Theoretically, Lan Wangji could propose one or two possible diminutives for his own name, but he doesn't care to hear any of them from anyone but his husband. When he was very small, his mother and, occasionally, his brother called him A-Zhan, but that was so long ago it hardly feels real. "My birth name is Lan Zhan," he offers. After a beat, he adds, "Do not call me that."