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[He too heard the broadcast and he has questions he can't stifle:]

Please, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could someone give me guidance on what is expected of us? Releasing my...my regrets...

I'm not sure I...can.

[Just like that. In a blink. How can anyone? He closes his eyes, expression pained.]

As for being here before... Do you think that is true?

[His head aches and he rubs at his temple.]

Our lives are complicated enough, I think, without time misbehaving.

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Together. [He repeats, letting the word sink in and warm him. The fear begins to fade, retreating to the shadows as sunlight spills over his heart and soul.] I will hold onto you and everyone else. No one will be lost.

[He flushes and smiles a little more.]

You have let me in. I was stubborn, but you needn't have opened your door to me.

[Mingye did, however, and that is a gift that helps strengthen him too.]

Says the man who treated a missing arm like a small scrape! I admired you then and I admire you now. If you believe in me, I won't fail.

Edited 2021-12-06 06:29 (UTC)

Exactly. Together. We will all hold onto each other.

[ They were all strong, in their own rights and ways. ]

You were stubborn. You had also kind of reminded me of Little Fairy with your herbs and medicine too.

[ He had let Xingchen in. The man was one of the first people he had allowed in. The first person to even touch him. To let him know that it was okay to actually care about someone without being hurt for it. ]

To me the missing arm was nothing. Was it and the Heavenly Lightning painful, yes, but it was nothing. Things could have been worse.

[ He takes a deep breath and lets it out. ]

I do believe in you.

I won't let go of you and if anyone tries to harm you, I will stand between you and them.

[Mingye has more than proved himself. For such a man, Xingchen would die without regret.]

I'm sorry she hasn't arrived here. Your Little Fairy, I mean. But there is time yet.

[He shakes his head in wonder and sits up, features bright and determined.]

I believe what would injure you more is the loss of those you care about. In my opinion, that makes you one of a kind and incredibly heroic.

[Those last words are all he needs to hear. There will be a knock at Mingye's door in a few minutes.]

Edited 2021-12-06 06:43 (UTC)

Stand by me, not between me and them.

[ He never wants anyone to stand between him and whoever is trying to harm him. They can stand by his side and they take the enemy on headfirst, but no one needs to be between him anyone who might harm him. ]

Told you last time, she's not mine. She's Linyuan's.

[ How many times does he need to remind Xingchen of that? ]

I have no intention of losing those I care about.

[ The idea of losing anyone bothers him more than he'd care to admit.

The knock on the door, however, has him looking toward it before he uses that dark energy to answer it, getting up at the same time. ]

If that's what you wish...

[Xingchen fights the instinct to protect what - and who - is precious to him. Shuanghua can stop foes at Mingye's side just as easily. He just has to believe in himself; he won't falter; he won't be tricked.]

That doesn't mean you can't be friends.

[Those who are important, regardless of reason, should be held close.]

Neither do I.

[He is quick to slip inside, paying the dark energy no mind. Xingchen throws his arms around Mingye and barely suppresses a shudder of fear...of joy...of foreboding...

He isn't sure.]

It's what I wish. I'd rather you beside me than in front of me.

[ What happens when it's him that needs to protect Xingchen? He can't do that if the other is right in front of him. So by his side instead. ]

I didn't say it couldn't mean that. That still doesn't make her mine.

[ He doesn't expect the arms that are thrown around him, but he wraps his own arms around Xingchen and just holds him there. Keeps him close. ]

Yes. Beside you. [He breathes once he is holding Mingye against him. If none of this had happened, if he hadn't come here, he wouldn't know this man. What a tragedy that would have been! So he can handle what comes; it's a small price to pay for this opportunity.]

It's better that way. Your dragon might be jealous if she was yours.

[He turns his head and kisses Mingye's cheek.]

[ Mingye will let Xingchen hold him for as long as he needs to. It won't bother him any. That's not to say that he doesn't lead them somewhere to sit down where they can curl up. ]

I don't think my dragon would get too jealous. It's his bed I come back to, after all, no one else's.

[He has no resistance when it comes to curling up on a sofa with Mingye. Xingchen is quick to make himself comfortable, relieved that his friend is with him.]

He is a lucky dragon, then. [His fingers find the scale on Mingye's neck.] The scales will suit you.

[ Curling up against Xingchen was nice. The other being comfortable was good too. Though, he feels those fingers run over the scale at his throat. The one that Runyu had given him and turned into a necklace, so it was always on him. ]

I told him we'll have to see how it looks.

[ There's almost a teasing smile there. ]

I have a full shift now. Trying to hold a xiao with talons is not easy. But we're not sure if the next time I shift, if the scale will be a part of me, or if the bird will have a necklace of his own.

[He grins back, turning the scale this way and that so he can see it in the light. The shimmer definitely belongs to Runyu and he lays his hand over Mingye's chest, happy that the two men found each other.]

I'm curious too. Either way, you will be stunning. You won't need the xiao if you're a bird. I can't say ravens have the best voice, but you might be able to sing.

[ He reaches up and rests his hand over Xingchen's where it was on his chest. ]

You're only curious seeing as you haven't seen the full form yet.

[ At the mention of singing, however, he laughs. ]

I play the xiao, I don't sing.

[The simple touches make him feel bold and he presses a kiss to Mingye's lips after he hears his laughter.]

You're right. I would like to see it.

[Blushing, he sits up straighter and adds:]

I also wouldn't mind hearing you try to sing.

[ The kiss pressed to his lips throws him off. That? It wasn't something that he'd expected. It doesn't, however, stop him from kissing him back. Xingchen should be careful. He might want more of that. ]

I could show you.

[ The transformation was just a bit painful. ]

Why would you want to hear me try to sing?

Edited 2021-12-06 08:35 (UTC)

[So much of what they have done has been unexpected, but good. Xingchen loves Mingye and his heart flutters happily when his kiss is returned. Being...physical...has become something he thoroughly enjoys.]

Will it hurt you or tire you?

[If so, then no. He smiles softly and nudges their foreheads together.]

I like your voice. Why else?

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