The Simplest Way Forward

by harriet_vane

Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Relationship: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
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It’s a really unfortunate thing, developing a crush on your husband. Wei Ying had assumed this would be easy. Lan Zhan had been so icy and unpleasant to him, it had never occurred to him that he might end up spending the next however many years with this dumb, burning feeling in his chest whenever he looks at him.

“Okay,” says Wei Ying. “But tell me if I…if the pretending gets to be too hard, okay?”

“It will not,” says Lan Zhan, quietly certain.

Words: 71008

Genres: Fan Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Found Family, LGBT

242 pages, ebook

Published February 20, 2020

Reviews

[kay! ☾ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i was kicking screaming giggling laughing and crying for 70k words straight. the only complaint i have is that it wasn’t longer. i could have read 70k+ more of just a-yuan, lan zhan, and wei ying living in chaotic domestic bliss

and yes i have no shame ao3 writers truly know how to craft absolute masterpieces and bangers for free!! so if you catch me binge reading an unhealthy amount of mdzs fics in the next few weeks…🤫

[meli · Rating 5 out of 5]

sah-ree for adding a fic to my read list… but it is simply and genuinely the best fic ever made… it deserves this “recognition”…

[r ꨄ︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

YIPPEEEEEE!!!!

[amax · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute! Proper review later

[Andreth Saelind · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is this lovely fanfiction, honestly?? It is the sweetest, coziest, and most heartwarming modern AU I have read in a long time. The characters stay true to their live-action counterparts, all the while giving us all the romance and openness we've been craving from LA wangxian. I'm definitely staying for all the softness, despite some emotional situations that might steer into cliches, or for the more adult stuff in later chapters. I'm just here for all of it! If fluff and cuteness is your thing, give this one a go!

[allie (▰˘◡˘▰) · Rating 4 out of 5]

giggling and kicking my little feet

[❥ s · Rating 4 out of 5]

I DID NOT EXPECT TO CRY 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[bookmonster2023]

I found the set-up a little distractingly unrealistic (they entered their marriage of convenience a week into hanging out?!?) but that kind of set-up is often the price you pay for fake relationship books.

A charming entry into the literature of pining.

[Dvorah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Simplest Way Forward last night all in one big delicious fluffy bite, and it was exactly what I needed, absolutely fantastic, I cried happy tears (at 1am)

[Myca · Rating 5 out of 5]

yes

[Jasmin · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, for the last year or so I've almost exclusively read fanfics, and this is one of those I keep coming back to. It's so cute and wholesome and funny! and so well written! congrats!

[Yxxx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful, one of the cutest (and sexiest) stories I have ever read.
I'm looking forward to other works from harriet_vane
Keep up the good work!
P.S. some parts need a little work

[Notnotnerdygirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was absolutely adorable. And tooth-rotting fluff. And not so much angst, but a good amount? Gods, this was just so good.

[Cyeba Alcala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. And cozy. I think it should be published, it's a totally nice romcom.

[Neka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly sweet and touching.

Wei Ying is very well drawn here - you can feel his need for a family of his own even though he doesn't really acknowledge it much. Lan Zhan's own need for love and companionship glows through the cracks; just a lovely story.

Also, the kid bits are dead right for a traumatized 4 year old kid. He's bright, but doesn't always understand what's happening, in a very realistic (and heartbreaking) way. His despair when they get on the plane kills me every time.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Accidentally baby acquisition is my jam.

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My new absolute favourite fanfiction !