#xianglian...... idk dude

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a nice short fic for the last (day 15) prompt: lantern festival! of the DZZS Lunar New Year mini prompt fest! i wasn’t fully sure what i would end up writing for this one, but i’m very happy with what i landed on :D

“Look at this!” Gu Xiang says. Gao Xiaolian follows, as always. This time, Gu Xiang has found a figurine of a rabbit lifting a lantern into the air.

“How cute,” Gao Xiaolian says. The figurine is covered in fantastically delicate details. It pales in comparison to Gu Xiang’s delighted look as she brings it up to her face to marvel over.

Gu Xiang gets distracted as she puts the statuette down, darting over to a sweets stall. Gao Xiaolian pays for the figurine, tucking it away.

“A-Xiang!” she calls out. “Wait for me!”

“Sorry, Xiaolian-jie,” Gu Xiang says, briefly contrite before spotting something else and bounding off again.

The evening grows darker, the red glow of lanterns casting soft shadows across Gu Xiang’s face. Finally, she seems to be slowing down.

“Are you tired?”

Gu Xiang shakes her head vehemently, braids bouncing against her shoulders. Gao Xiaolian wants to tug on them. “No! I’m fine.”

“Maybe I’m tired of chasing you all evening,” Gao Xiaolian teases.

“Why didn’t you say so! Sit. I’ll bring us some tangyuan.” Before Gao Xiaolian can say anything, Gu Xiang has bundled her onto a bench and hurried off.

When she returns, Gao Xiaolian laces their hands together, pulling her onto the bench too. “Thank you, A-Xiang,” she whispers.

“Growing up, I never got anything like this. I love it,” Gu Xiang admits, more honest than normal.

Gao Xiaolian wants to give her everything. She settles for quickly kissing her cheek. “You deserve celebrations, meimei.”