A Stone to Break Your Soul, a Song to Save It

“Wei Wuxian was always destined to fall deeper, harder, more desperately in love with Lan Wangji. It was always him. It couldn't not be him.”

This fic is ranked number one of the MDZS fandom on AO3, in numbers of kudos!

Now, as far as fanfiction goes, this probably ranks in the very top I have read so far, across all fandoms. The characters are very true to themselves, the world is skillfully fleshed out, and the plot is quite engaging from start to finish. Not to mention the sheer amount of angst, pining, and hurt/comfort that we got as the chapters progressed. This is a very long fic, but it is so worth the time!

An arranged marriage to end all arranged marriages:
Jiang Cheng decides to deal with the Wei Wuxian problem by dropping him, along with the entire Wen clan survivors, on GusuLan's head. And to officially belong to the clan, WWX needs to marry into it, and who better than Lan Wangji to fill that role? The story picks up right before the disastrous events at Nevernight and continues from there, and as such, we don't jump ahead in time like in the novels, but the fic follows a what-if scenario that opens up many possibilities, including the potential for many characters to avoid their tragic ending. A fix-it fic, yes, but one where the happy endings come after much effort and work from the characters.

Speaking of which, the depiction of Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji in this fic is very well done. Lan Wangji is just as distant as ever, and has trouble communicating and expressing his emotions, which leads to WWX misunderstanding him quite a few times. However, he shows his caring side as the chapters progress, without falling into ooc territory. Wei Wuxian is also the shameless, reckless and passionate airhead we love so much, but with a maturity of someone who knows they almost lost everything and were given a second chance at life. I actually quite enjoyed this version of WWX, his emotional progression is believable and relatable.
As for the sheer joy of the wangxian moments...... this fic made me go through so many emotions and feels. The emotional toll that the events take on WWX directly runs through us, the build-up is very well crafted. LWJ goes to such lengths to protect and save WWX, and WWX holds on for dear life with LWJ's help. We also get to see a reversal of roles in this fic, with a pretty emotional moment where WWX gets to care for LWJ in return. I am just full of feelings after reading this fic; if you enjoyed the novels, are looking for more wangxian material and somehow stumbles upon this, don't discount this, it's a masterpiece of a fic :)