Yezun dies after an accident, leaving his baby in Shen Wei’s care.
Shen Wei doesn’t know how to be a father. He only understands flowers language. But it’s okay. Yunlan, coffeeshop owner at next door will help him.
“What are you doing, Yunlan?” Shen Wei asks.
Yunlan frowns a little at Shen Wei, and turns back to continue flicking through Si’er’s wardrobe. “What do you mean what am I doing? I’m looking for that pink fairy princess dress,” he says. “I could’ve sworn I just saw it in here the other day. Did you put it in the wash?”
“Yunlan…”
“Or did we leave it at Wang Zheng’s place?” Yunlan mumbles. “Do you think Si’er will mind wearing the white one instead of the pink? I think she looks adorable no matter what, but she is very attached to that pink dress.”
“Yunlan,” Shen Wei says firmly. “Zhao Yunlan, what are you doing?”
Yunlan’s father is a businessman, he wants his son to be a next ceo but Yunlan only wants to make art. So he studies art. His father let’s him, with one condition. He will marry with Shen Wei.
Shen Wei is a strong willed man. He is determined to make this marriage work.
Ooooh I absolutely love the idea of this. But listen, what if Yun Lan and Shen Wei’s families have been rivals since they’re young? Yun Lan did not know of this but Shen Wei has always been in love with the Zhao’s family heir. So when Yun Lan’s father puts forth a business proposal to join both families together, Shen Wei jumps at the chance with a condition that he lets Yun Lan to pursue his Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts.
The terms and conditions of the arranged marriage are drawn and signed behind closed doors so not even Yun Lan is privy to its dealings. Not that he even cares. He can’t believe that his father has sold him off like a prized cow to a man 10 years his senior! The absurdity of it makes Yun Lan wants to laugh and get stupidly drunk. Stupid Shen Wei. Who does this man think he is? Galloping into his life and trying to take over everything? He hates him already and he’s supposed to marry this guy? Oh damn it to hell.
Zhao Yunlan really tries to be upset about the whole situation -he acts out during the wedding reception, gets too drunk and too rowdy, avoids Shen Wei like the plague every chance he can- and to hate Shen Wei for agreeing to this whole farce of a marriage to begin with. He really does!
But Shen Wei… Shen Wei is not what Yunlan’d expected him to be.
Shen Wei is nice and sweet and takes care of Yunlan, never expecting Yunlan to reciprocate. He makes Yunlan food, and buys Yunlan random art supplies because he just happened to see them. He’s respectful of Yunlan’s personal boundaries, and respects his choice to continue studying art. That one time Yunlan came home drunk after a night out with Da Qing and Lin Jing, Shen Wei’d carried Yunlan to his room, tucked him into bed, and left a glass of water and an advil on the bedside table for Yunlan!
It’s almost inevitable that Yunlan develops a crush on his own husband, really. What was the universe expecting?
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Chu Shu Zhi/Guo Chang Cheng Characters: Chu ShuZhi/Chu Shu Zhi, Guo ChangCheng/Guo Chang Cheng Additional Tags: Romance, no tags right now, to be added as story develops Summary:
There was a ridiculous assumption that he was quiet and gentle because he worked with delicate flowers. In fact, Chu Shu Zhi may be one of the least stereotypical florists in the whole profession.
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Chu Shu Zhi/Guo Chang Cheng Characters: Chu ShuZhi/Chu Shu Zhi, Guo ChangCheng/Guo Chang Cheng Additional Tags: Romance, no tags right now, to be added as story develops Summary:
There was a ridiculous assumption that he was quiet and gentle because he worked with delicate flowers. In fact, Chu Shu Zhi may be one of the least stereotypical florists in the whole profession.
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Chu Shu Zhi/Guo Chang Cheng Characters: Chu ShuZhi/Chu Shu Zhi, Guo ChangCheng/Guo Chang Cheng Additional Tags: Romance, to be added as story develops, Coffee, Cats, Flowers, Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence Summary:
There was a ridiculous assumption that he was quiet and gentle because he worked with delicate flowers. In fact, Chu Shu Zhi may be one of the least stereotypical florists in the whole profession.
Yunlan isn’t sure why he’s so antsy. Shen Wei isn’t looking at him, not really, focused instead on treating Yunlan’s arm. Between Yunlan’s sentences, in those tiny spaces between the words, he’ll lift his gaze to meet Yunlan’s, and Yunlan has to remind himself to breath again.
He tries to lighten the mood with a joke or five, but he’s running short on material after being rejected like that.
“You should join the department.”
“No, thank you.”
Maybe Yunlan misunderstood something in the look Shen Wei gives him each time he sees him across a room. Maybe he needs to think a little more about it.
Shen Wei, in contrast, is entirely unfazed. He merely sets about his task as intently as he sets about everything. Until this point, Yunlan regarded it as a challenge of sorts. A game. What would it take to knock the groomed professor off his equilibrium?
He’d thought—He’d thought…
But now Shen Wei’s hands are brushing a little high, a little close to his sleeve, and Yunlan stutters over the second half of his sentence.
“There,” Shen Wei says, releasing him. There’s that soft smile, the one that never reaches his eyes.
Yunlan stands up. “Thanks,” he manages past a forced smile.
Shen Wei stands with him. “Be careful with it until it heals,” he says.
“Will do,” Yunlan says, already past him.
Shen Wei’s gaze lingers on his back. It’s heavy. Yunlan can feel it through his jacket as he crosses the hallway in two strides. He gulps as he sees his own door along the hallway.
It’s not far enough, Yunlan realizes as he pauses in Shen Wei’s doorway. He hears—feels—Shen Wei’s breathing hitch behind him. Yunlan rests his hands on either side of the door jam.
Three steps. That’s all there is between their individual spaces. That isn’t escape. That isn’t going to help. Yunlan will still be jittery, still be aware of him. He won’t be breathing any easier.
His eyes sharpen.
Then again, does he really want to?
“Yunlan?” Shen Wei asks from behind him, still on the opposite end of the hall, voice soft and uncertain and good on the ear. “Is there something else?”
Yunlan blinks. “I can’t,” he says to the open hallway, “wrap my head around this.”
“Pardon?” The voice is closer, but only slightly.
Yunlan steps away from the door, finds the knob, and closes it with a gentle click.
Behind him, silence responds. He turns around.
Shen Wei is staring at him, then at the closed door, then again at him. He manages to radiate both confusion and wariness in such elegant ways.
“I can’t wrap my head around this,” Yunlan repeats, more sure this time.
“Around what?” Shen Wei asks.
“This.” Yunlan gestures at the space separating them. “There’s a chemistry.”
“We’re friends,” Shen Wei says. He’s not making eye contact anymore.
Yunlan moves forward. He’s slow, calculating, like cornering a suspect. Shen Wei allows himself to be cornered.
“Good friends,” Shen Wei amends weakly.
“You don’t want to work with me,” Yunlan says.
“I feel it’d be inappropriate—” Shen Wei’s back hits the wall.
Yunlan cups one cheek, and then the other.
“I think you should leave,” Shen Wei whispers.
“Do you?” Yunlan asks, and he kisses him.
And when Shen Wei kisses back, it clicks. This. This is what they both wanted.
The Last Good Bar 
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