[SIDEREAL - OVERFLOW POST]

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[you'd think one wouldn't need this with how little Lan Wangji talks but life is full of surprises]

Comments

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All correct.

[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.

[begguiling]

Nope! Geez, there are even more . . . what about, hmm, "Er-Gege" . . . ?

[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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Er-Gege.

[he cannot help but correct these things, though the playful honorific feels strange in his mouth]

Address for messing around.

[begguiling]

Whaaaaaaat? Really? You had one of those all this time and no one ever told me?!

[OH NO. HE LIGHTS UP IMMEDIATELY]

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Ridiculous.

[this is not discouragement, is it]

[begguiling]

It is completely ridiculous that none of the four of you would think I needed to know about this! I'm so offended!

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[quietly honest as always]

I do not know if Wangji will like it.

[begguiling]

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.

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[hums neutrally]

I do not think he will hate it from you either.

[begguiling]

So he might just silently tolerate it? That's the woooorst.

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[he cannot quite tell if that is a joke at his expense or a genuine sentiment, so he hesitates and then

is silent

oh no]

[begguiling]

Nooo, a demonstration . . .

[THIS one is definitely a joke. he laughs and tugs on one of those bangs]

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[puts gentle fingers on his hand, not exactly stopping him]

Is it the worst?

[begguiling]

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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[accepts that easily, and puts a hand on his head for a moment in turn]

Names are intimacy. If he dislikes it, he will tell you.

[begguiling]

[his ears flick! it's nice]

I can deal with that. Thanks for your uniquely expert advice.

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[one corner of his mouth curves up v e r y slightly]

You are welcome to it.