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Coming closer to the front desk of concession. "All right. Let's have some." He doesn't mind paying for it. Without saying a word, taking a few bills out of the pouch, he pays for the combo and an assortment of chocolate and candies for sweets, enough for two. He doesn't know much of the food of this world either, but they actually look good to try.

"You carry the drinks while I carry the snacks." Holding the tray of their snacks in his hands.

Wei Wuxian takes the drinks once they are ready and leads the way towards the movie theater that the ticket person said they should go to. The building is a lot bigger then he expected and he pauses just inside the theater, in awe of how many seats there are. Most are empty at that moment so it's easy for him to find a spot. He's not sure where the best place to watch a movie is so he simply selects one that is in the very center of the theater.

"Let's try these!" He plops down in the seat and finds that it is surprisingly comfortable.

Once they entered the dark room of the cinema theatre, they walked passed by the rows of seats. He follows Wei Wuxian through the empty row in the middle, and when he selected his seat, he sat next to him.

"All right." He adjusts the seat. There's a lever on the side and once pulled, the seat reclines slightly back. "Hm, this is all right."

After a while, the lights went out and the moving pictures begin to flicker on the screen as the movie begin to start, and the audio of music and characters on the screen is being played on the overhead speakers. This is something very new to him, coming from an ancient world where pictures are still in books and stories are told in text.

Wei Wuxian's eyes widen as the movie starts and his mouth opens slightly in awe. It's impressive magic to see the action played out on such a large screen. For the first moments of the film he is leaning forward in his seat, as if wanting to get closer to the screen and see how it all works.

But as the movie goes on he slowly relaxes back, eating the popcorn that has an odd but not unpleasant flavor. The bucket is resting on the arms of the seats so that the two of them can enjoy it together. Wei Wuxian is completely absorbed into the movie, never removing his eyes from it.

Lan Wangji was in awe also when the movie start playing. It's like watching a dream, but it looks real with people playing in it. He then figured out the story of the movie, so it's a type of storytelling and theatre.

Lan Wangji eats a bit of popcorn, followed by candy, and chocolate. It's dark and every so often he looks at Wei Wuxian to make sure he's by his side. He eventually figured out the story of the movie and connect. He even managed a smile and laugh at some funny scenes, and then excitement during the dramatic parts.

Sometime, an hour and a half later, the movie is finished and the story is told, and the credits rolled.

"It's finished. The story is very good."

Wei Wuxian nods his agreement. "It was really good. What do you think it would be like if people randomly busted into singing a song in the middle of a fight..or just walking down the street? I don't feel like you'd actually accomplish much."

Pretty sure he would be really distracted. Playing the flute is one thing..but to actually sing a song seems significantly harder to him. And of course this is what he takes from the movie.

"Mn." Lan Wangji simply nodded and agrees with him. "You're right. However, it would be funny if they did." And if Wei Wuxian attempted that, that would be a funny sight if he tried.

Anyway, with them being the only ones in the theatre. "It's getting late. I think I am able to stay up longer."

Lan Wangji is determined to win the bet.

Wei Wuxian stands up and stretches. He knows the other man isn't going to be able to do it tonight. That's going to take some careful practice on his part.

"I guess I better be prepared to carry you home if you can't. But where else would you want to go?"

Lan Wangji will make it his goal to stay up a few hours longer at least. With a stretch, Lan Wangji stood up to stretch. Whatever empty cups and empty tray they have left will go to the rubbish bin.

"No need to carry me, I can walk. There's nowhere as of now to be honest except going home, do chores, and cook dinner for the both of us." Or order take-out from one of the restaurants on the block.

"Ahh..food?" Wei Wuxian flinches a little as he thinks about all the popcorn he just ate. "I don't know how you can possibly still be hungry after eating all that." Wei Wuxian is certainly not, but then he also most likely had way more popcorn then the other man. Once he started he just couldn't stop eating it.

"I can cook a little later and something much lighter. Soup and rice, perhaps?"

