Thread by @kingxiaozhann

single dad Wwx who needs to go to work but a-yuan is being clingy and fussy and to make it worse his babysitter canceled and now he has to bring him into the office and a-yuan ends up running off and attaching himself onto his boss and the CEO of the company, Lwj.

And Wwx is like “oh no I’m about to be fired” but Lwj crouches down at A-Yuan‘s level and asks, serious as ever, “hello, you must be new here, I am Lan Zhan.” And sticks his hand out for little A-Yuan to shake, and A-Yuan absolutely BEAMS.

And Wwx feels his heart freeze in his chest as A-Yuan reaches out, putting his small hand into Lwj’s big one and very seriously and very proudly says, “I’m wittle wadish baba’s boss.”

Lwj nodded back very seriously, “that’s a big job mr. Radish.”

A-Yuan nodded, puffing up proudly, “I remind baba to take care when he take care me!! Do you need a boss mr Lan Zhan?”

This time Wwx’s breath does freeze, he fights the urge to facepalm, his baby really just asked his boss, THE CEO, the LAN WANGJI if he needed a boss.

He laughed awkwardly, “ahahah sorry boss, don’t mind him.”

Lwj just smiles and Wwx’s chest seizes up for a whole other reason.

He looks back at a-yuan, and asks as though he’s not just indulging a child and seriously considering, “I do yes, will you be boss with me today?”

A-Yuan squeals, “Yes!! Yes!! he tugs at Wwx’s pants “baba can I? Can I?”

Wwx pats A-Yuan’s head, “my little radish, we don’t want to take up more of Mr. Lan Zhan’s time do we? He was already nice enough to allow you to come with me.” He looks pointedly at his son, who pouts, but still nods his head—he is such a good boy, Wwx adores him.

“Please,” Lwj says, “I insist, he would not be a bother.”

Wwx watches as A-Yuan practically blooms like a flower and he bites his lip—and when he looks back at Lwj, he thinks he sees him avert his gaze...but no that can’t be it, and finally Wwx sighs, “are you sure?”

“I am. It would a pleasure to have a boss such as him.”

Wwx laughs and tells his traitorous heart to calm down, and finally nods, “aiyah how can I say no then?” He looks down at a-yuan and nods “go ahead” and he’s running over to Lwj without preamble.

He goes straight to grip at Lwj’s nicely pressed pant leg and Wwx winces, his kid isn’t the most delicate, and Lwj doesn’t even hesitate to swing A-Yuan into his arms and settle him onto his hip like A PRO and wow Wwx definitely shouldn’t feel so hot and bothered by that...

but alas he does and suddenly he feels like a Victorian maidan about to swoon, Wwx can’t do this, this is 100% not how he expected his day to go when he woke up this morning and yet here he is, and he’s close to asking Lwj to let him jump into his arms too.

Are you ready to be the boss?” Lwj asks a-yuan, shaking Wwx from his....lowkey very embarrassing thought process. A-Yuan nods and puts on what Wwx knows is he game face, even though he looks a little constipated and it’s so cute, Wwx really can’t do this.

“Are you sure?” He asks Lwj once again, just in case, just in case he was kidding around, and didn’t actually want a clingy kid attached to him, but Lwj just nods resolutely and kindly, “Wei Ying. I would not lie, I’ve got him.”

Finally, Wwx relaxed, letting the tension of the very stressful morning drain out of him, especially now that he knew he was not going to get fired from a job he loved. So he let himself tease, just a bit, “Look at you, Lan Wangji boss AND babysitter extraordinaire!!”

Lwj lips twitched up, “and of course A-Yuan’s assistant.”

Wwx laughed, joyous as Lwj played along, “of course, of course, how could I forget.” He turned to his son happily settled in Lwj’s arms and levelled him with a look, “I expect the boss man will be on his best behaviour?”

A-Yuan nodded resolutely and Wwx puffed out a breath, “ok ok, well he’s all yours.”

And without further ado, Lwj actually whisked him away, leaving Wwx to watch as A-Yuan happily chattered away as Lwj nodded seriously along, trying not to be too bewildered.

he goes to his desk and finds nhs already working on some illustrations but Wwx could see the way his lips were curled in a barely suppressed smile. Wwx rolled his eyes, “ok out with it you ass.”

Nhs started to cackle, “only you would somehow covert the super scary and winter storm that is our boss we have into soft bread that is willing to BABYSIT your child.”

Wwx groaned, “shut up’ I thought I was gonna get fired when a-yuan ran up and gripped his perfect suit pants-“

Nhs laughed harder. Wwx just sighed, “a-yuan is never that forward, and yet he was ready to risk it all for Lan Zhan, he has no shame!!!! None!!”

Nhs just smirked, “the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree huh?”

