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Lan Wangji has been out all day taking care of the several different tasks he has been assigned to handle. He has been helping some smaller sects and people under the protection of Gusu Lan Sect. Today his work led him to the very outer corners of Gusu, onto a farm that had been suffering from ghosts and the few occasional corpses. Getting rid of the bother was supposed to be a very easy and a very fast procedure, Lan Wangji had done tasks like this more times than he could count after all. The owners of the farm, however, seemed to be a lot less compliant than Lan Wangji had thought, and despite asking for help, they were unwilling to receive it. Even when faced with Hanguang-Jun, the farmers were distant and unpleasant to work with. In the end, as it happens, Lan Wangji had to stay behind to take care of the problem for far longer than he had wished and the rain ended up getting the better of him. And somehow, though Lan Wangji would rather not go into detail, his robes ended up very wet and very muddy. Which is why Wei Wuxian's eyes burst open as he sees Lan Wangji step into the inn they're currently residing in. Under normal circumstances, they would be staying in the Cloud Recesses but lately, Lan Qiren has been stricter than usual. That and Wei Wuxian's unwillingness to stay away from Emperor's Smile were not a risk worth taking. They're not staying for more than a few days anyway and this way everyone can feel more at ease.
"Lan Zhan! What took you so long? You told me not to come but clearly I should've! And look at the state of your clothes! You're gonna have to borrow mine. C'mon, put them on! Seriously Lan Zhan, how can the great Hanguang-Jun go around looking like that? Go take a bath and change your clothes so we can go to sleep", Wei Wuxian scolds with a tone far too light for scolding as he gets his hand on a pair of his own robes. Lan Wangji, so very conveniently, had not brought any spare ones yet. He was intending on going to get some from the Cloud Recesses tomorrow before the take-off. He didn't think he needed more than one set of clothes for the night. He had been wrong.
"You heard me. Take. It. Off", Wei Wuxian commands again slowly enunciating each word, his hands on his hips. Lan Wangji's expression changes just the tiniest bit. Had it been anyone other than Wei Wuxian, and well, Lan Xichen, the change would've gone unnoticed. But it didn't. Lan Wangji's eyes widen, the corners of his lips twitch and he looks alarmed.
"What?" Lan Wangji asks, his voice as steady as before. Wei Wuxian rolls his eyes and lets out a dramatic sigh.
"Your robes. Now." Wei Wuxian says again, taking a threatening step forward. Lan Wangji's hands are still firmly behind his back as he observes the man in front of him.
"I'm not going to let you just stand there looking like that! You hate being filthy, don't even try to deny it", Wei Wuxian mumbles as he reaches towards the clean robes he already brought out. Wei Wuxian pushes the clothes against Lan Wangji's chest waiting for the man to react. He doesn't. Instead, Lan Wangji keeps his attention on Wei Wuxian, a storm raging behind his eyes. Wei Wuxian frowns.
"Are you going to do it or do I have to?" Wei Wuxian asks. Lan Wangji keeps quiet. His eyebrows frown into the slightest of frowns. Wei Wuxian is known to be brash and without a second thought, he steps closer. He sets the robes to the side and takes a hold of Lan Wangji's sash, ready to start undoing it. Wei Wuxian only has time for one pull before Lan Wangji's ironclad hold wraps around his wrist. Wei Wuxian pouts and turns his eyes up.
"I told you to do it yourself", Wei Wuxian complains only barely keeping the laughter out of his voice.
"Wei Ying", Lan Wangji says slowly with a low voice. It's a warning. But as it is, Wei Wuxian always needs more than a warning.
"Lan Zhan", Wei Wuxian answers with an innocent tone as he presses himself closer against Lan Wangji's chest. Lan Wangji takes a sharp intake of air as his hold on Wei Wuxian's wrist tightens. It's starting to hurt but Wei Wuxian is too lazy to mention it. It's not like Lan Wangji is going to be holding his wrist like this the whole night. Wei Wuxian bites his lip. Or maybe he is.
"So.. what's it gonna be? Are you going to be a good boy and change out of your robes or do you want me to do it?" Wei Wuxian asks again, his body still tightly pressed against Lan Wangji's body. Slowly Lan Wangji unravels his hand and lets go of the little devil's wrist. Wei Wuxian smiles and takes a step back light on his feet.
"Aww too bad", Wei Wuxian laughs in delight as he looks at Lan Wangji's face with a tease in his eyes. He can see the slightest of shades of pink slowly taking over Lan Wangji's ears.
"I will do it", Lan Wangji answers simply, his tone just as steady as before. He reaches for Wei Wuxian's robes and turns around walking towards the bathroom. Another burst of laughter escapes Wei Wuxian's lips. He sits down onto the bed very pleased with himself. Then, however, Wei Wuxian frowns. He turns his eyes towards the bathroom and bites his lip. When he gave his robes to Lan Wangji he didn't think about what it would be like to actually see the man in them. A smile climbs up to Wei Wuxian's lips at the image his mind protrudes. He's not sure they'll be doing much sleeping tonight after all.