HAPPY POCKY DAY!!!

[anonmeme]

THE POCKY GAME MEME

It's that time again!! For supernatural reasons that mere mortals could not comprehend, you and someone else are compelled to play this strange game of chicken, where there can only be one victor. You can be trapped, or just doing it as a friendly yet weird gesture! So don't be shy, this might even be the day you get your first kiss, you loser!

RULES: Post with your character and their name/canon on the subject, mention if the thread is open for all or closed to someone in particular, and if you have any preferences as needed-- but most importantly: have fun!

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Lan Wangji | mdzs | ota

[inquiryguqin]

[Just a post-it-note on his collection of pocky boxes on the drawer. From chocolate, strawberry, almond, matcha, etc. Of course, why on earth the man has so many?

The note says: "Mine"

That is all. Who dares?]

I couldn't resist lol

[afterthemoment]

[Who has two thumbs and no sense of self-preservation? This guy, that's who.

Of course, Wei Ying is just going to ignore that post-it note and start rummaging through Lan Zhan's pocky collection until he finds a flavor he likes. He just has so many! Surely, his good friend doesn't mind sharing one box.

Oh, look, he has cherry-flavored! Perfect. That sounds delicious. Wei Ying will be snagging that one now. Thanks, Lan Zhan!]

Of course <3

[inquiryguqin]

[Wei Ying hits a treasure trove of sweets. For a stoic, stiff guy, he keeps a lot of sweets from biscuits, cookies, candies, gummies, chocolate bars in small fun-size. It seems Wei Ying hits the jackpot!

Better snag one or a few quick and hide them in pockets before being discovered! Lan Zhan should be coming home to his jingshi any minute...like right about now when the door slides open.]

...Wei Ying? Did you finish copying the rules yet?

[afterthemoment]

[Oh, shit. Lan Zhan's back already!?

Wei Ying hastily stuffs the box of cherry pocky into his shirt, along with a box of strawberry for Huaisang and box of green tea for Jiang Cheng deep into his pockets. He might not be perfectly stealthy considering just how often he gets caught stirring up trouble but at least, he has enough sense to make sure nothing looks amiss at first glance.

He quickly bounds over to where he'd been copying, pointing to a stack of paper.]

Yeah, I did! It's all right there. See? Can I go now?

[The longer he has the goods on him, the more likely he's going to get caught with it. He needs to make a quick escape! But maybe, he's coming across a little too eager...?]

[inquiryguqin]

[The honorable Hanguang-Jun returns! All he sees is Wei Ying at the table and the stack of paper. So, he doesn't seem to suspect anything yet.]

Hm. Let me see...

[Lan Zhan sat at the table and looks through the copies of his written calligraphy. For once, his handwriting is passable and decent, and even legible. He even counted all the papers, making sure each page is exact.]

Mn. This is satisfactory. Some errors on your line strokes and characters, but I can make some out of it. You may go now, but come back tomorrow to finish the rest.

[afterthemoment]

Of course! See you tomorrow, Lan Zhan!

[Wei Ying jumps up from his seat with even more exuberance than he usually has after being set free from detention. Lan Zhan's approved of his calligraphy and doesn't seem to have noticed anything unusual yet. He's practically home free!

Or at least, he was. While the pocky in his pockets were reasonably secure, the one he'd stuffed down his shirt isn't. It turns out that Wei Ying didn't tuck his shirt very well either because the box falls straight through to land on the floor with an audible rattle, thud, snap as the pocky pieces break.

Oh. Oh, dear. This can't look good. Wei Ying gives a nervous, but still charming grin.]

Eheheh.

[Oops.]

[inquiryguqin]

[At the sound of the thud, Lan Zhan took notice. Caught!]

...Huh? Wei Ying, is that one of mine?

[And broken pocky! That's unacceptable! No longer biscuit stick perfection. He scowls when he immediately recognized one of his boxes, now smashed into little pocky pieces. No good!]

Wei Ying! Shameless! The pocky is not for you! Come back with the rest!

[Now how fast a gremlin can run? Because Lan Zhan is on his tail, chasing after him! Or chasing him out of the jingshi!]

[afterthemoment]

But Lan Zhan~! You still have so many! What's a few boxes to you when you have so many?

[It turns out a gremlin can run really fast! Especially when there's stolen pocky on the line. With his own box left broken and forlorn on the floor, it's imperative that Wei Ying defend the remaining two now. Huaisang and Jiang Cheng are counting on him to share delicious pocky with them! He can't fall in battle here!]

It's so mean not to share them with the rest of us! Isn't greed prohibited in the Cloud Recesses?

[And after attempting to evade him in the jingshi for a bit, Wei Ying makes a hasty dash for the door and toward.... well, anywhere, really! Anywhere he might find Huaisang or Jiang Cheng! If Wei Ying hands off the pocky to them, Lan Zhan will have to choose between targets to get them back, right? And then he'll be able to make a true escape!

He's a genius! His plan is sure to work!]

[inquiryguqin]

Hnrgh. If you wanted any, you could have asked...

[Let's assume gremlin ran fast enough, made his escape, and his plan did work! At this point, Lan Zhan accepted his defeat and simply surrendered.

And anyway, with his rhetoric, he did have a point that's worth contemplating further on his own. So there's that! For now, the victory is rightfully Wei Ying's.

At the end of the day as night-fell, there's a knock on the door, and what do you know? Lan Zhan's generous nature shows. It's a package of chocolate pocky being left on his doorstep as proof of his surrender and his answer.]

