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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It suits your mouth when you shape it. Yes.

[ After a moment's pause for thought, he gathers up his robes and slides around the table to sit beside him instead, rearranging the drinks so that they don't have a block of wood and ceramics between them. His knee bumps Jiang Cheng's and he sets about pouring the tea. With his gaze lowered, holding back a sleeve to set a cup before him, he gently asks, ]

Do you want me to call you a-Cheng? It's alright if not.

[ Wanyin is nice, he wouldn't mind. Its entirely, as Jiang Cheng said, about preferences. ]
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His chuckle is warm and pleased, nodding to agree. ]

In private, mm. Jiang-zongzhu sounds so far away from me now, when I say it.
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Seamlessly, he looks up. ]

That depends on how often you want to hear me saying your name.
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The part of him that has been secluded for so long feels miniscule now, he almost can't remember why he wanted to hide so much when he could feel this fond for someone other than his family again. Although, technically, he supposes they are. ]

How often I want you to want to hear me saying your name?

[ Don't come to Gusu where word-games and puzzles are the height of entertainment. ]

The tea is making you coy, a-Cheng.
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He wonders if he is flirting to make himself feel better, then dismisses the thought. It wouldn't have worked with anyone else, he's sure, and has everything to do with how charmingly transparent Jiang Cheng is. ]

Will you really be content to sit with me tomorrow in the library?
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Are your days usually so boisterous?

[ It's a Sect Leader team-up holiday tomorrow. ]
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Sizhui and Jingyi like Jin Ling very much, I would like to bring them with me when I visit Lotus Pier. They work very hard and could benefit from reinforcing their friendships with others before they truly leave behind childhood.

[ It will hopefully prevent anything disastrous happening when Xichen and his peers are gone, if good relationships can be truly fostered now. ]
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[ The tolling of the 9pm bell has him glancing away, then back. ]

If you are tired from your journey ...
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't felt so awake in a long time. [ He is, however, conscious of how much tea a body can take. ] Come, let's take a walk in the gardens. It will make us appreciate the awaiting warmth of our beds all the more.
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Leaving behind their swords — Sandu beside Jiang Cheng's seat, Shuoyue on a stand which she hasn't left in days — Xichen leads them out into the twilight that has fallen over the peaceful quiet of Cloud Recesses. Lanterns have already been lit here and there, sparse but enough to keep the worst shadows away, and the gardens he takes them to have an understated beauty around ponds and little streams. Obediently, all the students are abed (or at least indoors).

Jiang Cheng wears the moonlight well, prompting Xichen to smile back at him as they climb a little bridge. ]


You wanted to talk about things and I have, for my part. It's your turn, I think.
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A wash of contentment runs through him like a newly lit hearth inside his ribs, catching himself admiring the line of a jaw and drape of long hair on a shoulder as a cool breeze stirs. His name is a fishing hook that snags, seemingly invisibly pulling him closer until he stands beside Jiang Cheng without noticing when he moved.

Being taller, when he lifts his hand it curls around Jiang Cheng's elbow easily. ]


How long will you stay with us?
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[personal profile] lanclan 2023-04-26 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It is more human contact than he has had in weeks, let alone months. His fingers slip between Jiang Cheng's, cold as they seek out his heat. ]

I wonder how long we can hide you away for.

[ It's going to be an intense game of Hide and Seek to avoid Wei Wuxian and Wangji if they decide they've had enough of each other. Xichen hums, tipping his chin up to watch the moon. ]

At least until tomorrow night.

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