Wwx narrowed his eyes at nhs, “what the fuck do you mean?”

This time nhs rolled his eyes and with scary accuracy he started to imitate Wwx, “oh my GODDD have you seen Lan Zhan today? 😍🥰 He’s so Good!! His writing is so good, he’s so talented, god I wish he’d rip me to shreds while wearing those sexy glasses 😳🥵!—oh Lan Zhan”

“I do not sound like that!!!!” Wwx squawked, offended, “so what if I appreciate his talent a bit?”

Nhs pursed his lips, Wwx felt like he was being judged, “his talent to what? rail you six ways to Sunday and be the perfect daddy...in more than one way?”

“YOU!!” Wwx pointed at Nhs, but Nhs just raised an elegant eyebrow at him.

“It’s not like I’m wrong,” he replied and titled his head subtly towards Lwj and A-Yuan, as if using them as proof. Helpless Wwx followed his action and felt his whole being embarrassingly soften.

Lwj was cradling A-Yuan in his arms, seemingly in serious discussion with someone, ignoring all the odd looks he was getting and Wwx imagined for a second what it would be like to have this exact image replicated—maybe at a grocery store, Lwj with A-Yuan in his arms—

—while Wwx scanned the shelf for the cheapest cereal—Wwx shook himself, dispelling the image from his mind, and scoffed at himself, now he was dreaming of domestic bliss with HIS boss like some PTA mom because he was holding his child.

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Wwx shook himself, and tore he gaze away, only to find nhs looking at him with an expectant gaze, Wwx huffed at him and turned to his trust mianmian who he knew would never betray him, “MianMian!!!!” He whined, “I’m being unfairly teased help me!!

MianMian just looked at him, unimpressed, “is he teasing you about the boss again?”

Wwx pouted, “yes.”

MianMian snorted, “then it’s well deserved, your crush is embarrassing.”

“MianMian!!!” Wwx gasped, “I can’t believe you betrayed me, what happened bi-lesbian solidarity 😔😔”

“Our boss is literally babysitting YOUR child and you, Wei Wuxian, fiercely protectively of A-Yuan is LETTING HIM, use your one braincell please, and get to work.”

Wwx glanced back at Lwj and his son, smiling softly as he watched a-yuan giggle in Lwj's arms and sighed.

He heard two long sighs and glared at his friends, "shut the fuck up."

"get to drawing first you ass," MianMian said, "the boss clearly wants you to get work done"

Wwx gasped, "wait do you think that's why he took--"

"Wei-gongzi" Nhs interrupted, "shut up before you spiral, i know Lan Wangji, there are only 5 things in this world that he likes really; bunnies, his brother, writing, his tea and children."

"...he took a-yuan because he probably saw how stressed you were." nhs continued.

Wwx scrunched his nose up, "why would he care."

Nhs let out a long suffered sigh, "do you ever think that maybe he likes you too?"

Wwx felt his face heat up, "STOP!! no, that's not it hahah."

"i hate this bitch," nhs muttered.

"As if Lan Zhan would ever like ME." Wwx muttered back, it was impossible, it had to be, unless...no, no, Wwx shook himself, Lwj was just a nice person, doing a nice thing.

Wwx went back to work after that, determined not to think and he finished his drawings, and when the clock struck noon, he got up in search of a-yuan, knowing he was probably getting hungry and cranky. He found him in lwj's office, only he wasn't cranky at all--

instead he was happily munching on a cookie, while Lwj ate quietly beside him, Wwx was about to open his mouth, when Lwj looked up at him. "Wei Ying," he said warm and soft, "I already gave him carrots and grapes"

Wwx lips curled in a smile, "and the cookie?"

"he asked nicely," lwj replied defensively.

wwx looked at a-yuan who gazed back at him innocently and then back at lwj, "he used the eyes on you didn't he?"

"yes," lwj said solemnly, "he did."

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"Join us for lunch wei ying," Lwj said.

A-Yuan nodded enthusiastically, "yes baba, join, join, i missed you!"

Wwx smiled, and poked his son's cheek, "I missed you too baby, I will definitely join you, but will I get a cookie too?"

Lwj smirked slightly, "only if you're good."

Wwx eyes widened, and he nearly choked on his own spit but before he could reply, A-yuan was giggling, "don't worry, baba teached me how to be good, he is good."

Lwj hummed, "I see. well then i guess he deserves a cookie hm?"

"yes!!!" A-yuan exclaimed.

Wwx narrowed his eyes at Lwj, "you're secretly a menace I just know."

Lwj smiled, small and secret, "perhaps I am."

"You!!" Wwx exclaimed.

"Me." Lwj nodded.

Wwx laughed as his heart flipped in his chest, he was helpless, "I guess I will be joining the bosses for lunch."

