[ He can only half listen - spending most of his energy trying to stop himself from sobbing, and because he's trying to do that he's failing utterly. He raises his arm - still gripping his fathers sword- and swipes his sleeve over his eyes to try to force the tears away.
He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand how this is possible - how his uncle can only be a few years older than him - and he's emotionally exhausted with everything. He knows he needs to fight this - not for his own sake but for his Uncle's, for the memory of his Uncle, even if this man doesn't match.
But it's the bit about family that hits him the hardest. Of course Jiang Cheng is his Uncle. Even if he forgot him. Even if he forgot everything. He knew that. He couldn't change it, and he didn't want to, but he...
He wanted his Uncle to remember him so badly. It wasn't even really about Wei Wuxian. It was about forgetting him. Forgetting everything he'd raised him with.
He crumpled onto the floor, pulling his knees tight up against his chest, folding his arms around himself as he cried.
Jiang Cheng wasn't his uncle. He was the closest thing Jin Ling had to a father, and he didn't remember a thing about him. ]
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He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand how this is possible - how his uncle can only be a few years older than him - and he's emotionally exhausted with everything. He knows he needs to fight this - not for his own sake but for his Uncle's, for the memory of his Uncle, even if this man doesn't match.
But it's the bit about family that hits him the hardest. Of course Jiang Cheng is his Uncle. Even if he forgot him. Even if he forgot everything. He knew that. He couldn't change it, and he didn't want to, but he...
He wanted his Uncle to remember him so badly. It wasn't even really about Wei Wuxian. It was about forgetting him. Forgetting everything he'd raised him with.
He crumpled onto the floor, pulling his knees tight up against his chest, folding his arms around himself as he cried.
Jiang Cheng wasn't his uncle. He was the closest thing Jin Ling had to a father, and he didn't remember a thing about him. ]