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Modern day lwj also took these photos but he was drunk at the time and then he checked his phone in the morning and nearly had a fuckin stroke https://twitter.com/hourlyxz/status/1277874633505673216
....because He Doesn’t Know Who This Guy Is
and then a week later it’s the first day back in class (spring semester second year of grad school) and he walks into the new class he’s TAing and guess who the other TA is
and the other TA/Mysterious Guy is like “...lan zhan!” and
and then a week later it’s the first day back in class (spring semester second year of grad school) and he walks into the new class he’s TAing and guess who the other TA is
and the other TA/Mysterious Guy is like “...lan zhan!” and
he seems friendly but a little awkward, like not making a whole lot of eye contact and just forcing a smile etc.
and over the course of the next few weeks it comes out that on the night of the photos they hung out for like 2 hours and lwj asked for wwx’s number and wwx was
and over the course of the next few weeks it comes out that on the night of the photos they hung out for like 2 hours and lwj asked for wwx’s number and wwx was
so excited but then ofc lwj never texted, so wwx was like Oh. haha ok. that’s embarrassing ahah!!
and when they meet again, lwj, who does not remember this, pretends he remembers that night bc HE is embarrassed about being a lightweight
so wwx thinks lwj knowingly rejected him
and when they meet again, lwj, who does not remember this, pretends he remembers that night bc HE is embarrassed about being a lightweight
so wwx thinks lwj knowingly rejected him
and lwj thinks they just hung out and now For Some Reason wwx is kinda weird around him sometimes, even though he hides it well, so clearly that means lwj did something weird that night or just is being too obvious about his huge crush and he’s making wwx uncomfortable :)
So this continues for like the first month, but then as TAs they need to work together frequently and meet up in their free time to make plans for discussion section & grade papers etc.
At first they’re organizing over email, but that gets annoying, so lwj asks for wwx’s number.
At first they’re organizing over email, but that gets annoying, so lwj asks for wwx’s number.
And there’s this weird moment where wwx is like “You already—oh.” Bc he remembers lwj giving him his phone so wwx could put his # in. So not only did lwj not text him, lwj must have deleted his number. Cool!! Thats totally fine!
He gives lwj his contact and lwj goes very quiet.
He gives lwj his contact and lwj goes very quiet.
bc when he puts the number in, it’s already saved as a contact. He just didn’t realize there was a new contact in his phone bc he only ever texts his brother.
Wwx’s number is saved as:
wei ying (likes your smile
)
Wwx’s number is saved as:
wei ying (likes your smile
)
lwj:
wwx, who is standing right next to him and saw everything:
lwj:
wwx: ....Okay well thats just. Fuck. Okay. I thought you—I’m so sorry haha fuck please just ignore that, I’m so sorry
wwx, who is standing right next to him and saw everything:
lwj:
wwx: ....Okay well thats just. Fuck. Okay. I thought you—I’m so sorry haha fuck please just ignore that, I’m so sorry
lwj: you.....?
And wwx steps away and he’s bright red and looks absolutely miserable and he’s staring at the ground and he’s just like “Sorry, I—I guess maybe you don’t remember this part, but um. That night, you had to leave early so I asked for your number. Um. But I realized
And wwx steps away and he’s bright red and looks absolutely miserable and he’s staring at the ground and he’s just like “Sorry, I—I guess maybe you don’t remember this part, but um. That night, you had to leave early so I asked for your number. Um. But I realized
afterward, after we met again, that I just.... totally misunderstood the whole, um, interaction, and. Yeah. I’m so sorry, it’s on me, I read too far into things sometimes, it’s a bad habit. I’m sorry. I never wanted to make you uncomfortable.”
“What did you misunderstand?”
“What did you misunderstand?”
“Oh god. Okay. Well. I kind of thought it was like, mutual, but clearly it wasn’t and that’s fine. Really. It doesn’t have to be a big deal, okay?”
“...Mutual?”
Wwx’s voice is tiny and humiliated and he’s like “Yeah, I mean. I was, um. Into you. And i thought when you
“...Mutual?”
