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drama--universe · 10 months

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Masks & Truths

Requested by anonymous: Hello. I have a request, but it will be a bit long because I can't say or write anything quickly, I'm always specific: The Untamed's Request for Lan Xichen....

Pairing: Lan Xichen x fem!reader

Word Count: 1.7k words

A/N So... For this story I looked up a fake name and came across something very peculiar. Apparently, the name Meng means to deceive and thus Meng Yao's name was such an important clue for his real identity... So, props to the writer, although I might still be wrong since I don't talk/read Chinese and only got this from a website :/

You couldn't believe your father's words, not when he stated it like it was the most normal thing to say. Like it was normal for a father to tell his daughter that he'd disown her if she did not marry. Not only disown, but also exiled from the clan. You couldn't believe that your mother didn't refute, if anything she looked like she agreed with everything he said.

Now you didn't hate your fiancé, hating Lan Xichen was almost impossible for anyone. He was the sweetest, caring for anyone no matter who they were and he often protected those who had less than him. He was humble, did not care for possessions and rather give away his stuff than see an innocent person suffer to fate they did not deserve.

Still, you did not want to marry the man.

And so you left your home for awhile. Now you found yourself living in an inn with the Geji's (Chinese equivalent to Geisha's), working as a server like any other waitress. Your face was covered, a white mask that covered your full face with golden and red marks painted on. Your hanfu was pink and reds, a white undercoat. You looked like any other waitress, which was basically the point as it was required for safety. Although it was difficult at first, you quickly learned how to work there with help from others. You were happy here, you felt somewhat free even when you never had much free time. The woman around you, although most were older, treated you like a sister and you felt like you belonged. You got a family, one you wished you had before. You shouldn't have to find that family, you should've grown up with one and you just felt cheated in the fact that your family did not view it the same.

Then, one day, everything came crashing down at once. Why? Because Lan Xichen decided to come to the inn along with at least fifteen junior disciplines. Normally, you wouldn't care much and yet you couldn't help but be shocked at the sight before you. Bloody robes, large wounds and a few seemed at the brink of fainting. Lan Xichen seemed the most unharmed, only three or four cuts visible on his whole body. You rushed to them, helping one of the boys to sit down before turning to the elder.

"Please sit down, I will get you some help." You said and he nodded, thanking you softly before he turned to help his juniors while you rushed off to find your friend, Qi Xiang. She was a skilled healer, so she could surely help them. Once you told her what had happened, she was quick to grab her own mask before running to the front of the tea house. You followed her, placing yourself to the less hurt people and checking them while Xiang checked to more injured ones. You started with, what seemed to be, the youngest among the juniors. He had a very youthful face and a cute smile that melted your heart in second. He was helpful, pulling up his sleeve to reveal a deep cut and you hissed softly before grabbing some bandages and a needle and thread.

"I apologize for this." Then you put the needle to his skin and pushed it through, stitching the wound close as fast as you could. Then you wrapped it up in bandages, tight enough so that it wouldn't loosen too much after. Then you moved to the next junior. You ended with Xichen after an hour, but he wasn't harmed bad enough to need immediate help.

"Do you have any wounds?" You asked and Xichen shook his head before looking at the juniors surrounding him, thanking you softly. This was another time that you got to see him being caring to others, his gaze never moved from the most injured ones with a worried look. You looked at them as well before sighing, telling him that they were fine. This, however, didn't seem to make Xichen feel any better.

"May I ask your name?" "Lu Zhi." You were quick to answer him with a fake name, nodding your head at him in greeting before getting up.

"I will prepare rooms for you and your junior disciplines." You spoke, getting up and bowing at him before walking off without another word.

Xichen was up early, quick to check every room quietly to see the juniors. He walked through the hall, opening and closing each door silently until he reached the last. One of the youngest, a boy of barely 13 years old and gravely injured. When the door opened, he was surprised with seeing you besides the bed. Your back was turned to the door, your mask laid on the bedside table and you were clearly changing the younger's bandages. You were alerted of his presence when he stepped inside, one of your hands quickly grabbing your mask and securing it on your face.

"I apologize for disturbing you." Xichen's voice was soft and low, barely loud enough to hear as he entered the room. He stood at the foot of the bed, staring at his junior while you continued to treat him.

