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[ tagging this old ass thread for the serotonin. he just looks so disgustingly grossly happy when he realizes that they're going to be sharing the guided tour earbuds. this is like. it's like a romance novel. he's obsessed with this now.
the nose flick makes his nose wrinkle cutely, but he just beams at him afterwards, completely unapologetic, and squeezes his hand. off they go to look at the fishies, together - he swings their hands very lightly as they walk, peering at the aquariums. ]
You know, I actually like it here. I've seen a few animals in glass tanks, [ haha half animals but that's fine don't worry about it he's just lying ] but we never had aquariums, on Cayley, and even if we did, I never would've been able to go.
the nose flick makes his nose wrinkle cutely, but he just beams at him afterwards, completely unapologetic, and squeezes his hand. off they go to look at the fishies, together - he swings their hands very lightly as they walk, peering at the aquariums. ]
You know, I actually like it here. I've seen a few animals in glass tanks, [ haha half animals but that's fine don't worry about it he's just lying ] but we never had aquariums, on Cayley, and even if we did, I never would've been able to go.
[ hi, we're here in the onsen either curled up in the corner of the cozy group room or slinking into one of the other vacant rooms with futons for some quiet time. zhanlu is resting quietly on a low table humming a soft tune and lin jingheng is sliding the door shut with all of the solemness of a tomb door. thursday is starting to become a particularly obnoxious day. he grinds his teeth and pivots on his heel to crawl onto the futon with lu bixing.
it's the warmth of him that has him unclenching his jaw as he rests his head in one hand, the other with its thumb sliding into the tired space beneath lu bixing's eyes. ]
Tired yet?
it's the warmth of him that has him unclenching his jaw as he rests his head in one hand, the other with its thumb sliding into the tired space beneath lu bixing's eyes. ]
Tired yet?
[ lu bixing hates thursdays. he hates the whole weekend but he hates thursday the most. it's too reminiscent of that elevator on turan's command ship, and it makes him extra clingy, extra needy, and this is no exception. they slink off a little later in the evening before the hour of curfew is up, and he lifts up the blankets to gently pull them over them both.
as lin comes close, lu bixing tips his head up into his hand, into his thumb, remaining eye fluttering shut. ]
Mmm... no. I don't sleep well until I get knocked out. [ considering. he makes a soft noise, nuzzling into his palm, then pulling it close, laying a kiss on his wrist, over his pulse. ] How about you?
as lin comes close, lu bixing tips his head up into his hand, into his thumb, remaining eye fluttering shut. ]
Mmm... no. I don't sleep well until I get knocked out. [ considering. he makes a soft noise, nuzzling into his palm, then pulling it close, laying a kiss on his wrist, over his pulse. ] How about you?
[ it isn't easy for lu bixing to sleep on his own, he understands that. leaning in just enough, he kisses the top of his head before fully settling in, extending an arm for him to lay his head on because come here. ]
No. [ he aches a bit, so this is nicer than sitting up really. ]
I want to keep my eye on you until I can't.
No. [ he aches a bit, so this is nicer than sitting up really. ]
I want to keep my eye on you until I can't.
[ oh this makes his heart do a big gay doki because of course it does. he scooches in to do just that, pillowing his head on his arm and peering up at him with those big, brown eyes, cheeks flushing a little pink as he fits himself in lin jingheng's space. ]
Me too. [ it - comforts some little part of him that he knows is a little bit of a freak. he can't help it, can't let lin jingheng out of his sight, would be happy to be able to just know he's okay all the time, and the curfew night only makes it worse.
lu bixing scoots forward a little where he's laying to rest a hand very gently against lin's chest, where he knows he's still got to be all bruised up, and jokes to try and lighten the mood just a little, ] Can't kiss you too much while the kids are around, anyway.
Me too. [ it - comforts some little part of him that he knows is a little bit of a freak. he can't help it, can't let lin jingheng out of his sight, would be happy to be able to just know he's okay all the time, and the curfew night only makes it worse.
lu bixing scoots forward a little where he's laying to rest a hand very gently against lin's chest, where he knows he's still got to be all bruised up, and jokes to try and lighten the mood just a little, ] Can't kiss you too much while the kids are around, anyway.
