[ TFLN 3.0 - 2020 ]

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[eternalgrief]

I really don't need to hear him say he doesn't have feelings for me... I've known since we were younger and it's never me he looks at.

[inventive]

Jiang Cheng doesn't often understand his own emotions.

And if you have it confirmed he doesn't like you, you can move on. Unless you've loved him since we were teenagers.

[eternalgrief]

I know that but... I would know if he did.

I have. It's stupid. I don't even think he likes men.

[inventive]

I can't answer that one for you, my friend. He had a bad thing for Wen Qing when were younger but I think she might have terrified him a little, so it's probably for the best that didn't work out.

But you can ask him that.

[eternalgrief]

Tell you what, you talk to Lan Wangji and I'll think about talking to Jiang Cheng.

[inventive]

I'll talk to Lan Wangji if you talk to Jiang Cheng, just to ask him about his interest in men.

[eternalgrief]

So you're going to talk to Lan Wangji about how you love him if I ask Jiang Cheng if he has interest in men?

[inventive]

I will tell him I love him.

Jiang Cheng will ask why you want to know, and you shouldn't lie!

[eternalgrief]

It is a deal then.

We'll see how it goes.

[inventive]

It's a deal!

Report back in oh... a few weeks?

[eternalgrief]

No no. Go talk to him now.

[inventive]

Now? That doesn't give me any time to prepare!

Are you going to talk to Jiang Cheng now?

[eternalgrief]

All the better and no time to back out.

Yes.

[inventive]

Going to go confess my undying love to Lan Zhan now.

[eternalgrief]

Tell me how it goes.

[inventive]

[ the next day ]

So. Uh. Things might have gone a bit unexpectedly.

[eternalgrief]

Is he good in bed?

[inventive]

The best but that's not the point. We eloped.

[eternalgrief]

YOU DID WHAT?

[inventive]

Eloped. You know, got married without family consent, in secret, kind of a hasty ceremony so we can say we're taken. We'd already made some of our bows together before, so we just had to complete them.

[eternalgrief]

Aren't you very glad I pushed you? Even though I am hurt there is no wedding.

[inventive]

I owe you for that. We'll have a banquet or something later. I want an excuse to make Lan Zhan wear red.

How did asking Jiang Cheng go?

[eternalgrief]

You owe me quite a bit indeed! And that is better than nothing of course. It must be lavish.

He left me on read.

[inventive]

You can host, if you'd like, the Lan sect has terrible banquets.

Talk to him in person. He's not gonna respond to a question like that over messages.

[eternalgrief]

I would be honored and certainly you can't let the Lan sect host it. I'll make sure there is plenty of wine flowing.

Maybe I should take the non-answer as a sign.