"Will he wake up soon?" "Give or take two days. He is mostly exhausted at this point, the injuries are already healed after all." You answered, putting on the last bandage on before laying a towel on his forehead. Then you got up and started to pack up your stuff, turning to Xichen after.

"Don't bother him too much, he really needs the rest." You said and Xichen nodded, following you out of the room. He walked downstairs, sitting down at one of the tables. You fetched some tea for him, setting it down on the table before sitting down as well and pouting the tea into two cups. One was pushed towards Xichen, who gladly took it.

"You really seem to care for those kids." "They're my responsibility, of course I care. Had I known of the bandits on that path, I would not have gone there." Xichen spoke, lifting the cup before him softly before raising it to his lips. He drank it quickly, putting it back on the table afterwards and pouring himself another one. You drank your own cup empty before looking back to the man before you, who looked immensely worried as he stared into his cup.

"You really don't have to worry, those kids are strong. They'll live." You gave him a reassuring smile, forgetting that you wore a mask and he couldn't see. He, however, still seemed to sense it as he nodded, sighing softly before downing the tea once more. You took the opportunity to leave, getting up from the table and bowing your head once more before leaving.

Once again, you could only learn to appreciate the man even more and maybe even like him just a bit.

"Do you think she's pretty?" Lan Jingyi asked loudly, making all heads turn to him and pausing their eating.

"I heard that lady (L/n) is a rare beauty." Another junior answered and you almost fell while putting the tea down on the table. It landed a bit harsher than intended, which made all eyes turn to you this time. Jingyi was quick to ask you the same and you waited with your answer. You could hardly say that she was beautiful, saying such things about yourself was a bit vain. Instead, you decided to answer based on the rumors you had hear about yourself.

"I heard she rather stays in the library than spend her time dressing up for others." You answered and Jingyi huffed, raising his food up to his mouth and eating it a bit too loud. Sizhui just thanked you for the food and thoughts, giving you another bright smile.

"We'll see later, Zewu-Jun said we'd go continue there tomorrow." Although Sizhui spoke quietly, you heard everything he said clearly and it made you freeze up. You didn't know that he was on his way to see you, your parents had neglected to tell you this. Which meant that you either needed to return and play into your parents' wishes or to not return an embarrass Xichen in front of his and your people. Neither one of those options sounded nice, you didn't want either to happen. Yet now, you didn't seem to have much of a choice. So you decided to do something in between. You returned to your room and started writing, scribbling every thought and feeling that you felt leading up to this moment. Then you slipped the three paper letter under the door of his room, your mask along with it before you ventured off.

One thing you didn't take in account, was that Xichen was a night owl when it came to his work. Thus he saw and read the letter immediatley after you left it, which made it able for him to run after you. Which he did, of course. He practically leaped off the stairs and out of the building, looking around for the person that wrote that letter to him. The red hanfu you wore stood out like a sore thumb and the fact that you were the only one on the street. So he followed you, quickly reaching your side and stopping you. You flinched, mainly because you had no clue who just grabbed you. When seeing him, however, you relaxed slightly before freezing.

"I apologize." Xichen quickly released you from his grip, but he remained quiet after as he just stared at you. Then he spoke again, asking you if you were in fact his fiancée. You nodded, which in turn made the man smile slightly as he took the bag you held from your hand.

"Seems like I don't have to go any further to meet you then." He said and you sighed, realizing that you couldn't really run away anymore.

"About what you said in the letter... I'm afraid we don't have much choice in marriage, but we can wait until you feel comfortable." He then said and you frowned at this statement, asking him if he was really okay with that. He just nodded at you, giving you another reassuring smile.

"I look forward to getting to know you a bit more in that time then."

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drama--universe · 2 years

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That's what I love about you

Requested by @kdrama-i-nation: Lan Xichen's fiancé is an extremely bubbly and chatty person who just loves talking about various things and he finds her so adorable that he is constantly listening to her speak, so when she feels conscious about her habit, Lan Xichen is like no I find your talking to be so cute and adorable. Thanks!

Pairing: Lan Xichen x reader

Word Count: 947 words

Warnings: none

A/N I apologize, this is a short one. Hope you like it nonetheless.

