in a world where lan qiren is a good teacher, wei wuxian has extra classes for advanced knowledge in basically everything, and has music tutoring class with lan xichen.
after the first class, before they ended the class itself, wei wuxian was rushed to lan qiren's office with his dizi in hand.
"xichen? what is the meaning of this?"
lan xichen, looking baffled with his own xiao in hand: "wei-gongzi is a music genius."
"a genius?*
"yes." lan xichen nodded "i haven't taught this song yet. wei-gongzi, please play it after i finish."
lan qiren looked at them with slight suspicious and serious curiosity.
the lan heir started with a soft note, beginning a famous gusu lullaby that was mostly known only to their people. wei wuxian payed attention, moving his head with the rhythm.
after lan xichen finished, he nodded to wei wuxian so he could begin to play too.
and play he did. no note out of place, exactly as lan xichen played just a moment ago. as if he already knew or had the music sheet in front of him - but, alas, he has his eyes closed almost in concentration.
"and he did not know this song previously?" lan qiren asked in shock.
"no, xiansheng..." wei wuxian answered almost shyly.
"i see."
lan xichen nodded "he needs another teacher."
"he does. as you said, he is a genius."
"ah..." wei wuxian looked slightly uncomfortable, a light pink shade on the bridge of his nose that wasn't there a second ago.
"you are also a genius in cultivation, as i've heard." lan qiren continued "more advanced than i thought you were." he sighed "we will be shifting you to other classes, please continue to pay attention and ask us for anything if you need help."
"th-thank you?" wei wuxian looked confused, but excited.
he was released after that, free of any schedule for the rest of the day as his teachers were set to meet and talk about him to find better ones for minds like his.
"what did yunmeng jiang did until now that no one has heard of his work?" lan qiren sighed.
"shufu... i fear he is stifled by the madam. from what i've heard from wei-gongzi himself."
"mn." lan qiren stroke his goatee "at least we have a time with him where we can nourish his mind. ideally, we should ask for him to stay another year."
"wangji would be happy." lan xichen chuckled.
"yes..." lan qiren's voice got a light tone of calculating "he would."
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Very excited to share the progress I've made on my current cross stitch project. I'm selecting only small projects so I have better odds of actually completing them. When it's finished, this will be going in my partner's office where their research server is named Princess Zelda. 😊
I'm really enjoying the methodical approach I'm taking for cross stitch. I have a specific routine down for each step now, from cutting the length of floss, to threading my needle, to using my darning needle as an awl (which I do in addition to railroading), to tunneling my thread ends. I see so many folks in cross stitch groups talking about how to stitch faster, but I'm so enjoying the slow approach I have. It's relaxing. It allows me to lay my stitches carefully to ensure good coverage. You'd think the ADHD would make me want to zoom through it, but I think I get hyperfocused and taking it slow is actually soothing to this brain that never shuts up.
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There is simply NO respect for the mad textile-based sciences these days! People really don't appreciate the amount of work that goes into a good doomsday outfit.
Did you know that the device invented ORIGINALLY to create velvet can also be used to mow a lawn? Or to LEVEL A WHOLE VILLAGE HAHAHAHA once everyone is one head shorter NOONE will be able to look down on me!!
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