"Close... not really..." Zizhen admits, still staring up at the ceiling "I mean I have friends back home, cousins and other disciples and that sort of thing, but... none that I'm really close to, not the way I am with you or Jingyi." Or even Yuan, though that's still quite new. He decides not to mention that, though, since he's not actually sure how good an idea it is to bring him up right now.
There's definitely nobody he would have done anything of that nature with, which is maybe why it's never crossed his mind before - Jingyi had always been so innocent, and Zizhen's feelings for him sort of complicated things, and Jin Ling... well, the closeness that's developed since he arrived here in Lanling is something new, he always would have counted him one of his best friends before, but this is different. They've got a sort of bond, now.
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Wuxian just lets him stay in the hug as long as he needs, and when Jingyi steps back blinking furiously, he kindly doesn't mention it, just squeezes the younger man's shoulder before letting him go and nodding.
He follows him back to Yuan's side, concerned to see their son still unconscious, but he's relieved they have a possible cure for him now. He doesn't want to get in the way so he just watches over as the other two get the salve applied to Yuan's wound, saying a silent prayer that Madam Mo has told them the truth and that this will help.
"It was fine," he reports, his gaze still on Yuan "she resisted at first, but we convinced her it was in her best interest to tell the truth soon enough."
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"Close... not really..." Zizhen admits, still staring up at the ceiling "I mean I have friends back home, cousins and other disciples and that sort of thing, but... none that I'm really close to, not the way I am with you or Jingyi." Or even Yuan, though that's still quite new. He decides not to mention that, though, since he's not actually sure how good an idea it is to bring him up right now.
There's definitely nobody he would have done anything of that nature with, which is maybe why it's never crossed his mind before - Jingyi had always been so innocent, and Zizhen's feelings for him sort of complicated things, and Jin Ling... well, the closeness that's developed since he arrived here in Lanling is something new, he always would have counted him one of his best friends before, but this is different. They've got a sort of bond, now.
~~~
Wuxian just lets him stay in the hug as long as he needs, and when Jingyi steps back blinking furiously, he kindly doesn't mention it, just squeezes the younger man's shoulder before letting him go and nodding.
He follows him back to Yuan's side, concerned to see their son still unconscious, but he's relieved they have a possible cure for him now. He doesn't want to get in the way so he just watches over as the other two get the salve applied to Yuan's wound, saying a silent prayer that Madam Mo has told them the truth and that this will help.
"It was fine," he reports, his gaze still on Yuan "she resisted at first, but we convinced her it was in her best interest to tell the truth soon enough."