing you when Xichen looked towards you. You didn’t know why, but every now and then Xichen would look towards you and smile for a few seconds before looking away again. The lesson was still going, although you were barely paying attention at all and rather trying in all your might to not hit Wuxian as he teased you.

“Oh, look! Your crush has arrived~” Wuxian teased and you turned your head slightly, watching as Xichen walked in. You once again felt your face heat up, looking at your desk. You were slightly embarrassed, hating the fact that Wuxian was absolutely right about your awkward crush behavior. You felt Wuxian poke you as well as Huaisang’s giggling, making you let out a small groan before laying your head on the small table in front of you. You once again didn’t notice the eyes on you, nor the small smile that settled on Xichen’s face. When you looked up again, Xichen had long looked away from you and you stared at him for a few seconds before flinching when your eyes suddenly connected. You looked at your lap for awhile before looking up again, only to see that he was still looking at you. Your face heated up even more as Xichen finally looked away after a few seconds of eye contact, but this time you did notice the small smirk that he wore.

“See? He likesyou~” Wuxian sang and you grabbed your book and smashed it against his head, creating a loud thud. Wuxian gave you a small glare, mumbling a ‘I’ll get you back’ before pouting slightly.

-

You entered the library, a few books in your hands that you were going to return. You put some books back before noticing someone on the other side of the room. You looked past the bookshelves and saw Xichen, most likely reading or writing something important. Like magic, Xichen looked up from the papers and noticed you peeping from behind the bookshelves. Your eyes widened as you quickly hid behind the shelve again with a small squeak. Then another squeak when suddenly the door behind you slammed shut. You turned, seeing a silhouette of Wuxian dash away and you groaned, immediatley knowing that you were locked in. But just to be sure, you got closer to the door and tried to pull it open.

Nope, it was definitely stuck. How, you didn’t know. Then again, Wuxian was able to get miracles done so this was probably nothing.

“Something wrong?” Xichen was suddenly standing behind you, making you jump in surprise.

“The door is stuck…” You mumbled, looking down at the ground as you talked. Xichen gave a small frown, trying to open the door as well and sighing when it did indeed not open.

“This hasn’t happened before.” “Well, you didn’t have Wuxian before so…” You mumbled, earning a small chuckle from Xichen.

“I guess your right. I suppose that he has a purpose for this?” He asked and you shrugged.

“I guess… Your guess is as good as mine.” You mumbled before walking past him to continue putting your books away. Xichen mad his way back to his previous seat.

Once you were finished, you sat in a seat near Xichen and awkwardly sat there in silence. Watching Xichen, you just continued to sit. But Xichen once again, magically, looked up and looked back at you before closing his book.

“Do you need anything?” “No, don’t worry. I just spaced out a little.” You lied, looking away from him.

“You seem to do that a lot around me.” He stated, making you gulp and turning to look at him again.

“I-” You stopped talking immediatley as you saw the small smile on his face. You felt your face heat up again, watching as he got up and sat next to you instead. He opened the book once again, reading and you looked at him in confusion. He didn’t say anything and you thought about it for a few seconds before scooting closer and reading with him. Cultivating methods… Not really your thing, but you decided it was better than nothing.

-

Xichen stopped reading once he felt a sudden weight dropping on his shoulder. He looked up from the book and turned his head softly to look at you. He smiled, closing the book again and then your eyes opened. You looked at him sleepily before snuggling into his chest. He couldn’t help but smile even more, softly putting his arms around you and pulling closer. You opened your eyes again, looking at him before suddenly waking up and getting out of his grip while leaning back a bit.

“Sorry…” You apologized, bowing your head in apology as you awkwardly shuffled a bit away. Xichen didn’t move, but only pulled you closer to him again.

“Sleep if you’re tired, I don’t mind.” He said and you looked up at him, hearing his heart beating in his chest with your own beating at the same beat.

“I don’t think this is appropriate for friends…” You mumbled, but Xichen didn’t move his arm from around you. He looked at you, smiling slightly before softly removing a stray hair out of your face. Once again, you heated up as he stared at you.

“Kiss!!!!!” Someone suddenly yelled, making you jump up and turn your head to face the door. Wuxian’s head was peeking through the crack of the door, staring intensely at the two of you. You took a random book and chucked it towards him, which he dodged easily (he did it twice every lesson at least, so this wasn’t unexpected).

Once he was gone, the room grew silent once more. Then you could hear Xichen shuffling to stand up and he stood beside you.

“Wei-shixiong is very adamant, I must say.” He said and you nodded. He placed his hand on your shoulder and you looked at him only to slightly lean back when you felt his lips pressed against your forehead.

“I’ll talk to you later.” And with that, he left the room while you continued to stand in the middle of the room in absolute shock.