[afterthemoment]

[By the time the nightfall comes, Wei Ying's already pleasantly buzzed from a jar of Emperor's Smile he'd snuck in a couple nights before. When he hears the knock, he goes out to check and spots the box of pocky. Chocolate, huh? It's no cherry but still sounds tasty. He steps outside to look around and see if there's any sign that he might still be around.]

Hello~? Lan Zhan? You still out here? I've got something to share with you, too.

[It just so happens that Wei Ying still has another jar of Emperor's Smile that he's willing to share, too, not that he expects fuddy-duddy Lan Zhan to take him up on the offer. But even if his classmate won't drink with him, it's only fair that Wei Ying give up his remaining jar of liquor after winning this argument the way that he did.]

[inquiryguqin]

He was down the path away from the house but within line of sight when Wei Ying discovered the pocky box. When Lan Zhan heard him calling him out, he turned his head around.

"Hm?" Genuinely curious as to what kind of games he's up to now, Lan Zhan turned his head around. Seeing the jar, he frowned. It's not a fair trade, at least to him.

Respectfully decline the drink. "No. Now hide that before you get discovered or you'll get punished by the paddles again." And getting punished by paddles for rule-breaking isn't something Lan Zhan is keen to endure again, not over Emperor smiles or a common snack. If Wei Wuxian gets discovered for sneaking alcohol again, it will be his consequence.

"I'll pretend I don't see it."

[afterthemoment]

Oh? Lan Zhan's not going to confiscate it, is he? Well, Wei Ying's perfectly fine with simply stashing it for another night of festivities. He's not planning to drink any more tonight, anyway.

"But you still don't have to go, Lan Zhan! How about we share the pocky instead? Food tastes best in good company, after all."

And maybe, just maybe he has an ulterior motive to the invitation. There is that game Huaisang was telling him all about that he wanted to try. It sounded fun and someone like Lan Zhan would be a much more fun opponent for it than any of his other friends.

[inquiryguqin]

He doesn't feel like it. To confiscate it. If he reported it, then both of them will end up being punished which Lan Zhan isn't too keen to experience again.

Lan Zhan is about to decline and refuse. "Wei Ying, it's for you."

At the suggestion, he seems tense and terse at first, and then he has second thoughts at his invite.

"All right." At that, when he clearly intended to take his leave for the night, he walks back. Part of him wonders what is he up to.

[yilingdaddy]

[Whenever Lan Zhan comes back, he'll find a box missing and an addition to the note simply saying: "What's yours is mind~" along with a caricature of Wei Ying winking.]

[inquiryguqin]

[When Lan Zhan returns to his jingshi and find his box of pocky collection missing, along with reading the note, the shameless pocky thief is so obvious!]

Wei Ying!

[He's going to search all over Cloud Recess to find him! Where could he be?]

....fff mine, not mind - I SWEAR I CAN ENGLISH

[yilingdaddy]

[Only one box! Wei Ying's not that greedy! And it's not like Lan Zhan's ever had that much trouble finding him when he puts his mind to it. He'll find the pocky thief up on a roof, comfortably stretched out with a stick of pocky sloooowly getting shorter as he thoroughly enjoys the stolen treat.]

Mine!!!

[inquiryguqin]

[On the roof? Spotted! Pocky thief found! With a graceful leap, Lan Zhan hops to the roof where he's at, hands tucked behind his back with a stern look.]

...Wei Ying!

XD

[yilingdaddy]

[WELP. Busted. His eyes go wide but he's quick to smile around the laaaast bite as it vanishes. Mischief is quick to return, because this is Wei Wuxian. He sits up, hands staying behind him to support him as he tilts his head, looking up at Lan Zhan.]

You were hoarding, Lan Zhan, it wasn't fair.

[inquiryguqin]

[Lan Zhan is not an obvious hoarder! He continues to stare sternly as he waits for Wei Ying to finish off the last pocky stick.]

That pocky is not for you.

[yilingdaddy]

[No, but Wei Ying knows where Lan Zhan keeps the good stuff~ He wrinkles his nose up at the other but holds out the rest of the box- it's not completely empty!]

I just wanted a little.

[But he brightens quickly with a playful little grin.] Lan Zhan! Pocky is really sweet. Who'd think Hanguang-Jun would like sweet things?

[inquiryguqin]

[And this is where Wei Ying discovered his weak point. As Lan Zhan does indeed has a stash of sweets kept hidden. The initial stern expression began to falter when he smiles at him.]

...I like sweets. [And they're a lot sweeter when a certain sweet person is eating them.]

Ah, no matter. Wei Ying, if you wanted any...you could have it all. You just have to let me know which flavor you like. Do you like sweets too?

[yilingdaddy]

[His grin grows, but becomes warmer.]

Then we should eat some together! [Which obviously makes perfect sense to Wei Ying and he means right now by the gesture to sit with him indicates.]

I like spicy and sweet things.

[inquiryguqin]

[Lan Zhan decides to sit next to him on the roof to enjoy the view. It's windy and drafty on the top, but the view of his hometown is spectacular, surrounded by forests and mountains.]

Mn. I can't handle any of the spicy dishes you like to eat. Did you save some for me at least?

[yilingdaddy]

[Success! Wei Ying leans back on the roof, one hand moving to support his head while the other offers the box of pocky again.]

I only had a few sticks, Lan Zhan. There's plenty to share! And since it's from your stash, you know you will like it.

[inquiryguqin]

[Seeing Wei Ying is thoughtful, and part of Lan Zhan likes him already.]

You can have the rest. Should I have known you like them...when you decide to come down the roof, we can eat some more from my stash.