Little feet hustle through the house, their cadence hurried and determined
The sound is quickly followed by the scampering of bunny feet
Babyji and Tofu stare up at the treat jar on the high shelf. They look at each other
Babyji: Gotta get Tofu a treat
He climbs up on the chair next to the shelf and reaches across with a plump hand. Nearly there!
His fingertips nudge the jar. The jar wobbles. He pushes the jar a little more
It hits the floor with a dull thud, the lid rolling off
Treats go everywhere
Babyji cheers and Tofu digs into their prize
Babyji: Not too many Tofu, gotta save some for laters!
Just in case, he picks up the bun after a couple of treats. He knows bunnies shouldn't have too many snacks!
Babyji: Gotta go exploring!
They hit the lounge room, Babyji plopping Tofu on the couch. The bun instantly starts nyoooming back and forth on the couch (he knows the couch is forbidden territory)
Not one to be left out, Babyji climbs up too and starts nyoooming too
Back and forth, back and forth
Babyji's giggles fill the room. This is the best fun!
When he gets tired, though, and it doesn't take long (he's just a little person, okay!), he flops found in the middle of the floor
Tofu flops on top of him, a warm weight
Babyji: Adventuring is fun!
Because he is a little person, it doesn't take long for his energy to fill back up. It's time for another adventure!
That means it's PILLOW FORT TIME
Babyji strips the couch of all of its cushions, and pulls the throw blanket off the back of the couch for the roof of their fort
He likes to think he's excellent at building pillow forts
He crawls inside his fort when it's complete, Tofu following
It's warm and cosy. He's even brought in all his favourite bunny books that he can read to Tofu!
And he has a torch so they can spend the night! And his best bunny nightlight!
Babyji and Tofu are prepared for a sleepover!
In fact, that's where LQR finds them an hour later
Babyji has fallen asleep, his face resting in the pages of one of his bunny books. Tofu has turned into a loaf beside him, snoozing peacefully
The house is messy, but LQR can tell his nephew is safe and that he had fun. He's not going to be mad at that
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WY: LASER TAG LASER TAG LASER TAG! YEAH! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'M GONNA BEAT YOU ALL AT LASER TAG!
NHS: Are you sure I can't commentate on this from the sidelines? You know I'm terrible at sports...
JC: Don't you worry, together we'll bring Wei Ying down
WY: Ha!
JC: Famous last words
WY looks at LZ, who is quietly following along, looking like a fish out of water. It had taken WY many days to convince LZ to come, only getting an agreement when he said they could do some other friends celebration the following day
WY: Lan Zhan, do you hear this blasphemy?! A-Cheng thinks he's better at laser tag than I am! Lies!
LZ: Mn
WY: SEE JIANG CHENG, EVEN LAN ZHAN THINKS YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT
The world may not be made for people like autistic LZ, but there will always be one person who IS
One person who never leaves him behind, one person who encourages him, one person who will be that buffer between him and the world if he needs it
WY, his heart. From the moment they'd met across the messy expanse of a classroom when they were three, when WY marched over and asked if LZ liked bunnies, LZ had known
People told him he was being ridiculous when he said he would marry WY one day
"You're only ten, you can't know who you'll marry."
"Aren't you a bit... quiet... for Wei Ying?"
"Wei Ying needs someone who is more like... well. Don't you think you might hold him back?"
And their separate babas, WY and LZ, had better follow that plan! (Even though they're not going to know about said plan)
You see, Peanut Bunner and Tofu live next door to each other, and they've noticed their babas staring longingly over the fence when the other isn't looking
Such silly babas! Don't they know that if they find their soulmate, they need to hold on to the other?
Thankfully, Peanut Bunner and Tofu are there to fix that problem. There will be no more dramatic sighs from WY and no more long monologues from LZ to Tofu as he describes WY's qualities
It's matchmaking day! At last, WWX will be taking the next momentous step in his life
And WCZ couldn't be prouder
CSSR couldn't give a fig for the Matchmaker's opinion, or anyone else's, but WCZ likes the ritual of it all
His own parents met through the matchmaker, and his grandparents, and his great grandparents
He's confident their son will find his happiness in the same way
Well, he WAS. Until it became apparent that Lan-er-gongzi was also visiting the Matchmaker on that day
WCZ knows WWX and LWJ don't get along very well. It's a shame, bc he was hoping they would be good friends, just as he and CSSR are good friends with LQR
Baby Foxxian is tiny. Just a little floof. Only days old, and everyone around him is just in awe of how smol and roumd he is
He sleeps a lot, his belly round and full of milk
Just a growing boy
It's no surprise then that when they arrive in Cloud Recesses, the dragons are intrigued by the baby. After all, dragons babies are very mobile shortly after being born
This fox baby is... not
Everyone is slightly anxious at introducing baby Noodleji to Foxxian
The noodle stares into the nest of fur and blankets at the roumd bebe, dragon face confused
He looks up at CSSR,who smiles and nods at him
He looks back at the bebe
Then, as if making a momentous decision, he nods firmly
Where Lan Zhan learns that he needs to be prepared for anything
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“Stop.”
Closing his eyes at his failure to master the form, Lan Zhan lowered his sword at Wei Ying’s command.
“Have you ever needed to act quickly or suddenly? Without thought? Or do you always plan everything out well in advance?” Wei Ying asked
There was no judgement in his tone, just curiosity.
That curiosity gave Lan Zhan the courage to answer truthfully. “Plans are the key to success. If they are carefully made, then there is no risk of failure.”