"A-Cheng, I saw the books you got from Nie-xiong, I know you know there are plenty of things that can be done in bed without a penis being involved." 

He flushes. "You don't have to say it like that!"

"I do if you're going to say dumb things about it!" 

"Whatever. I guess it makes sense, if you don't wanna get married." 

She thwacks him gently in the arm. "Who says I'm not gonna marry her?" 

"You, every time you've said I don't want to get married, ever?"

"Because I didn't want to end up like Uncle Jiang and Madam Yu or Sect Leader Jin and Madam Jin or Shijie and the stupid peacock! Lan Zhan doesn't ignore me--anymore--and she's not going to sleep around and when we disagree we can talk about it, A-Cheng." 

"Talk about it like you say the actual thing that's bothering you and no one gets mad?" 

"Yeah! In fact she did get mad at me this one time and it was because I wasn't clear enough and there was a misunderstanding and we cleared it up and hugged." 

"Wait, what, you're joking." 

"I'm not even a little bit joking, A-Cheng!!!" 

"I thought romances like that were just in stories." 

"So did I! But no!" 

"Wow. Okay, well, uh, I want--zero details. About the two of you sharing a room." 

She laughs. "I'll try, A-Cheng. Try not to say anything stupid that'll make me have to." 

"And what does your immaculate second Jade think of your kissing and telling?" 

She pouts and thwacks him on the arm again, more gently. "You're so mean, A-Cheng. You're lucky I love you anyway." 

"I love you too, Shijie, please put up silencing charms if you need them." 

She pouts some more and flounces back to Lan Zhan and hugs her. 

Hug.

"You... would want to marry?"

"I'm pretty sure I said that, like, in front of your brother, when you told him, you know, the thing." 

"That was a gesture."

"Oh. Well, I meant it. I didn't wanna get married because I really did not want to end up like Madam Yu or Madam Jin or anyone. But I wouldn't with you. My parents were really happy together, but they died when I was little and then every other married couple I saw was--I thought my parents were a lone moon in a sky of stars. But Lan Zhan is better than the moon." 

It's a shame that her leg has not healed to the point where she can sweep Wei Ying off her feet right now.

She settles for kissing her passionately. "I love you."

!!!!!! kisses yes <33333 !!!!!!!! 

"I love you too," she giggles breathlessly several minutes later when Lan Zhan lets her breathe again.