[he needs something forgiving, whether he's fully aware of it or not. flowers. people. zixuan works without looking at her. it's not uncomfortable, but if he thinks about it too much, if he allows it, the tension quickly builds.
she doesn't allow it. she continues on as if they'd actually traded a kind word, or a word at all back in their world, and zixuan finds himself grateful for it.]
It's the same for me. [all of it. his arrival. missing home. his retreat into this. zixuan finally looks over at her.] I-
[sect leader. his brows draw together at that, thinking quietly and trying to make sense of his confusion, though from already meeting those from different times and even different worlds, he should already know to accept more than he reasons.
...and when he realizes that he's just been crouching there like a lump, leaving her question unanswered, he gets flustered again. he quickly gets back to planting lotuses.]
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[he needs something forgiving, whether he's fully aware of it or not. flowers. people. zixuan works without looking at her. it's not uncomfortable, but if he thinks about it too much, if he allows it, the tension quickly builds.
she doesn't allow it. she continues on as if they'd actually traded a kind word, or a word at all back in their world, and zixuan finds himself grateful for it.]
It's the same for me. [all of it. his arrival. missing home. his retreat into this. zixuan finally looks over at her.] I-
[sect leader. his brows draw together at that, thinking quietly and trying to make sense of his confusion, though from already meeting those from different times and even different worlds, he should already know to accept more than he reasons.
...and when he realizes that he's just been crouching there like a lump, leaving her question unanswered, he gets flustered again. he quickly gets back to planting lotuses.]
Lady Wen, titles don't seem necessary here.
[say his name, say his name.]