Wwx’s voice is tiny and humiliated and he’s like “Yeah, I mean. I was, um. Into you. And i thought when you
asked for my number, it was in a non-platonic way, like you wanted to—yeah. But again, we *really* don’t have to make it into a whole thing. okay? Can we please just pretend this never happened?”
lwj: No.
and wwx’s expression falls for a split second before he’s smiling again.
lwj: No.
and wwx’s expression falls for a split second before he’s smiling again.
and it’s the worst smile, forced and brittle, and he’s like, “....Yeah, fair enough. okay. I’m sorry. Do you want me to talk to the professor? It’s probably not to late to switch to a different lecture—“
“No. Wei Ying, please listen. I do not remember anything from that night.”
“No. Wei Ying, please listen. I do not remember anything from that night.”
“what?? You said you remembered me!”
“I apologize. I recognized you because I found photos of you on my phone. But I don’t remember anything. I only had one drink, but my tolerance is... low.”
wwx looks like he wants to kick himself. “You were blacked out. Fuck. I’m an idiot.”
“I apologize. I recognized you because I found photos of you on my phone. But I don’t remember anything. I only had one drink, but my tolerance is... low.”
wwx looks like he wants to kick himself. “You were blacked out. Fuck. I’m an idiot.”
“You are not an idiot.”
“No, I should’ve realized, I’m sorry I didn’t. I would’ve made sure you got home alright.”
Lwj shakes his head once. “That is not the point. Wei Ying, I am the one who should apologize. I am sorry I forgot. And I am sorry I gave you the impression I
“No, I should’ve realized, I’m sorry I didn’t. I would’ve made sure you got home alright.”
Lwj shakes his head once. “That is not the point. Wei Ying, I am the one who should apologize. I am sorry I forgot. And I am sorry I gave you the impression I
didn’t want to contact you after that. I.... When I woke up, and saw the pictures of you. I wanted to know who you were.”
wwx is just staring at him, stunned.
and lwj’s brain is like Vibrating with anxiety bc they’ve been working together for a month and he’s had a massive fucking crush since day 1 hour 1, tbh since he woke up to those photos, and this is scary, but: “You didn’t misunderstand.
and lwj’s brain is like Vibrating with anxiety bc they’ve been working together for a month and he’s had a massive fucking crush since day 1 hour 1, tbh since he woke up to those photos, and this is scary, but: “You didn’t misunderstand.
You did not read too far into it.”
wwx covers his face with his hands and makes a sort of hysterical little almost-laugh noise and says, muffled, “But you don’t remember.”
“I remember everything since then.”
“Oh my god.”
“Wei Ying.”
“Yeah. Yes. Hi.”
“Can you look at me?”
wwx covers his face with his hands and makes a sort of hysterical little almost-laugh noise and says, muffled, “But you don’t remember.”
“I remember everything since then.”
“Oh my god.”
“Wei Ying.”
“Yeah. Yes. Hi.”
“Can you look at me?”
“I honestly don’t know.”
“Hm. Can you try?”
and wwx lowers his hands just enough that he can meet lwj’s eyes. wwx’s eyes are wide and his face is still red and he’s like “Okay. I’m looking at you.”
And lwj holds out his hand, palm up.
“Hm. Can you try?”
and wwx lowers his hands just enough that he can meet lwj’s eyes. wwx’s eyes are wide and his face is still red and he’s like “Okay. I’m looking at you.”
And lwj holds out his hand, palm up.
it takes wwx a second, but then he realizes, and he takes one hand off his face to grab his phone out of his pocket, unlock it, and give it to lwj. then he’s back to covering his face again, bc he need to be doing something with his hands or he will simply die. he is aflame
Lwj opens wwx’s contacts, types, and gives the phone back.
And when wwx checks his phone, it’s open to a new contact:
lan zhan (likes your smile
).
*
The End.
And when wwx checks his phone, it’s open to a new contact:
lan zhan (likes your smile
).*
The End.
p.s. Obviously their first date is the very next night and obviously they kiss at the end of it, which turns into a fucking incredible makeout session, which turns into lwj sleeping in wwx’s tiny bed, which turns into lwj making breakfast the next morning, etc, etc, forever.
Thank y’all so much for reading lol I did not intend for this to happen but I’m glad we all ran with it. Hope you enjoyed. 
