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// Wei Wuxian

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XIMILIA

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[construing]

Oh, he mentioned you're a terrible student.

〈 as well as wei wuxian's brother and sister, the latter of whom had been here. hindsight being 20/20, gwen suspects she knows why wei wuxian took her up on her invitation to room with her so quickly. 〉

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Better than him! [He shouts and immediately laughs.]

He snuck a bird into class, Gwen! And he paid me to do his homework. We both got in trouble when he got caught. My—[My brother was furious.]

Ah, we drove everyone crazy. I took him out to a pond to teach him how to catch fish and he wouldn't stop talking. Imagine trying to catch a fish while scaring them all away! [Despite the brief pause, his eyes dance with amusement and fondness.]

Gusu—that's where we studied—was so strict. They had over 3000 rules, can you believe it? But I miss it. I miss those days a lot.

[construing]

They sound like fun.

〈 gusu—where lan xichen and his brother, the beautiful, righteous and perfect lan wangji, are from. where wei wuxian and his brother studied.

another day she would have let her curiosity carry her: huaisang told me a little of your brother. the truth. she has a name and that he was later leader of his sect. little else.

but wei wuxian is avoiding the subject. and holding the books that once belonged to peter in her lap, gwen can guess at the reasons why. she gently strokes the books' spine. physics for scientists and engineers. campbell biology. chemistry: the central science. if she flips any cover over, she will find peter's name in his chicken scratch scrawl. a lump comes to her throat.

turns out wei wuxian is not alone in missing the simplicity of school days. 〉

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They were. [He says, soft and nostalgic. There's a beat of silence and then he sighs, grinning.]

Alright, I'm going to start reading. Can't let Itachi get ahead of me, can I? [He winks like the unsuspecting fool he is.]

[construing]

Yeah, good luck with that. 〈 picking up what books wei wuxian has not laid claim to yet, gwen starts for the door. 〉 I'll be right back.

〈 when she returns, she could give wei wuxian a heads-up re: the itachi of it all. but he's not even blinking as he reads and, ultimately, she decides it will be funnier when itachi comes for the rest of the books in, checks watch, 58 minutes. 〉

[blackfire]

（ he absolutely fucking does, thank u. ）

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[HE GETS NO RESPECT!!! NONE!]