[the truth hurts, can cause more pain than pleasure. yet, xichen has always believed that it was the most important thing in the world.
even as his own world shattered, it was better to know. still, seeing what the truth can do to others -- seeing it after ford has panic welling in xichen's chest. something feels wrong, for a moment he feels light-headed and then it passes. too quick for him to worry, when wei wuxian is panicking at his feet.
he takes a deep breath, then another before pushing himself up from his seat to then kneel next to wei wuxian on the floor. he does not bridge the gap between them, does not offer the comfort of touch and tether. it would be a farce, when lan xichen once stood with the crowd gathered beneath the rooftops of nightless city. even if in nearly two decades time, he tells the very man family secrets and assures him that he has xichen's trust.
the wei wuxian before him reminds him more of the young man on that roof, the one crazed as he pulled an arrow from his chest.] Breathe, Master Wei. Slowly. Breathe in, then out.
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even as his own world shattered, it was better to know. still, seeing what the truth can do to others -- seeing it after ford has panic welling in xichen's chest. something feels wrong, for a moment he feels light-headed and then it passes. too quick for him to worry, when wei wuxian is panicking at his feet.
he takes a deep breath, then another before pushing himself up from his seat to then kneel next to wei wuxian on the floor. he does not bridge the gap between them, does not offer the comfort of touch and tether. it would be a farce, when lan xichen once stood with the crowd gathered beneath the rooftops of nightless city. even if in nearly two decades time, he tells the very man family secrets and assures him that he has xichen's trust.
the wei wuxian before him reminds him more of the young man on that roof, the one crazed as he pulled an arrow from his chest.] Breathe, Master Wei. Slowly. Breathe in, then out.