MDZS, "Pretend I'm Safe With You" Lan Xichen/Jiang Cheng, rated Explicit

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Pretend I'm Safe With You (40600 words) by paynesgrey
Chapters: 12/12
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin/Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Past Jiang Cheng/Wen Qing - Relationship, past Lan Xichen/Meng Yao - Relationship
Characters: Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin, Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Nie Huaisang, Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao, Su She | Su Minshan, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wen Qing (Modao Zushi), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Top Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Bottom Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin, Emotional Manipulation, Gaslighting, White Collar Crime, Mixed Martial Arts, Romance, Humor, Gyms, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Hand Jobs, Anal Sex, Rimming, No Slow Burn Here, Anxiety, References to Depression, Demisexuality, Getting Together
Word Count: 40,600

Summary:

Xichen’s manipulative ex-boyfriend is released from prison, and to protect his brother, Lan Zhan enlists Wei Ying’s brother, ex-MMA fighter Jiang Cheng, to pretend to be Xichen’s new boyfriend and bodyguard. Jiang Cheng professes to be asexual, but as he and Xichen pretend to be a fake couple, they discover that they are quite compatible. While dodging Meng Yao’s schemes and spending more time with Xichen, Jiang Cheng realises he may not be as aromantic as he believed.

Notes: written for Xicheng Big Bang 2025. Thank you to AdventureWaffles for the beta job. Thank you to Little Lion Man for the beautiful artwork for my story. Thanks to the mods for hosting this event!