Abandon: Guardian: Fanfic: Wild Abandon

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Title: Wild Abandon
Fandom: Guardian
Rating: General
Length: 486
Content notes: Ye Zun & Shen Wei, gen, no warnings, spoilers through ep 40
Summary: Canon Divergence, Ye Zun's power awakes when he's a kid.

Killing a person is not a big deal, the man had said. Now he is gone, sucked up with wild abandon, eaten by Ye Zun's newly awakened power. And Ye Zun is starting to feel better, where before he'd been sick. He's old enough to understand correlations.

He sits where the man stood and looks out over the cliff. He almost wishes he hadn't done what he did. He's alone. He's never been alone before, not even after their parents died. He's always had his brother to look out for him. Maybe the man would have been the better option.

But Shen Wei just left? Abandoned him to the stranger to be raised by him? Ye Zun had almost believed it, but then he realized — nearly too late — that the man was about to use a power on him. Ye Zun had panicked when he saw the black energy. His brother had warned him of unscrupulous adults, some who would try to hurt him. Hurt them both.

In his panic, his power activated, and Ye Zun could not control it.

But maybe the man was right. Killing a person might not be a big deal, not in the world they live in now. Shen Wei would disagree, but Shen Wei always has a grander view of things. He is the responsible one, the honorable one.

Ye Zun does not know what to do now. He and his brother had been on their way to find a new village, somewhere they might find a home. Ye Zun's only home is Shen Wei, so where does that leave him now?

He doesn't know how long he sits. It could be minutes, or an hour, or more. All he knows is that he's alone until he's not, and then Shen Wei is standing in front of him.

"Didi?" Shen Wei is holding a blade too big for him. "Where did the man go?"

Ye Zun blinks up at him. Swallows hard. "He left."

Shen Wei frowns a little but doesn't seem to catch on to the lie. "He threw me." He points. Now, Ye Zun understands. The man lied about the abandonment. He would have used his power to make Ye Zun believe without question.

Shen Wei is fortunate he can heal, but the man would not have known of that power. That means he tried to kill Shen Wei.

Ye Zun ducks his head and coughs to hide the laughter that wants to bubble up. The stranger deserved what he got.

"It will be dark soon," Shen Wei says. "Are you okay to keep walking? We should find a place to camp."

Ye Zun stumbles to his feet. Flexes his arms and legs. "I'm feeling stronger."

Shen Wei puts an arm around him anyway. Ye Zun lets him. He knows how close he came to losing his brother for good.

END

Comments

[teaotter]

Ye Zun ducks his head and coughs to hide the laughter that wants to bubble up. The stranger deserved what he got.

He's a sneaky little liar, but he's Shen Wei's sneaky little liar, and that's all that matters.

*hearts*

[green]

*beams* Yes, exactly!

♥

[trobadora]

AWWWWWWW. YE ZUN, BABY. :D :D :D

[green]

:DDDD

Thank you. <3

[lynndyre]

Tiny cannibal baby!!!!!!! OMG he's so cute and sneaky, I love it. ♥

[green]

Yay! Thank you. I adore him. ♥

[mecurtin]

I love this! I want a whole series for this AU!

[green]

Thank you! I kinda want to find out what happens next, too. :D

[ranalore]

YESSSSSS. That is exactly how it should have gone, with Ye Zun his brother's (unknown) secret backup weapon and cannibal guardian angel. I would read the shit out of a million words of this, just so you know.

Dammit, I need a Ye Zun icon. Akabane will have to do.

[green]

his brother's (unknown) secret backup weapon and cannibal guardian angel

YES YES YES

I would read the shit out of a million words of this, just so you know.

So would I lol. I don't know about writing it though, it seems kind of intimidating BUT I will be sure to think about it some more and possibly write a followup. Not a million words, though. ;)

I will be making Ye Zun icons once I'm finished with my exchange project.

[china_shop]

He's old enough to understand correlations.

Ooh, this is so gloriously creepy! And all the rationalisations that you just know are going to creep into self-servingness because of it!

AWESOME!!

[green]

Thank you!

[extrapenguin]

Aww, Ye Zun gets a happy beginning! The bbs can now join the Alliance together, and ... yanno, without villain Ye Zun, the future plot would change a lot. Maybe he still ends up in a pillar, but now his big brother who slept for 10k years is off trying to steal the Hallows himself so he can get out his dead didi? And there could still be a time travel bit, with Kunlun being adorable to Shen Wei and making Ye Zun jealous.

[green]

I like the way you think. :D Thank you!

[extrapenguin]

Ahh I made a typo: DEAR didi, not dead didi. Ye Zun does not deserve to die.

Thank you for fixing all of canon!

[green]

ah, I didn't notice. I think if I'd read 'dead' I would have been confused but my brain registered 'dear'. :)

[extrapenguin]

Well, I mean, if his dear didi was dead, Shen Wei might still want the Longevity Dial, but not necessarily the other Hallows. Less chances for Zhao Yunlan to catch the dastardly Hallows thief. ;)

(Aw crap, now I want to write an identity porn novel set in this 'verse where Professor Shen is secretly both the Envoy in charge of order *and* the dude stealing all the Hallows...)

[green]

Ooooh that sounds like it could be vastly interesting. Do itttttt

[extrapenguin]

*hisses* So evil! I have many k of fic I have already committed to! Stop encouraging meeeee

[green]

*vigorously shakes pompoms*

[firestar]

*sidles over to join the encouraging*

[maggie33]

Oh, what a great idea for AU.

Shen Wei puts an arm around him anyway. Ye Zun lets him. He knows how close he came to losing his brother for good.

Awwww... I know Ye Zun is already a manipulative little liar, but still awwwww... The brothers are together. :D

[green]

Yes, together! I am thinking of exploring this 'verse some more so we'll see what comes out of it.

[firestar]

Do eeeeet.

[green]

I will try it, as the muse allows.

[firestar]

*nods* The muse can be fickle, indeed.

[kimboo_york]

As others have expressed, I too need about a bazillion more words to this story. Esp. with the tension between Shen Wei's generally boy-scout-esque urges and Ye Zun's craving for power...or perhaps more fitting in this AU would be his craving for security, to not feel HELPLESS in the face of danger or risk to his brother. Self-sacrificing idiots at diametrically opposite ends of the poles.

One of my fave TW fics has a line something like "He's kinda a sociopath but he loves US so it's easy to forget that" (describing Stiles, if you know the characters) and I could see Ye Zun going that route, being absolutely ruthless with anyone who isn't Shen Wei. So the question is, how does ZYL get 10k years in the past, and how does YZ handle the competition for his brother's affections??!??! AND THAT'S JUST THE START OF MY QUESTIONSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Please please, MOAR!

[green]

I have a STRONG preference for characters who love and hate fiercely. Stiles Stilinski is my fave Teen Wolf character and I know exactly what you mean - not the fic, but the characterization. I can easily see Ye Zun similarly, though with unique traits.

We will see what happens re: MOAR. :)