Both boys startle when Jingyi suddenly rushes outside and Zizhen looks after him, stuck with indecision.
"Go after him." Yuan says softly, giving him a gentle, encouraging nudge and moving to finish putting away everything they'd found and cover up that they'd looked at all.
"Are you-" Zizhen starts, but Yuan interrupts him, a little firmer but still kind.
"Go."
Zizhen nods and rushes out, coming to an abrupt stop when he finds Jingyi sobbing just outside.
"A-Yi," he says gently, the name slipping out before he can stop it "it's okay, I'm here."
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2021-08-24 16:31 (UTC)Both boys startle when Jingyi suddenly rushes outside and Zizhen looks after him, stuck with indecision.
"Go after him." Yuan says softly, giving him a gentle, encouraging nudge and moving to finish putting away everything they'd found and cover up that they'd looked at all.
"Are you-" Zizhen starts, but Yuan interrupts him, a little firmer but still kind.
"Go."
Zizhen nods and rushes out, coming to an abrupt stop when he finds Jingyi sobbing just outside.
"A-Yi," he says gently, the name slipping out before he can stop it "it's okay, I'm here."