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[Video]

[inquiryguqin]

[He took a picture of tonight's dinner which is a curry and sent it to Wei Ying's device]

Wei Ying, this is tonight's dinner I cooked for the family today. I wonder if you ever tried curry before? It's very spicy. It comes from India and it's called paneer tikka masala.

If you ever want some, I can share it and send it by delivery to you. It's really good, spicy, and flavorful.

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[chenqing_player]

Are you asking me to come to dinner, Lan Zhan or are you trying to come up with a way to visit me here?

[He's smiling as he lounges in the living area of his apartment. ]

[inquiryguqin]

[In the video, there's an impressive kitchen in the background, almost 50s retro style]

I ask if Wei Ying is hungry. If Wei Ying wishes me to deliver myself, I will come over.

[chenqing_player]

It's more fun to have company to eat with. You are welcome to join me since you are the one who made the food.

[After the swearing ceremony - Delivery]

[inquiryguqin]

[Sometime later in the evening, a small brown package will arrive in his mailbox. It is written in neat handwriting, in the language of this country. Obviously someone has taken great pains to write out the address in ink. There's a stamp with a brown hare on it. Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) is written out for the mailman to read, but then next to his name is the neat calligraphy of which it is clearly Lan Zhan's handwriting.

When he opens the parcel, all wrapped up in bubble plastic, inside it's a brand new toy rattle drum. There's only a small note attached with his signature: "I hope this present is to your liking"]

video

[chenqing_player]

[Sends a message after receiving the gift, rather confused by it. wondering if perhaps he meant to save it to give to Shizui should he arrive there.]

What's with the drum, Lan Zhan?

video

[inquiryguqin]

[He was hoping a childhood toy given will be a treasure to him]

It's a present, a gift. For you to keep. I thought you'll be pleased and be amused by it.

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[chenqing_player]

[He smiles.]

Is there a particular reason for giving me a toy? Do you think I'm getting bored in my apartment?

video | Jingyi's birthday

[inquiryguqin]

Wei Ying, this is an emergency and I need your urgent help.

[In the video, is a table full of food with the kitchen in the background, and there's a picture of four cakes, including a triple chocolate cake monstrosity]

It's the disciple's birthday. He bought enough cakes to punish the entire clan. If you can come and help.

[In other words, he wants him to come and have some cake]

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[chenqing_player]

[He's laughing, but clearly impressed by the spread.]

I would hardly call having too much cake, an emergency.

[inquiryguqin]

[He's flushing across the cheeks and pink to the tip of his ears because clearly the boy has broken the rules of overeating]

He bought all of this without a second thought. We won't be able to eat it all. You know that in the Lan clan, nothing goes to waste.

Please come and help us eat it. I suppose the chocolate cake is really good, but the food is heavy and too rich.

[In other words, he's inviting Wei Ying to the party too, so there]

[chenqing_player]

Alright Lan Zhan. I'll come and help eat the cake. But even I won't be able to make a dent in all that. You better find a few more people.

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[drivesadesk]

It looks like we might have a gift from a surprising benefactor. Meet me by the first floor elevator by the suites.

[OOC: Feel free to reply to the text, or just respond here. Also, ignore the bit about the flash drive in the prompt, he has a different plan for WWX.]

Action | later after the party

[inquiryguqin]

[After the party, everyone returns home much later at night, in the dark hours of the morning. After the lights throughout the house are shut-off, with the house dark, before Wei Wuxian is going to bed to sleep, Lan Wangji knocks on the door of his bedroom]

Wei Ying, I have something for you.

[He hopes he likes the gift that he brought for him. He prepared it before going off to the party and he wanted to give it to him after they returned. He may have picked up a few extras after their confession at the beach at the party to finalized his gift]

[chenqing_player]

[He opens the door and leans against the door frame.]

Did you get me a birthday gift?

[inquiryguqin]

He feels he deserves a lot, so Lan Wangji truly goes out of his way to find him a gift. "Mn. Happy birthday, Wei Ying." He hands him a plastic-wrapped basket, which contains a lot of chocolate bars and candies in variety.

That's not all. He then hands him a paper bag. When he opens it, he'll find a single red rose wrapped in plastic and a realistic-looking red fox plushie doll.

[chenqing_player]

He never expected to get any gifts for his birthday so the fact that Lan Wangji went to so much effort is certainly surprising. He first looks at the basket, full of candy which he will save for another day since he has had his fill of such things on this night. And then sets it down so that he can open the bag.

He pulls out the contents and smiles, "You've definitely got an unexpected romantic side to you." All of the gifts definitely feel like he is being courted.

He looks up at him again, "Thank you, Lan Zhan."

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[inquiryguqin]

[ooc: Continued from this thread!]