[ stupid. cute. big brown (boomhauer voice) dang ole eyes. the bruises on his chest are concurrent with being smacked by branches on the way down like a cartoon and then just being dropped onto the ground. and also from like bumping into shit yesterday and just being an unlucky mess so it truly does look like his bruises have bruises.
the curfew really does make it all worse, and lin jingheng makes sure to wrap an arm around lu bixing's side, to assure him by pulling him further into his gravity. ]
You know how they get.
[ his thumb slowly strokes downwards, a steady rhythm along the dip in lu bixing's spine. he does maybe (playfully) lift his head a bit more like he's looking before slowly easing back. ]
Don't see any kids right now.
[ please know this is all just deadpan. ]
the curfew really does make it all worse, and lin jingheng makes sure to wrap an arm around lu bixing's side, to assure him by pulling him further into his gravity. ]
You know how they get.
[ his thumb slowly strokes downwards, a steady rhythm along the dip in lu bixing's spine. he does maybe (playfully) lift his head a bit more like he's looking before slowly easing back. ]
Don't see any kids right now.
[ please know this is all just deadpan. ]
[ tomorrow's victim is lu bixing, found dead of cardiac arrest from lin jingheng flirting like this with him on curfew
anyway yeah he's just being. so cute. it's unbearable? it helps to soothe some of that anxious nerve that hits every single thursday, and lu bixing's mouth quirks up happily at the corners, and he happily goes where he is pulled, sliding an ankle between lin's to tangle them up forward, arching into that thumb that strokes his spine.
he peeks over lin jingheng's shoulder when he says that - if he had a tail, it would be wagging - and then ducks in and steals a kiss. it's supposed to be a cute, playful peck, but it lingers, with that slightly sour reminder that he tries so hard not think about that he could wake up, and lin could be gone.
when he pulls back, nudging his nose gently against lin jingheng's, he murmurs: ] Is that why you wanted to come over here?
[ happy... so happy...... ]
anyway yeah he's just being. so cute. it's unbearable? it helps to soothe some of that anxious nerve that hits every single thursday, and lu bixing's mouth quirks up happily at the corners, and he happily goes where he is pulled, sliding an ankle between lin's to tangle them up forward, arching into that thumb that strokes his spine.
he peeks over lin jingheng's shoulder when he says that - if he had a tail, it would be wagging - and then ducks in and steals a kiss. it's supposed to be a cute, playful peck, but it lingers, with that slightly sour reminder that he tries so hard not think about that he could wake up, and lin could be gone.
when he pulls back, nudging his nose gently against lin jingheng's, he murmurs: ] Is that why you wanted to come over here?
[ happy... so happy...... ]
[ shut the fuck up sisi!!!!!! stop!!!!!! no death!!!!!
"i wanted to lay down because i feel like i cracked my ribs on the fall from that damn owl, actually" is what lin jingheng would say, but lu bixing is already nosing against him, so close. when he kisses him, it lingers warm, and lin jingheng doesn't allow him to pull back without being kissed back, a pressure where his nose pushes into lu bixing's cheek with the force of it. don't go, don't go anywhere, stay here, let me wake up to you again and again and again and ag—
when they do pull back, when they are hovering: ]
What's wrong with wanting a little privacy?
[ yes. the ankle between his own, pulling closer so they're twined up fast and tight. he leans in, whispering softly: ]
Don't feel like spending the last hour or so awake sharing you with anyone.
"i wanted to lay down because i feel like i cracked my ribs on the fall from that damn owl, actually" is what lin jingheng would say, but lu bixing is already nosing against him, so close. when he kisses him, it lingers warm, and lin jingheng doesn't allow him to pull back without being kissed back, a pressure where his nose pushes into lu bixing's cheek with the force of it. don't go, don't go anywhere, stay here, let me wake up to you again and again and again and ag—
when they do pull back, when they are hovering: ]
What's wrong with wanting a little privacy?
[ yes. the ankle between his own, pulling closer so they're twined up fast and tight. he leans in, whispering softly: ]
Don't feel like spending the last hour or so awake sharing you with anyone.
