[He dips his head, slightly--acknowledging her apology, even if it's not quite the same as accepting it. It's not really for either of them to accept, after all, knowing that this entirely unintentional. It's not her fault.
But maybe it's the freshness of the wound that has him speaking again, when otherwise he might simply leave it at that and walk away.]
...You should not have to be.
[Used to it. To the absence of a family member, especially one who's alive, just out of reach.
His tone never changes very much, but there's--something. Something quiet, there, that lends a weight to his words, more personal than he usually gets with anyone. Something that says he understands--that he's used to it, too.]
[lan wangji deserves so much better than to be "same hat" with lila.
anyway.
his tone not changing overmuch is a good thing. if it changed too much, she'd find it hard to believe that he was sincere. but because it's not over-the-top - and because of what she saw - she gets the feeling that he, well... he gets it.
[Whatever he might've said has been lost to the sands of time, because instead she gets another memory!! I'M NOT RECORDING IT AGAIN it's just this chapter up to:
Just as he was doubting himself, Lan WangJi spoke up, “Thanks.”
It's also this chapter and the next two if you want it in visuals. DAMN YOU SCREEN RECORDING SOFTWARE.]
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But maybe it's the freshness of the wound that has him speaking again, when otherwise he might simply leave it at that and walk away.]
...You should not have to be.
[Used to it. To the absence of a family member, especially one who's alive, just out of reach.
His tone never changes very much, but there's--something. Something quiet, there, that lends a weight to his words, more personal than he usually gets with anyone. Something that says he understands--that he's used to it, too.]
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anyway.
his tone not changing overmuch is a good thing. if it changed too much, she'd find it hard to believe that he was sincere. but because it's not over-the-top - and because of what she saw - she gets the feeling that he, well... he gets it.
so.]
...neither should you, you know?
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Just as he was doubting himself, Lan WangJi spoke up, “Thanks.”
It's also this chapter and the next two if you want it in visuals. DAMN YOU SCREEN RECORDING SOFTWARE.]
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[well!
well.]
So... biting, huh? Was that for the same reasons we were biting people the other week?
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For what it's worth, I think you two make a cute couple!
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We-- no.
[NO!!!]
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[GIGGLING]
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[lwj don't fucking stop and explain JUST ESCAPE THIS IS WHY WWX ALWAYS GETS YOU]
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So that's a "yes"!