The Cruelty of Fate, by Procrastination_Sensation – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

“A-Zhan,” his brother starts, and WangJi stares through smoke-like hair into his brother’s eyes as they break away to peer downward, guilt-ridden as he speaks to the room, “Wei WuXian is dead. The cultivation world is searching for his soulmate so they may deal his spirit the final blow- get rid of him: once and for all.” The sorrow in his brother’s eyes is tainted by the question that lingers in them as he meets WangJi’s once more, but the question does not need to be voiced to be understood.

“Whatever you want,” Wei Ying murmurs, and WangJi knows his words can only be heard by the two of them.

Source: The Cruelty of Fate, by Procrastination_Sensation – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

Absolutely captivating AU in which the ghost of a person’s soulmate haunts them. For obvious reasons, this changes things.

Fair Play, by threerings – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

“Do you ever want to try out my role?” He propped himself up on one elbow and looked at his husband. Sweat still glistened across his bare chest from their recent exertions and Lan Wangji’s expression was soft and open.

“Hm.” The sound wasn’t either a negative or a positive.

“What does that mean?” Wei Wuxian asked. “Have you thought about it?”

“Wei Ying wants that?” Lan Wangji met his gaze, his eyebrows raised.

“Hmm.” Now it was his turn to hum noncommittally. “It’s not that I don’t enjoy this. Obviously, I do.” His smile twisted into a bit of a smirk as he gestured between their naked bodies. He could still feel the imprint of his husband’s strong hands on his hips, on his right thigh. Still feel where he’d pounded him until he begged for mercy. “But it feels so good…I might like to make you feel that good, too.”

Source: Fair Play, by threerings – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

Love a good switching fic – and this one is too hot for words, with probably the hottest rimming scene I’ve ever read.

Home Is Where Wei Ying Is – Chapter 1, by Hades_the_Blingking – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Lan Zhan swallowed. Breathed. But even calm, he could not bring himself to take another step forward. As someone who had utter faith in their internal judgement, he could not ignore such a painful sense of wrong. So he breathed again, this time mind set on resolution. His shoulders drooped with relief. His heart burned less. Right.

He unsheathed Bichen and flew.

Source: Home Is Where Wei Ying Is – Chapter 1, by Hades_the_Blingking – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Post their separation, Lan Zhan turns around and takes Wei Ying back to Gusu with him – where things heat up considerably. Manages to be both funny, romantic and hot as hell, but my favourite thing is probably Lan Xichen, the Lan guru of dicking down. *g*

Taste your beating heart, by cottonee – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

Lan Wangji looks at Wei Wuxian and his golden eyes focus on him with intensity. Wei Wuxian walks towards him, slowly, until he is kneeling in front of Lan Wangji.

Beautiful, gorgeous Lan Wangji.

The dark clothes suit him as well as the white ones once did. He still wears his forehead ribbon embroidered with blue drifting clouds, a reminder of his old life—of the orthodox path he abandoned when he followed Wei Wuxian to the Burial Mounds.

Source: Taste your beating heart, by cottonee – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

An entrancing little slice of a canon divergence. I love this image in particular, of Lan Zhan in black.

Rebirth.mp3, by LilyMaxwell – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

“Good evening, citizens of Yiling.”

The voice reaches the earbuds of the willing, no proper channel, no hyperlink to follow. But he’s there, he’s always there when the moon is bright, maybe not even full, and the air is crisp with the smell of rust. Everyone knows it comes from the Burial Mounds up north, where nothing lives but leafless trees and the decrepit building of an old radio station.

And him.

“This is the Yiling Patriarch with news from the Cultivation World.”

Source: Rebirth.mp3, by LilyMaxwell – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

A spooky and completely wonderful AU, in which Wei Ying is a podcasting troublemaker and still a pain in the ass of the cultivation world.

Empathy, by spoken – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

The candle has burnt itself halfway by the time Song Lan stirs. Wangji has been meditating with his eyes closed and he can feel the weight of the other man’s eyes on him, senses when they slide over to Wei Ying’s sleeping form.

Slowly, gingerly, Song Lan gets to his feet, still favouring the side he had injured, probably in the fight with Wen Ning. Wangji opens his eyes a crack, just in time to see the moonlight glowing through the paper windows catch the edge of Fuxue’s blade.

Source: Empathy, by spoken – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

The night after Xue Yang’s death, Lan Wangji and Song Lan share a moment. I never knew I needed this – it hurts, but it’s also so very beautiful, to see Wangji use his own painful experiences to reach out to a man who’s lost everything.

slowly, and then all at once, by thefaceofno – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

Song Lan can feel the impression of Xiao Xingchen’s lips on his for hours after they part. He wonders if Xiao Xingchen is also touching his lips and thinking about him.

He can’t wait to see Xiao Xingchen again.

Source: slowly, and then all at once, by thefaceofno – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

This belongs to a Star Trek AU, which is pretty damn great as it is, but this part in particular just made my old-school trekkie and SongXiao loving heart almost burst with happiness.

beautiful, by Aeruace – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

Xiao Xingchen replied, “I think… I would like to know you as well. As a person.” Then he smiled and the stars above responded in kind, their combined brilliance shattering all of his world views, and all Song Lan knew was—

Source: beautiful, by Aeruace – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

This is such a perfect little gem, a thing of beauty, giving these two the happy ending they deserve.

The Arrangement – Chapter 1, by WriterGirlAR – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Wei Ying would stand tonight as a marriage offering.

The Lan clan could make the first offer. If the Jiang clan accepted it, the process was over. If not, or if the Lan clan made no offer, then the next chance to bid would be decided by lots between the remaining three clans – Jin, Nie, and Wen. The Jin clan would pass, as they had just broken their son’s engagement with the Jiang sister. That left a 50% chance that Wei Ying would wind up under the control of Wen Rouhan and Wen Ling.

As the clan leader, Lan Xichen would be expected to produce heirs – and act with propriety. With no daughters or first cousins, that left only Lan Wangji, as the second son, who could make an offer for Wei Ying to be his cultivation partner.

He gritted his teeth. Was it too high a price? To be tied to that… hooligan for the rest of his life?

Source: The Arrangement – Chapter 1, by WriterGirlAR – 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

A marriage of convenience with soulmates and even a dragon – what more could I wish for?

learn to wear each other well, by ThirtySixSaveFiles – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

“Here!” He says, turning and extending out the doll with a wide grin. “For you.”

Lan Wangji accepts the doll carefully, cradling it in his hands. He looks like he doesn’t quite know what he’s supposed to be doing with it, and Wei Wuxian can’t blame him for that; but he’s also holding the little rag doll as if it’s something precious, and Wei Wuxian can’t think about that right now or he’ll do something like throw himself back in Lan Wangji’s arms and refuse to leave.

Instead he reaches out and tilts the doll forward, placing two fingertips over the meticulously stitched seal on the back and summoning a small burst of qi.The effect is immediate.

Source: learn to wear each other well, by ThirtySixSaveFiles – 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù [Archive of Our Own]

This takes the idea of the papermen into kinky and overwhelmingly hot territory in ways I most certainly never imagined. *fans self*