There's more he wants to say, more about living in fear and doing their best and repeating that bit about being stronger together until he's blue in the face, but he knows that he can't just make a pretty speech now and fix everything - this is real life, not a novel, it's going to take a lot more to prove to Jin Ling that he's right.
This is the start, though, and they can keep proving it, keep showing Jin Ling that they'll be there for him no matter what, that he doesn't have to look over his shoulder all the time because he's got friends who can do it for him, too.
(and when he finds out about Huaisang helping his uncle to ferret out the rest of the plotters, he'll point that out too - that he's got even more people on his side, more skills he can lean on, he just can't do it all by himself)
He nods at the question.
"Mm, there was a charm that he wanted made that he thought would help... something invited by Wen Qing, Wei-Qianbei said."
~~~
"I understand," Yuan says softly, giving his father a gentle, grateful smile for his understanding. "I don't... regret being a Wen, despite knowing how it makes people think of me, but I would be honoured to become a Lan."
Wei Wuxian just grins at his husband.
"I don't care how good you think Lan Wuxian sounds, it's not going to fool anybody for a second so what's the point?" Besides, him taking the Lan name might actually be what finally finishes Lan Qiren off.
"A-Yuan, though, is going to be an excellent Lan."
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There's more he wants to say, more about living in fear and doing their best and repeating that bit about being stronger together until he's blue in the face, but he knows that he can't just make a pretty speech now and fix everything - this is real life, not a novel, it's going to take a lot more to prove to Jin Ling that he's right.
This is the start, though, and they can keep proving it, keep showing Jin Ling that they'll be there for him no matter what, that he doesn't have to look over his shoulder all the time because he's got friends who can do it for him, too.
(and when he finds out about Huaisang helping his uncle to ferret out the rest of the plotters, he'll point that out too - that he's got even more people on his side, more skills he can lean on, he just can't do it all by himself)
He nods at the question.
"Mm, there was a charm that he wanted made that he thought would help... something invited by Wen Qing, Wei-Qianbei said."
~~~
"I understand," Yuan says softly, giving his father a gentle, grateful smile for his understanding. "I don't... regret being a Wen, despite knowing how it makes people think of me, but I would be honoured to become a Lan."
Wei Wuxian just grins at his husband.
"I don't care how good you think Lan Wuxian sounds, it's not going to fool anybody for a second so what's the point?" Besides, him taking the Lan name might actually be what finally finishes Lan Qiren off.
"A-Yuan, though, is going to be an excellent Lan."