<blockquote>Lan Wangji hopes, somewhat frivolously, that his betrothed might find him an acceptable companion. Neither he nor Wei Wuxian are able to bear children, so there will be no need to share a marital bed; that should make it easier for the two of them to reach a natural, comfortable equilibrium.
Two strings played in harmony: this is Lan Wangji’s quiet hope, as he arranges the Jingshi to accommodate a second inhabitant. Perhaps, he thinks, they might even become friends.</blockquote>
➤ really good evocative depiction of wwx being ground down by the expectations of cloud recesses, of the communication failures between two people who are trying hard to be good to each other, of the slow careful steps towards improvement.
➤ but the fic ends too abruptly after they are finally able to be clear to each other what their relationship means, and it doesn't guide the reader sufficiently out of the feelings of pain and despair
