In Your Absence
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He could not stop what was about to happen. He knew that. No matter he was sect leader, he could not overpower the majority. He could not cover over the fact Wangji had broken the most intrinsic of their rules, had defended a man dedicated to and devoured by darkness. He could not protect him this time.
But he could offer him this.Just after Wei Wuxian's death at Nightless City before Lan Wangji is taken away to serve his punishment for defending the Burial Mounds, Lan Xichen finds a breath of space for his little brother to spend with his son.
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- Part 1 of In Your Absence
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Lan Qiren did not want to think too deeply from whence that pain came. He had seen that look before, recognized it with a fear that chilled the very marrow of his bones.
'He is his father’s son…'Directly following Lan Wangji's punishment, Lan Qiren faces his own fears and doubts, and Lan Xichen makes good on his promise to care for Yuan.
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- Part 2 of In Your Absence
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Lan Xichen was guilty of inaction and ignorance, but he was not guilty of Lan Wangji’s choices in the face of those things.
A month after Lan Wangji's whipping, he finally rises to consciousness and must deal with the state of the world as it stands.
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- Part 3 of In Your Absence
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If he closed his eyes he could almost imagine to be back in the streets of Yiling - he only needed to raise his head and Wei Ying would be right in front of him, laughing and oh so beautiful, ready to tease him and take his hand to drag him out into the world.
If only.
(It's the evening of Lan Wangji's first day out of seclusion and Lan Xichen brings A-Yuan home to the Jingshi.)
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- Part 4 of In Your Absence
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It is Yuan's first trip into Caiyi Town and his father has accompanied him. Rumor and sad memories await Lan Wangji, but Yuan proves their future may yet hold a ray of light.
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- Part 5 of In Your Absence
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"Our son is doing well."
(Lan Wangji tells Wei Wuxian about their son's achievements. He might be gone, but never forgotten or left out.)
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- Part 6 of In Your Absence