Xichen shudders, just once. You cannot pour from an empty cup. He knows. Oh, he knows, but there is so precious little to get in his heart. His brother is so broken still, and knowing that he will only get to more heartache, however soothing this place might be. The other version of his brother is content now, at least... There is da ge, young and innocent and healthy. There is Song Zichen, who both needs him and gives to him steadfastness, but it will...
That will also not last. He knows. Song Zichen will return to his own world, to suffer for the malice of another and his own mistakes.
"Wanting for myself... had I not done this in the first place, so many people would be alive, happier. I do not know if I can do this again. If I should.
"If I find solid ground with that sworn brother, am I not betraying the other one, the one he killed? He is here, too. So young." There is nothing more important than family. Xichen closes his eyes, a single tear sliding down his cheek. "There is no right path. Least of all... being selfish."
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That will also not last. He knows. Song Zichen will return to his own world, to suffer for the malice of another and his own mistakes.
"Wanting for myself... had I not done this in the first place, so many people would be alive, happier. I do not know if I can do this again. If I should.
"If I find solid ground with that sworn brother, am I not betraying the other one, the one he killed? He is here, too. So young." There is nothing more important than family. Xichen closes his eyes, a single tear sliding down his cheek. "There is no right path. Least of all... being selfish."