Lan Wangji needs some time to think before he tells him the truth of his feelings, with the kiss and their discussion lingered in his mind. About the feelings he has that has been growing strong from the last months adding the sixteen years he has mourn for him. However, seeing him pouting, he realized he displeased him.

Figuring out his moods, "Let me finished chores and cook dinner, so I could concentrate on getting things done. Then, we can talk." Considering Jingyi has been busy and his brother Xichen is barely functional, and resort to meditating and speaking little around the household.

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[chenqing_player]

He doesn't say anything else, he just continues towards the kitchen. He feels like he desperately wants a drink now. Lan Wangji still seems bent on completing his chores so Wei Wuxian is just going to continue the party on his own.

He doesn't even bother grabbing a glass as he fetches a bottle of wine, ready to drink it straight from the bottle as he sets to work finding a way to uncork it.

[inquiryguqin]

With a heavy sigh, it's going to take him about two hours to get chores done so he puts his feelings aside and ignores him just for a while, so that's why he didn't want to stay at the church for long.

He cleans, he checks the rabbits huddled in their hutch and it seems his brother has taken care of them, he then prepares and cooks dinner for the whole family while Wei Wuxian drinks away.

Part of him wondered if Wei Wuxian is the one he is willing to spend his life with. He has waited a lifetime for him. Over the months, the years, his feeling haven't changed at all. It kept burning even long after his death and it never stopped.

Once he's freed from his chores, dinner is ready and done, and by the time he finished his first glass, his thoughts freed up, he noticed the sun is setting and it's a nice orange, and he figured it's now the time.

"Wei Ying, come out to the garden with me. I will tell you. I need to tell you." He removes his apron and heads to the back door, wanting him to follow him outside. "Wei Ying, it's important."

[chenqing_player]

He had intended to ignore him. The longer it took for him to do those chores, the more annoyed he became with everything. He had been ready to take another step forward and instead he was pushed aside for..what? For cleaning the house or feeding the animals? Maybe he was too slow in finally opening up his heart. This is what he deserves after all.

Well through the first bottle and contemplating a second when the man finally beckons him outside. He pushes himself up from the chair he had plopped himself in to drink his frustrations away in. He follows the man out but keeps his distance. He isn't sure what the man has to say but at least he is still sober enough to listen.

[inquiryguqin]

[Continuation from this here!]

Lan Wangji opens the box and reads the note carefully, not sure what to expect. At first, he was puzzled to see just a rabbit figurine, so he reads it twice. It then clicks that Wei Wuxian is playing a game with him, that they both play, and he wanted to play too.

"All right, Wei Ying. I'll wait in 15 minutes. Prepare yourself." He noticed Wei Ying gone up the stairs. He followed the instructions on the note, waited 15 minutes, then he goes upstairs. He waited outside the door of his bedroom and knocked on the door. "Wei Ying? I'm coming in."

He walks inside, closes the door, and looks at the door. Just as instructed, he stayed put, and not turning around. "I didn't see anything."

[chenqing_player]

Taped to the door is another note. The room is dim but there is just enough light that reading should still be easy enough. Inside the note:

In all the times we have fought the darkest nights, your love has been a shining light that has kept us on the right path.

Happy Birthday, Lan Zhan. Your present is on the bed. You can turn around to receive it.

And when Lan Wangji turns he will see candles around the room, lighting it up in a romantic way. Rose petals of various colors litter the floor and the top of the bed. That piece of cake placed on the nightstand. But probably the most noticeable part of the gift is Wei Wuxian, seated on the black sheets of the bed with them pooled around his waist to hide important parts of his body in case the wrong person had wandered into the room. Naked except for a criss-cross of red ribbon and rope around his body as if he is tied up like a present. The only part not tied is his hands, a piece of ribbon in his lap as well as a thicker piece of red fabric that is clearly a blindfold.

He smiles, "Hope this present is acceptable."

[inquiryguqin]

Lan Wangji took the time to read the second note as well as the first. He wants to keep all the notes he writes as a momento in his memory and journal to keep a record.

He did turn around and he halted at the sight. "Wei Ying...?" Is this really his bedroom? It's dark with the only candles lit.

He sat on the bed. "You...you certainly went out of your way to prepare yourself." He felt a warm heat rising in his chest, filling up his heart, he's flushed and pink to the tip of his ears, and he felt hot all over.

"It is. I think I like it." Searching for words. "You...shall I unwrap you?"

[chenqing_player]

He laughs softly and gives him a playful look. "You think you like it? I'm almost hurt. I was hoping you would definitely like it."

But he is only teasing him as he holds up the blind fold and the ribbon that will be used to tie his hands if Lan Wangji so desires it. "That depends, Lan Zhan. You can either unwrap me, or tie me up further."

The rope that wraps around his body is placed very specifically around certain parts of his body so that if the man chooses to leave it, it won't harm him at all. Wei Wuxian wasn't shy when researching things for this particular night.

"It is whatever you desire tonight."