For a second, he isn't sure what's happening when Jin Ling drops to his knees, but he's already moving towards him all the same. He realises what's going on by the time he reaches the younger man, kneeling down beside him and resting a reassuring hand on his back.
"A-Ling," he says worriedly, rubbing his back soothingly "it's okay. Whatever is going on we can fix it, it's going to be okay."
He doesn't know that, can't know that, but he does know they've already been through hell and back (possibly literally, in his case), so he's sure they can handle whatever Jin Ling's struggling with. He has no idea exactly what's going on or what set him off, but he'll always have his back.
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"I need to see this," Zizhen says, shaking his head in amazement "Jin Ling being gentle? Really?"
He thinks it makes a sort of sense, though, Jin Ling kind of needs a calming presence in his life (a bit like his uncle), so he can see why somebody sweet would work well for him - though with Jin Ling being such a forceful person, he really hopes this Zheng Yuan can put his foot down when he needs to.
"Two dire bears? That is..." he trails off with a frown. It does sound kind of unbelievable, and with no injuries too? And what was Jin Ling doing going on a night hunt without inviting the two of them? "I wonder what Yuan was travelling for... guess it must not have been that important if he went off with Jin Ling instead..."
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For a second, he isn't sure what's happening when Jin Ling drops to his knees, but he's already moving towards him all the same. He realises what's going on by the time he reaches the younger man, kneeling down beside him and resting a reassuring hand on his back.
"A-Ling," he says worriedly, rubbing his back soothingly "it's okay. Whatever is going on we can fix it, it's going to be okay."
He doesn't know that, can't know that, but he does know they've already been through hell and back (possibly literally, in his case), so he's sure they can handle whatever Jin Ling's struggling with. He has no idea exactly what's going on or what set him off, but he'll always have his back.
~~~
"I need to see this," Zizhen says, shaking his head in amazement "Jin Ling being gentle? Really?"
He thinks it makes a sort of sense, though, Jin Ling kind of needs a calming presence in his life (a bit like his uncle), so he can see why somebody sweet would work well for him - though with Jin Ling being such a forceful person, he really hopes this Zheng Yuan can put his foot down when he needs to.
"Two dire bears? That is..." he trails off with a frown. It does sound kind of unbelievable, and with no injuries too? And what was Jin Ling doing going on a night hunt without inviting the two of them? "I wonder what Yuan was travelling for... guess it must not have been that important if he went off with Jin Ling instead..."
There's.. kind of a lot of holes in this story.