“You know Lan Zhan, you don’t have to do this all day,” Wwx said while they were eating, “I don’t want you to think that I am you know…using you.” He scratched the side of his nose awkwardly.

Lwj just shook his head, “nonsense, I offered, and he has been a delight.”

He smiled down at A-Yuan who beamed back at him and Wwx feels way too fond for his own good.

“Yeah baba!!” A-Yuan screeched, Wwx tried not to wince, his son was something, he adored him, “I am a dewight, and I am gonna be like him when I growed.”

“grow up, sweetheart,” Wwx gently corrects, “and really is that so?”

“Yeah!!” A-Yuan exclaimed, “he say I can be anything and I want to be him!!” Wwx swore he saw stars in his son’s eyes.

“Aishhhh,” Wwx sighed dramatically, “my own son has been stolen from me, I am alone now, he doesn’t want me anymore” he moaned, collapsing against Lwj’s sofa. He sees the moment a-yuan understands his words and suddenly his son is rushing to him.

Wwx encircles A-Yuan into his arms, kissing his cheek, “ok I’m revived,” then he grinned a bit mischievous, “does that mean you’ll spend the rest of the day by your poor baba’s side?”

A-Yuan's eyes widened, and he's suddenly out of Wwx's arms and bounding over to Lwj.

he scrambles into Lwj's arms, who happily scoops him up, mindless of the way A-yuan is clutching at his lapels, Wwx sees how Lwj's lips curl into a small smug smirk and it's so hot Wwx forgets to be offended.

"No baba, sorry I love you, but I can't leave!!"

"you can't leave, huh?" Wwx says, "why not?"

"because boss zhan needs me and he is fun, we're best friends you know," he explains, matter-of-fact.

"Mn." Lwj agrees.

"So i have to help him." A-Yuan says solemnly, "we are also drawing a picture so...." like that explains it all

Wwx shakes his head and sighs, "Lan Zhan are you sure?"

Lwj nods, "Mn, we are busy, I must have him by my side."

Wwx snorts, "Menaces, the both of you, what am I going to do with you?"

"You can love me!! baba!!" A-Yuan says, "right?"

Wwx is gonna die, that's HIS SON

Wwx smiles softly, his heart about to burst, his son is going to break hearts when he grows up, "yes my darling yuan-er I can, you be good for Lan Zhan gege okay? Since you wanna stick by him."

"yeth sir!!" A-yuan salutes.

Wwx looks at Lwj who just smiles back--

he wants to ask Lwj one more time if he's really okay with this, but Lwj beats him to the punch, "go wei ying, I know how bad you wanted to finish this set of illustrations."

Wwx smile gratefully, wondering how lwj could know how stressed he was about all of this.

So Wwx goes back to work and he finds that these illustrations might be the best he's done in awhile, he doesn't think of why that could be, when he's finally done, there's still an hour left before he can go home, and so he goes to check on A-Yuan again, as it's been too quiet

he creeps back to Lwj's office and knocks on his door, before entering, and he finds A-Yuan fast asleep on Lwj's couch, covered with Lwj's surely expensive suit jacket, Wwx fights the urge to coo as he looks at Lwj who smiles slightly at him.

"I see he's down for the count," Wwx whispers.

Lwj hums, "he worked hard."

Wwx smiles fondly, a little enamoured with the way Lwj is still playing the game. "I see that."

Lwj nods and then asks, "did you finish what you needed?"

Wwx nodded, "I did, thank you."

Lwj nods back like he's satisfied, "then you should go home."

Wwx's eyes widened, "Oh that's no need, there's only one--"

"I insist," lwj insists, "it's been a long day and I am sure A-Yuan would be more comfortable."

"ah--Lan Zhan..." Wwx trails off, "thank you, for everything." he doesn't know what else to say.

Lwj shakes his head, "there is no need for thank you's between us. I am glad you trusted me with him."

Wwx feels himself flush, "Lan Zhan!!!" he whisper-shouts, "stop that!"

Lwj just tilts his head but doesn't say anything and so Wwx goes to sweep A-Yuan into his arms, cooing quietly as A-Yuan snuffles, waking slightly at his displacement, "hey there little boss," Wwx whispers, "all tuckered out aren't we hmmm?"

A-Yuan just burrows further into him

Wwx goes to hand Lwj his suit jacket back, but A-yuan's little hands clench around it, and Lwj shakes his head, "you may return it when you can"

Wwx smiles because what else can he do, and looks down at his son and says, "aren't you going to thank lan zhan baby?"

A-yuan's sleepy eyes widen briefly and he waves and says, "thank you lan zhan gege, I get why baba talks about you all the time!" and then promptly burrows back into Wwx's warmth, leaving Wwx flustered in his destruction.

"uh." Wwx says, then laughs awkwardly, "right then bye!"

