un: average sighren, video

[lanclan]

[ When you turn on your comm today there is a recorded video waiting, a kind of asmr amid the fervid chatter on other channels. Have you been stressed recently? Mentally drained by timeskips and inconstancies? Do you miss home or someone special? Your family? You might want to spare a few minutes to settle your mind and let it drift to the sound of the xiao Xichen conducts. Sat alone on the end of a pier, dressed in a mishmash of his own blue robes and the plain cotton ones gifted by Wei Wuxian, he kneels with his back to the camera and the majority of the view taken up by the lotus-blooming lake ahead that glimmers in the sunshine, twinkles of ice-blue qi wreathing the instrument like living fog.

And he plays for a while.

It has an odd effect on you. Were you listening in person it might actively cause you to calm down, but the sensations the song evokes are much the same even from a distance: perhaps you relax or slow down a little, if you were anxious or in a rush. Odd, that. You can always replay it if you need it to soothe your nerves again. ]

Comments

un: absterge | audio

[downswing]

( Just... let him... bask... for a moment... )

[downswing]

( This moment is now five hundred shi. )

[downswing]

Gratitude.

[lanclan]

[ Ah, his lightly toasted sibling. ]

Will you play with me when you are free?

un : dappled peals of the parted seas (voice)

[beitangmoran]

... I haven't had the occasion to play music in a long while. Maybe I miss it more than I realize.

Thank you, Master Lan.

[lanclan]

You are welcome, if you would like to play together some day I am open to it.

video;

[moonsounds]

[She listens, because of course she does, taking notice of every note, every rise and fall of the melody. He really is talented at it, and it makes her long for her piano all over again.

But she waits until he's done, or nearly so, and there's a hint of a smile]

You still play beautifully.

[lanclan]

[ Like a conspirator, he stage-whispers, ]

It is because no one there was watching me.

un : deft hand of little deaths (voice)

[scrapgege]

That was beautiful.

[lanclan]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.

un: dollhouse | video

[thedreamer]

[ Calm, you say. A rare occasion for this one! ]

Oh, that's a stunner! Is there a name for that composition? Kind of you to share, of course.

[lanclan]

It is a version of a song call Clarity, with some difference allowing for the instrument. I'm pleased you liked it, Doctor, especially when I owe you for keeping an eye on my brother's safety.

un: bottled up inside | audio;

[deescalate]

...That was beautiful. Very...meditative.

[Which Cal could probably use more of, honestly.]

[lanclan]

I can play for you more often if you would like, Cal.

vide | un: hide-and-seek

[makemeasong]

Bravo! That was fantastic.

[ She's normally high energy (ask your brother!) but she's definitely sitting still and feeling better than she has in a day or two. The ugly bruises from the tree roots around her throat and arms have faded to angry blues and greens, but she's smiling serenely. ]

Did you start playing at a young age?

[lanclan]

Thank you.

[ A very spirited young lady indeed! What a playful username. ]

I did, it's something of a family tradition. This is Liebing, my xiao, and she is very grateful for such kind words.

un: yiling laozu

[weifinder]

( oh.

clarity.

how novel.

anyway, there's the click off of a connection within seconds. he's borne the brunt direction of that song enough to be more amused than appreciating when he opts against hearing it on the flute that Zewu-jun favours. may it soothe the many. history knows that he used this song as one to help himself through dark, unspoken times. )

text;

[lanclan]

[ Thing is, he gets the notif of that username even though it only connects for a few seconds. Hmm. ]

Wei Wuxian, I have a gift that must be delivered in person.

It is not a song.

[downswing]

( Why is this man a hater.

What have clarity or Clarity ever done to him. )

un: qishan | audio

[silverneedles]

Thank you for your playing, Zewu-jun.

[ She'd never encountered his playing before, nor studied enough musical cultivation to know Clarity, so this is a pleasant experience. ]

[lanclan]

You are most welcome, Lady Wen. At your service.

voice. | un: slothbaby

[cosplayqueen]

Can I just listen to this for hours on repeat? You're making me miss when my phone actually worked so much.

[lanclan]

Oh. You may listen as much as you please, certainly. I can play other songs, if the young miss likes.

voice; man's greatest treasure

[reparo]

[ Here she is, following the Wei Wuxian school of 'please can you just let me live with that playing a tune to exorcise my demons thing?' thought, and yet...

It is nice. Out of respect, she listens in and it feels like...it works. Slows her heartbeat, takes her feeling of guilt? Maybe she'll treasure this and replay it if the Huntress ever gets in her head again.

In the meantime: ]

Thank you for that. [ A pause, and then amused: ] Or, gratitude, as your brother would say.

[lanclan]

A thank you is just fine, Miss Granger, I'm happy you enjoyed it. Did you need a moment of peace today?