[texting post]

[laughitoff]

Wei Wuxian 魏无羡
22 / M / Hell

THE FEARSOME YILING PATRIARCH! DRIVING EVIL FROM YOUR DOOR WITH A GREATER EVIL! LOVES MILD FOOD, CUTE PUPPIES, LONG WALKS IN THE BURIAL MOUNDS AND KILLING ALL YOUR LOVED ONES!

<span style="font-family:century gothic,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ScI5Hsw.png" style="height:20px;margin:0 5px -4px 0;"><b style="color:#e75480;">YOUR NAME</b> got horribly cursed by Wei Wuxian!</span> CURSE

<lj-raw><span style="font-family:century gothic,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/P3gZl1b.png" style="height:20px;margin:0 5px -4px 0;"> <b style="color:#e75480;">YOUR NAME</b> declared Wei Wuxian a heretic! <blockquote style="border-left:5px solid #ddd;padding:0 0 0 10px;"> Message_content </blockquote></span></lj-raw> DENOUNCE

<span style="font-family:century gothic,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/w2B4FYG.png" style="height:20px;margin:0 5px -4px 0;"><b style="color:#e75480;">YOUR NAME</b> challenged Wei Wuxian to a duel!</span> FIGHT

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[laughitoff]

We've talked a few times.

[strikingchords]

[inclines his head]

He is possessed by a dark beast. He wishes himself examined, but with precautions. I await his notes before planning.

[but he's doing a little cross checking first, obviously, in case it gives him an idea.]

[laughitoff]

[a faint amused noise]

Always finding the chaos, hmm?

[strikingchords]

[slightly dry]

Not difficult.

[laughitoff]

Not even here, that’s true. I get to run a delightful experiment with curses soon myself.

[strikingchords]

[glances at him again; yes, tell me more about your life]

[laughitoff]

Who would have thought, hmm? Someone asking me, the Yiling Patriarch, to actually cast curses on them! It’s so bad a joke that it’s funny!

[strikingchords]

[...frowns slightly...]

Rebound?

[laughitoff]

I’ll have help and wards, it’s fine.

[strikingchords]

Mm.

[|T... Wei Wuxian can feel the faint resigned aggravation through their bond, but as close as must be to Lan Wangji to put his chin over Lan Wangji's shoulder, he can also sense his subtle relaxation]

For what purpose?

[laughitoff]

The cursed party wants to see if his curse will even affect his would-be lover, since it’s meant to kill anyone he gets into a relationship with, but the lover might not be affected by its parameters.

[strikingchords]

[glance; that's interesting. it must be too complex to remove easily if that's the route Wei Wuxian is going with it.]

[laughitoff]

It’s on his whole family, and the grudge behind it is terribly strong. Even I would have some trouble lifting it!

[strikingchords]

Impossible to gather victims.

[it might be easier to figure out a way to lift the curse if everyone who was affected by it could be gathered together and they could work on the whole bloodline. unfortunately, it's hard enough to do this with an intergenerational curse even without being trapped in a weird city.]

[laughitoff]

Mm! But he’s more concerned with his own love life than in taking it off wholesale anyway, so that’s an easier direction to work with.

[strikingchords]

[nods, after judicious consideration

that's fair.]

Efficient.

[laughitoff]

You know me, famous for my efficiency.

[strikingchords]

[raises his eyebrows very, very slightly at him; Wei Wuxian gets an impression of faint amusement through the bond even if he doesn't quite see it on Lan Wangij's face]

[laughitoff]

[mock-huffy]

Well, you don't have to be like that about it.

[strikingchords]

[mildly]

I do not disagree.

[teasing aside, Wei Wuxian's ways are often more efficient, if unconventional. summoning all the prey in one area to dispose of it at once is frowned on during a competition but certainly efficient.]

[laughitoff]

[surprised, actually; he'd meant it in jest]

Oh.

[strikingchords]

[glance at him; he still lean over shoulder. it's the longest Wei Wuxian has willingly stayed close to him in a while :X]

[laughitoff]

Huh. Really?

[strikingchords]

[puts down his brush for a moment, still considering Wei Wuxian. speaks after another beat, with much the same laconic authority he'd use to cut through an argument about strategy or tactics at a Discussion Conference.]

Meritless ideas don't work. Luring dark creatures is dangerous, but expedient. Appropriate for proficient groups and skilled cultivators alone. Your typical approach.

[laughitoff]

...

[turns around and walks directly into his bedroom

Lan Wangji can almost FEEL his heart pounding out of his chest from the completely unexpected pleased shock, though]