Taking his hand, he leads him out of the theatre and outside on the block. "Do you have something else in mind? Something that you would like to do?"

He shakes his head. He's just content with being with Lan Wangji, he doesn't mind what they do. "I haven't explored as much as you have apparently. I don't really know what else is around. We can just go back to the house if you want."

"We should explore more. Another day then." Eventually, Wei Wuxian will know his way around town.

Taking his hand, he leads Wei Wuxian through the neighborhood to take him back home, their house is in sight.

"Besides, you told me at the end of the day, you would like me to be gentle. Do you still want me to keep my word on that?"

"That was the promise, Lan Zhan." He hooks his arm through the other man and hugs it as they walk. He's smirking slightly as he looks at him. "I expect to be spoiled."

It will be difficult to walk if he hugs one of his arms.

"Not impossible." Despite how strict Lan Wangji is, part of him wanted to. It's what Wei Wuxian deserves and it helps distract his mind off this creepy town full of spirits.

Leading the way into their house, which is warm before he heads to the kitchen. "I enjoy today's evening, Wei Ying. We should do that often."

"We can do it whenever we want, Lan Zhan. We have all the time in the world when a war isn't going on."

He releases the man's arm once they get to the house. He kicks off his shoes and follows the other into the kitchen.

"The war is over. Here and back home." Though he preferred to take Wei Wuxian back home and continue their journey from there, they'll just have to make do with their stay here and await the next adventure.

Lan Wangji took off his shoes and heads to the kitchen. "You can take a rest, Wei Ying. I'm going to make a special stew. It will take a few hours for me to make it. You'll be hungry by then."

"If you say so, Lan Zhan." He walks back into the living area and flops down on the couch. He lays down and puts his hands behind his head as he closes his eyes. He might as well take it easy for awhile as he waits for their next activity.

Lan Wangji is in the kitchen and he needs all the space to move around. He's been there for nearly hours. There are sounds of him moving the pots and pans, cutting up ingredients of meats and vegetables on the board, and stirring the pot. Eventually, the kitchen is hot and steamy, with a warm aroma in the air as the stew was boiling.

Hours later, when he finished setting the dining room table up, he came upon him taking a nap. "Wei Ying, dinner is ready, so come to the dining room. It's a special stew. I don't have all the ingredients like lotus root, but it's a pork rib stew soup."

Wei Wuxian stirs when he hears the other man call for him. He sits up and rubs the sleep from his eyes before standing up and stretching. That was a pretty decent nap. He walks towards the dining room, "You made pork rib soup?" He sounds actually impressed and a little touched by the effort.

Lan Wangji smiles when he sees him waking up. In the dining room, there it was. Pork rib soup. It was a classic dish. He modified it to make mildly spicy with peppers, add some cut up carrots and potatoes to it with seasonings.

"I did. I know it's your favorite. Do you slept well? Come on over while the food is hot."

Sliding into the chair. The soup is steaming and there's a plate of rice for Wei Wuxian to eat with it.

"I did.." Wei Wuxian slides into his chair and looks at all of it in awe. He never should have eaten the popcorn so that his stomach could have even more of this meal. But luckily the time spent did enough to make him hungry again.

"Thank you, Lan Zhan."

"Did you dream of anything?"

It's a light meal, so Lan Wangji doesn't expect him to eat that much and can be saved for later.

"Just enjoy. Some soup will be good for you."

For the rest of the meal, he eats quietly as usual.

"Not really. It was kind of nice to just..sleep." No nightmares or anything. It's always a relief when he can have a night like that.

He starts eating, "mm..its really good." It makes him feel nostalgic as he eats it with enthusiasm.

"Mn. Sleeping is difficult sometimes. Difficult to find rest in this place." As he has nightmares too ever since he moved into this place.

The soups is warm and it's healthy to eat as Lan Wangji has paid attention to every single detail to the ingredients. Once dinner is passed and eaten, he's going to spend the rest of the evening doing chores and errands before calling the day, and retire to practice on his guqin for the rest of the evening before bedtime.

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