summary:
The air conditioned chill of Wei Ying's office gave way to a wall of humid heat as soon as they left the building. The walk to the station was only a few blocks, but the back of Lan Zhan's shirt was damp with sweat by the time she went underground. "So what's the curse, exactly," Wei Ying said as they jammed themselves into a packed subway car. At lunchtime on a weekday during summer break.
Lan Zhan steadied herself against the car door. "I believe it's bad luck."
"Holy shit," Wei Ying said. "Did she curse you to step on a Lego?"
➤ modern au f/f mdzs wangxian fic
➤ lwj and wwx are academic colleagues; lwj comes to wwx for help dealing with a minor curse
➤ I love the glimpses into their broader world, the way cultivation is a part of modern life, the dynamics lwj has with her family, etc
➤ the way lwj being a poet affects the prose of the piece, and her point of view!
➤ and the dynamics between lwj and wwx are soooo good <3
➤ 1.7k words in length