Hello I won't be continuing this till tomorrow, will you be still interested?

*saturday afternoon*

Wwx is freaking out, he’s freaking out!! Like not the, “oh I can deal with this and supremes it until it becomes a persistent kind of bother” type freaking out, no, nope, but the “oh my god I’ve lost my son in a big grocery store I’m a horrible PARENT” kind

one moment a-yuan was happily babbling by his side, hand clutched in Wwx’s as they walked down the aisle debating the merits of an episode of the Backyardigans and then Wwx looks away to inspect one (1) ONE—box and A-Yuan is nowhere to be seen.

And Wwx although he can be a mess and he is obnoxiously destructive and lively and loud—he prides himself on a being a good parent, a-yuan is his LIFE and he’s such a good boy and he’s so trusting and oh god what if some stranger saw his adorable perfect little boy and TOOK HIM?

He frantically searches around, looking around for the signature fluffy bear jacket his son is attached to and his little bee stuffed animal but he's nowhere, and Wwx is almost about to have meltdown or maybe ask everyone to go on a manhunt search when he hears it--

--the giggle he knows in his dreams and he's sprinting...into the aisle right beside him, and all his breath leaves his lungs all at once.

Because there his son, smiling and giggling, and attached to the very long leg of.....Lan Zhan....?

Wwx feels his breath stutter in his chest and his heart twist--the fear of the last few minutes a distant echo as he takes in the scene before him.

A-Yuan is smiling up at Lwj like he's the sun (god he really is Wwx's son) and rocking happily against his leg like it's a toy--

and the thing is, Lwj is letting him, Wwx sees the traces of surprise on his handsome face but he is smiling softly down at A-Yuan, Wwx can see he's saying something, and Wwx's heart goes THUMP in his chest--

A-yuan nods at whatever Lwj is saying without moving, and then Lwj is looking up, like he somehow sensed Wwx was there, and their eyes lock--and this rush of relief and want surges up inside him like a tidal wave--and he realizes how happy he is seeing lwj --

--and even more how lucky he is that it's in fact Lwj's leg A-yuan attached himself to.

He rushes forward, "A-Yuan!!" he cries, kneeling down until they're eye-level, and A-yuan just beams back at him and Wwx just sighs, he just scoops A-yuan up--

--ignoring the way A-yuan pouts at being detached from his new favourite person and Wwx huffs, "A-yuan, my child, the one i birthed from my very own body, what were you thinking??? Running away like that hmmm?"

"I founded mister lan zhan!!" he announced proudly, pointing at Lwj, like Wwx can't see him and like that's the point of all this.

Wwx rolls his eyes, and purses his lips, trying not to smile, "yes, I see that little radish, but you can't run away like that okay?"

"yes." A-Yuan agrees, he nods, but he's still beaming at Lwj, "ok but I found him, are you proud, can I have kiss?"

Wwx huffs, "Aishhh, A-Yuan are you listening, don't run away from baba again like that, I was scared," he nods at Lwj, "you are lucky you found Lan Zhan."

A-Yuan pouts but he finally understands, “sorry baba,” he cuddles in close, “but I can still have kiss?”

Wwx sighs fondly, god, where did he get this affectionate monster? “Yes baby of course.” And he leans in, kissing his son’s chubby cheek.

He turns to Lwj who is looking at them almost...fondly and Wwx grins, “Lan Zhan!!! You once again saved the day, how can I ever repay you?”

Lwj smiles lightly, “there is no need wei ying, I am happy to help, I am glad he found me.”

"god me too, it's like he has a lan zhan sniffer, he is so ridiculous." Wwx laughs, because of course somehow out of all the people in the store, his son FOUND lwj. ridiculous. "anyways um..." he scratched his nose lightly--

"if you wanted, I don't have much but if you'd like..." Wwx trailed off, feeling a little embarrassed, "you can join us for dinner?"

Lwj's eyes widened and Wwx scrambled, "i mean, um as a thank you, you don't have to right, um it's just a thank you for this" he rambled--

he looked at a-yuan and then back at Lwj, who was still looking at him, "i just um, it's all I have to offer. right. um--" he trails off, uncharacteristically flustered.

But then A-yuan is speaking, "please!!!! please come!! I can show you my room and toys and baba can cook!"

This time Lwj smiled and Wwx sighed in relief, "I hope you don't mind a little spice though" he added with a wink.

Lwj shook his head lightly, "not at all."

(famous last words and probably what should've been Wwx's first clue)

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Lwj accompanies them throughout the grocery story, volunteering to hold A-Yuan's hand who beams in excitement and Wwx can only watch fondly as Lwj nodded seriously as A-Yuan explained the importance of having Lucky Charms for breakfast.

I promise I’ll continue tomorrow sorry I am zapped of creative energy 😔

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