He gives the head scratches that Wei Ying so desires, knowing his gestures in and out, giving into them almost like secondhand nature. The answer is truly that Wei Ying had been both arrogant and correct - that was what caught Lan Wangji's interest. And he'd been, more than that, brave and compassionate. He was the most selfless person that Lan Wangji knew, the most self-sacrificing. He was bold and brash and a firebrand, but he backed all that up with action.

He leans in for another kiss, and answers his husband's inquiry. "You just needed to be yourself, and wait for fate to bring you to me." Because there was not a world in which Lan Wangji would not have fallen madly in love with Wei Wuxian.

"I have another gift for you, once you are finished eating."