I'd rather stick to being one me myself! . . . The other two seem to treat one another as brothers. It works out for them.
[but he finds it hard, now that he's thinking about it, to do the same with the Lan Wangjis. Maybe it's easier with Wei Wuxian because of the difference in appearance, even though he's clearly the same person as well, and even though the two Lan Wangjis aren't identical either. They both seem to have grown in the same general ways over time.]
[words are still partly failing him, but his relationship with Lan Xichen is so particular and unique in his life, and it's his only model for navigating siblinghood on his own terms; applying its tenets to the younger version of himself makes him feel vaguely disquieted.]
It doesn't feel like it fits you two the same way. But that's just my instincts talking, not any expectations. I don't know much about that part of it, either from experience or when it comes to how your sect works.
[that whole thing sure seems frought. Magolor can understand. presented with a younger himself, he'd be more in Wei Wuxian's position.]
So Lan is your sect, but it's part of your name too. And Wangji is your personal name, but a courtesy name for public, while Zhan is the personal name your family gave you. Is that right?
[it's literally taken him this long to figure out what the different halves of the name signify and in what order. look, very few people in his area of the universe have family names—he only knows Susie's—and some have two part names that are both given names probably closer to a courtesy name, like Zan Partizanne.]
[he has had to modify his introductions since coming here to avoid confusing more people tbh. it's so many names. it took some adjustment -- people at home have grown up with the naming conventions, don't question having child-names and birth-names and courtesy names -- but for him it has been relatively expedient. he introduces himself by his courtesy name. he allows so few people to use 'Lan Zhan' anyway.]
Neither do I, but I'll find out the hard way. I can't spend all my time worrying about what exactly he likes and how much. I draw the line at half my time! . . . So, it can be the half after I find out. If he hates it, I won't do it, but it's no good deciding he'll hate it in advance.
Maybe that's putting it just a little strongly. But it is true that I like certainty. I'd rather know someone didn't like something than have to guess, no matter how good I am at guessing. Which is pretty good.
[he turns his hand to take Lan Wangji's, briefly, before letting it slip away again]
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[but he finds it hard, now that he's thinking about it, to do the same with the Lan Wangjis. Maybe it's easier with Wei Wuxian because of the difference in appearance, even though he's clearly the same person as well, and even though the two Lan Wangjis aren't identical either. They both seem to have grown in the same general ways over time.]
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Not proper. Wangji is not my brother.
[words are still partly failing him, but his relationship with Lan Xichen is so particular and unique in his life, and it's his only model for navigating siblinghood on his own terms; applying its tenets to the younger version of himself makes him feel vaguely disquieted.]
Different expectations.
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I know how I think of myself. It may be different for Wei Ying.
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[that whole thing sure seems frought. Magolor can understand. presented with a younger himself, he'd be more in Wei Wuxian's position.]
So Lan is your sect, but it's part of your name too. And Wangji is your personal name, but a courtesy name for public, while Zhan is the personal name your family gave you. Is that right?
[it's literally taken him this long to figure out what the different halves of the name signify and in what order. look, very few people in his area of the universe have family names—he only knows Susie's—and some have two part names that are both given names probably closer to a courtesy name, like Zan Partizanne.]
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[he has had to modify his introductions since coming here to avoid confusing more people tbh. it's so many names. it took some adjustment -- people at home have grown up with the naming conventions, don't question having child-names and birth-names and courtesy names -- but for him it has been relatively expedient. he introduces himself by his courtesy name. he allows so few people to use 'Lan Zhan' anyway.]
'Hanguang-Jun' is a title. If you have heard it.
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[he mispronounces this badly, only half remembering what it was; he's only heard it once, and the circumstances were what they were.]
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[he cannot help but correct these things, though the playful honorific feels strange in his mouth]
Address for messing around.
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[OH NO. HE LIGHTS UP IMMEDIATELY]
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[this is not discouragement, is it]
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I do not know if Wangji will like it.
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I do not think he will hate it from you either.
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is silent
oh no]
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[THIS one is definitely a joke. he laughs and tugs on one of those bangs]
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Is it the worst?
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[he turns his hand to take Lan Wangji's, briefly, before letting it slip away again]
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Names are intimacy. If he dislikes it, he will tell you.
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I can deal with that. Thanks for your uniquely expert advice.
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You are welcome to it.