"Oh." is Zizhen's oh-so-eloquent response, because that's about all he can manage for a moment or two. His cheeks are burning and he can't quite look at Jin Ling.
He's not... freaked out, as such, more just flustered and embarrassed.
"Yea..." he manages eventually, clearing his throat awkwardly "If I'd... I mean, you know, before, and if I wasn't in love with Jingyi, I guess it wouldn't be that big a deal, really, when you think about it. That'd probably.. solve a lot of problems..."
He's trying to sound cool and worldly about it but he's pretty sure he's failing. Still, after the initial wave of embarrassment starts to pass, he stares up at the ceiling thoughtfully.
"I guess I never thought about doing anything like that with a friend before."
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Wuxian is happy to provide the guidance he needs, but ultimately lets Jingyi be the one to actually make up the antidote, he thinks it'll help the younger man to be the one to actually fix the problem, it''ll help assuage some of that guilt he suspects is probably still lingering.
When he's hugged, he smiles softly and wraps Jingyi up in his arms and squeezes, the kind of proper hug he probably hasn't had in a very long time, maybe even ever, the kind of hug everybody needs now and then.
"He's going to be okay." he says, reassuring himself just as much as Jingyi "Let's just get this antidote to him."
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2021-10-05 13:47 (UTC)"Oh." is Zizhen's oh-so-eloquent response, because that's about all he can manage for a moment or two. His cheeks are burning and he can't quite look at Jin Ling.
He's not... freaked out, as such, more just flustered and embarrassed.
"Yea..." he manages eventually, clearing his throat awkwardly "If I'd... I mean, you know, before, and if I wasn't in love with Jingyi, I guess it wouldn't be that big a deal, really, when you think about it. That'd probably.. solve a lot of problems..."
He's trying to sound cool and worldly about it but he's pretty sure he's failing. Still, after the initial wave of embarrassment starts to pass, he stares up at the ceiling thoughtfully.
"I guess I never thought about doing anything like that with a friend before."
~~~
Wuxian is happy to provide the guidance he needs, but ultimately lets Jingyi be the one to actually make up the antidote, he thinks it'll help the younger man to be the one to actually fix the problem, it''ll help assuage some of that guilt he suspects is probably still lingering.
When he's hugged, he smiles softly and wraps Jingyi up in his arms and squeezes, the kind of proper hug he probably hasn't had in a very long time, maybe even ever, the kind of hug everybody needs now and then.
"He's going to be okay." he says, reassuring himself just as much as Jingyi "Let's just get this antidote to him."