When you two married, most people were a bit confused. You and Xichen were opposites of each other when it came to your personalities. He was quiet and well mannered while you were often loud and bubbly, always talking about various things to others. That's also what you did when you spent time with Xichen. You were often rambling on and on while Xichen listened to you, always a small smile on his face.

Today was one of those days as well. Xichen was working as you rambled on about the rabbits you had found today, thanks to Wangji. Xichen couldn't help but smile as you rambled on and on, having stopped writing so he could listen to you. You however didn't notice the smile as you rambled. It wasn't until Xichen chuckled that you stopped talking, looking at him with a blank expression.

"What?" You asked and he shook his head softly, turning his gaze back to his papers. You pouted to yourself before sitting down next to him. You glanced at the papers for a few seconds before sighing.

"I'll let you work." You said, kissing his cheek before standing up again. He hummed in response, but didn't look up from his work. You exited the room and walked to the forest. You passed a few disciplines, freezing on the spot.

"Don't you think he deserves better than (y/n)? She's so annoying, always talking." "She never shuts up, I bet he wants to strangle her in her sleep. But he's too good of a man to do so." Two of the disciplines argued and you turned to them.

"It's forbidden to gossip." You sneered before you continued your way into the forest. You stopped by the river, sitting down and pulling your legs up to chest. You laid your head down on your knees, staring out at the moving waters in front of you.

Soon enough, you were sobbing silently into your arms. You had started overthinking after the words of the disciplines. You couldn't help it, the dark creature that gnawed away at the back of your mind. Time had slipped away, hours passing and the sun ready to disappear from view. You barely noticed however, your head was hurting from crying for hours and your tears had ran out hours ago. Not that you cared, you were completely numb at this point.

Your legs dropped as you leaned back into the grass, finally noticing the rabbits that had surrounded you. You grabbed one of them, cradling it to your chest with a sad smile.

"You won't get annoyed at my talking, huh?" You asked as you sat up again, hugging it close to you. Twigs snapped behind you and you turned your head. Xichen stood there, staring at you.

"Xichen?" Your voice gave away, cracking softly as you said his name. He moved closer to you, crouching next to you as his hand grabbed yours. He removed the rabbit from your grip and you whined softly, trying to grab the bunny again.

"No, talking first." He said as he let the rabbit down and it hopped off, happily reuniting with its friends. You pouted at the rabbits before turning to Xichen. He was looking at you sadly and you couldn't help but look away.

"What's wrong, darling?" He asked as he grabbed your hands in his, softly rubbing circles on the back of your hand.

"Am I ever... annoying?" You asked quietly, looking down at your hands.

"Like, how I talk so much? Or how I can ramble on for hours about something that really isn't important? Or-" "I'll stop you there, love. You have never and will never be annoying to me. When you talk about the things you love, I will listen. Not because I have to, but because I want to. I love seeing the joy in you as you speak and frankly, I find you adorable when you do. Even if these things are seemingly stupid to others, to me it is important. When I married you, it was because I wanted to. You will never be annoying, no matter what anyone else thinks. They don't have the love for you like I do. They couldn't understand." He spoke in a strong voice, his grip on your hand tightened slightly. You took a second to process everything he had just said before you started to cry again, this time out of happiness. Xichen just pulled you closer, embracing you softly as you cried on his shoulder. It was only when the sun had gone under that you 2 were returning to your room.

You had stopped crying already, but Xichen didn't let you go nonetheless. He stayed right next to you, not letting go of you for even a second. You were laying down, cuddled into his chest with your arms tightly around him. He hadn't stopped telling you how much he loved you and for once, you were completely silent as he rambled on.

"Xichen." You cut him off halfway through his sentence and he looked at you.

"I get it. Thank you." You said and he gave you a soft smile before hugging you just a bit closer.

"I won't listen to other people anymore... They're stupid." "No ill gossip, dear." He spoke and you sat up a bit, looking at him.

"Secretly, you think the same as me. Just say it, young disciplines are stupid." You said and he rolled his eyes at your statement.

"I won't say it, but I'll think it." He said, kissing your nose softly before pulling you back down. You glanced at him with a pout before laying down again.

"Fine... One day you'll say it." You teased, kissing his neck softly before burying your head in the crook of his neck.

"Thank you for loving me."

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