#youre not the only one
Wallow in the mire and then you’re at the pinnacle
the fabricated smiles so wide, that of hope
Your composure is so greater
And you hold yourself so well
Inside, you cling to pieces
Of a broken carousel
Tonight these streets are heaving
With young hearts on the chase
We’ll have this place on lockdown
It’s here for you to taste
The night is ours
You’re wide awake, and I’m the same
Darling, you’re not the only one
Oh, wide awake, and I’m the same
Darling, you’re not the only one
Only one, only one
Baby, we are born and raised too cynical
In the wake of a miracle, we’d never believe
You impersonate the seasons
Your gold autumnal haze
But something dies inside you
When winter rears its face
Tonight these streets are heaving
With young hearts on the chase
We’ll have this place on lockdown
It’s here for you to taste
The night is ours
You’re wide awake, and I’m the same
Darling, you’re not the only one
Oh, wide awake, and I’m the same
Darling, you’re not the only one
Only one, only one
You’re Not The Only One
G (maybe a very soft T for making out), 82k, wangxian, marked as incomplete, but it feels wrapped up tight, so ignore that
Summary: Alternate Universe - Jiang Fengmian never adopts Wei Ying.
Lan Zhan meets Wei Ying as a beggar on the street and convinces Lan Qiren to allow him to come live in the Cloud Recesses.
Lan Zhan and Wei Ying grow up together as best friends. Nothing has really changed, but everything is different.
My comments: A soft story wherein the Lans take in homeless wei ying and he and his lan zhan grow up together, tightly entwined. We get glimpses of their earlier childhood, pass through the cloud recesses study arc (look at lan wangji making friends! and being stoically amused by intimidating nie huaisang, who had the audacity to sneak liquor into his cup). There is light angst and pining, before they figure themselves out, but the wen attack and sunshot campaign bring them to a new understanding.
child wei wuxian, child lan wangji, in which wwx goes to gusu as a child, adopted by the Lans, non-yunmeng wei wuxian, friendship, different first meeting, POV multiple, growing up together, light angst, pining, students at cloud recesses, lan wangji has friends, oblivious wei wuxian, feelings realization, getting together, love confessions, attack on cloud recesses, sunshot campaign, fix it, soft, fluff, first time, fade to black
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So, I’m probably the only one, but I’m team Sam/Caleb
