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[fennu]

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[fennu]

[ Jiang Cheng has been faring.

Which is to say, of course, that life has continued as is, save for the strangeness of all the revelations, the need to protect his a-Ling all the more since the betrayal of his other uncle, and the sourness in his mouth each time he remembers Wei Wuxian.

When he gets the message, he ignores it for a full twelve hours, until: ]

Tigers, of course.

[suibian]

[ Wow!! Jerk!! Wei Wuxian isn't really surprised he doesn't get an answer right away. He goes to bed, he wakes up, he wanders around the town he's in and finds a little corner on some rooftop to drink more liquor and watch the people pass by. It's about this time he finally gets the reply and smiles.

That's his Jiang Cheng. Wei Wuxian replies right away, naturally. ]

of course. you do carry the ferocity of one. how is a-ling?

[fennu]

[ He is busy! He is a Sect Leader, he has disciples to take care of, to train, to ensure that they're properly educated - and yet his heart worries about his brother more than it should.

It makes him angry. Furious. ]

Ask him yourself.

[suibian]

[ He is so busy. He is too busy for his brother. Wei Wuxian understands this, gives him grace over it, but it does not mean he won't bother him.

Like water over a stone, Wei Wuxian plans to wear down his brother. ]

and how is jiang cheng?

[fennu]

[ Another long time to respond, but this one for a more genuine reason; a night hunt, and then disciples to care for, and it's late, late in the evening when Jiang Cheng gets back to it. ]

Why?

[ And then - ]

Tired.

[suibian]

[ At this point, Wei Wuxian is back in the inn. With more liquor. He's starting to sense a pattern here. ]

can i not ask how my brother is doing?

jiang cheng should get some rest.

[fennu]

Don't call me that.

[suibian]

okay.

when's the last time you had emperor's smile? should i have some delivered?

[fennu]

I don't need it. We have wine at Lotus Pier.

[suibian]

hefeng wine?

[fennu]

Have you forgotten?

[suibian]

no. it's been some time since i tasted it though

[ since, you know, before his death. ]

[fennu]

I know that! You think I've forgotten?

[suibian]

noooo. just making a remark, think little of it.

will you sleep soon, jiang cheng?

[fennu]

I have too many reports to finish before sleep.

[suibian]

jiang cheng is so responsible. have you eaten?

[fennu]

I ate today.

[suibian]

have a servant bring you some soup before you faint

[fennu]

Shut up.

[suibian]

some bread then

[fennu]

Why do you care?

[suibian]

you don't want to hear my answer

[fennu]

Then why say it?

[suibian]

[ somewhere, wei wuxian takes a breath.

and then he just says it. ]

jiang cheng, i still see you as my brother and i want you to take care of yourself and be well. if i were there, i would make sure you were fed and slept soundly. but i am not so i can only hope you do what is best for you regardless.

[fennu]

[ Silence.

A long silence.

Then - ]

You said -

[ And then silence. ]