Scars Etched in Heart and Mind (1/2)

Scars Etched in Heart and Mind (2945 words) by silver_sun
Chapters: 1/2
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Qǐrén
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī Needs a Hug, First Kiss, Happy Ending, POV Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, POV Third Person Limited, Present Tense, Getting Together

Canon divergent au from the last few minutes of The Untamed.

Summary:  It tears at Lan Wangji's heart to let Wei Wuxian walk off in to the Jianghu without him. Yet he feels powerless to do anything else, certain Wei Wuxian needs his freedom, which he will not have if he remains with him in the Cloud Recesses. Walking back, alone once more, he breaks.
 

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( There is no other choice that he could have made, Lan Wangji tells himself. Certainly no fairer one. )