"Jin Ling..." Zizhen speaks up hesitantly "You're trying to protect everybody else, right? But don't you see that we all want to protect you, too? And when you're the one in danger... there's nothing wrong with telling people."
"I like that one," Wei Wuxian tells his husband, pointing at Zizhen, then turning his attention back to his nephew.
"Rulan, remember what I said to you yesterday about power from the right corners?" he asked "That doesn't just apply to the situation we were discussing, that applies to things like this too. We are your corners. You're right that you can't turn to us for every little thing, but the big things? Especially the big things when your life is in danger? There's no shame or dishonour in asking for help, not from family."
Yuan smiles softly, he can't help it - it's so clear that everybody in the room loves and supports Jin Ling, that they want to help him, even if they're mad at him for keeping secrets and putting himself in danger - it warms his heart even as it makes it ache for the family he barely remembers, the family he lost.
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2021-08-17 23:01 (UTC)"Jin Ling..." Zizhen speaks up hesitantly "You're trying to protect everybody else, right? But don't you see that we all want to protect you, too? And when you're the one in danger... there's nothing wrong with telling people."
"I like that one," Wei Wuxian tells his husband, pointing at Zizhen, then turning his attention back to his nephew.
"Rulan, remember what I said to you yesterday about power from the right corners?" he asked "That doesn't just apply to the situation we were discussing, that applies to things like this too. We are your corners. You're right that you can't turn to us for every little thing, but the big things? Especially the big things when your life is in danger? There's no shame or dishonour in asking for help, not from family."
Yuan smiles softly, he can't help it - it's so clear that everybody in the room loves and supports Jin Ling, that they want to help him, even if they're mad at him for keeping secrets and putting himself in danger - it warms his heart even as it makes it ache for the family he barely remembers, the family he lost.