Wuxian blinks sleepily at his husband, confused by how flustered he is.

"What?" His gaze flicks to the talisman as he sits up, running a hand through his messy hair. He has just woken up, so he can be forgiven for taking a little longer to put the pieces together, right? Understanding dawns after a second, though.

"...it didn't work?" He frowns "that doesn't make any sense, let me see that."

Because of course he's thinking about how he did the talisman wrong rather than the effects of doing so.