[ you can almost hear the sound of cupid's arrow hitting him right in the butt. honestly. it's not like lu bixing isn't already madly and stupidly in love with lin jingheng but when he says stuff like that? it takes him to another plane of existence. it somehow still manages to surprise him. lin is so cool.
the whisper and the statement both make him shiver, delighted and thrilled, and he like immediately tilts his head to kiss his cheek, then ducks his face down into his neck. ]
Okay. [ yes please. yes, please. it soothes his own anxiety, a little, as he winds his arm around lin jingheng and holds him a little tighter. they are a set do not separate, and repeats himself kind of stupidly. ] Okay.
[ stupid. he nuzzles his face into his neck like a puppy, trying not to wiggle. ] I'm all yours, you know? And you're - [ a pause, like he's a little unsure. insecurity week. ] You're my commander.
the whisper and the statement both make him shiver, delighted and thrilled, and he like immediately tilts his head to kiss his cheek, then ducks his face down into his neck. ]
Okay. [ yes please. yes, please. it soothes his own anxiety, a little, as he winds his arm around lin jingheng and holds him a little tighter. they are a set do not separate, and repeats himself kind of stupidly. ] Okay.
[ stupid. he nuzzles his face into his neck like a puppy, trying not to wiggle. ] I'm all yours, you know? And you're - [ a pause, like he's a little unsure. insecurity week. ] You're my commander.
[ pc everyday this week? no problem :ok_hand: ;9
anyways, here is lin jingheng sulking in a bar about childe and drinking... uh... something probably. he actually nyoomed prettttty hard out of the onsen after the announcement with the sort of 'i want to be alone' menacing aura. but lu bixing is always welcome so. ]
anyways, here is lin jingheng sulking in a bar about childe and drinking... uh... something probably. he actually nyoomed prettttty hard out of the onsen after the announcement with the sort of 'i want to be alone' menacing aura. but lu bixing is always welcome so. ]
[ hell yeah
as if bixing would let him go. he'd let lin have a few minutes to himself, but beyond that... well, he's hurrying to follow him. lin jingheng's had a terrible, terrible week, hasn't he? it makes bixing's heart ache, and when he spots him at the bar, he comes to find him quickly, lifting a hand as his fingers curl briefly in the air before he slides it gently between his shoulderblades by way of greeting.
he asks, very softly: ] Can I join you?
as if bixing would let him go. he'd let lin have a few minutes to himself, but beyond that... well, he's hurrying to follow him. lin jingheng's had a terrible, terrible week, hasn't he? it makes bixing's heart ache, and when he spots him at the bar, he comes to find him quickly, lifting a hand as his fingers curl briefly in the air before he slides it gently between his shoulderblades by way of greeting.
he asks, very softly: ] Can I join you?
[ he expects lu bixing to come find him, even sends him a little text with a whiskey glass emoji to tell him where he is. it feels like he's back on beijing β, hunched over at his own bar. he can hear him before he feels the hand between his shoulder blades.
the tension leaves for a moment and he turns his head to catch him in the corner of his eye. with a quiet nod, he tips his head towards the seat beside him. ]
He better have died and meant it instead of tripping on a banana peel or some shit.
the tension leaves for a moment and he turns his head to catch him in the corner of his eye. with a quiet nod, he tips his head towards the seat beside him. ]
He better have died and meant it instead of tripping on a banana peel or some shit.
[ god
don't. the way this is delivered doesn't make him quite laugh, but he lets out a soft huff of a noise, and pulls himself into the barstool next to him. it lets him hook an ankle around the edge of lin's stool, just for the sake of being close, offering a little comfort as he looks at lin with soft, worried eyes. ]
... Yeah. I doubt it was an accident, this time. [ at least, he hopes. ] Childe's always so prepared. [ and it's scary, to think of someone like him as someone who's just gone. ] ...I'm sorry, Lin.
don't. the way this is delivered doesn't make him quite laugh, but he lets out a soft huff of a noise, and pulls himself into the barstool next to him. it lets him hook an ankle around the edge of lin's stool, just for the sake of being close, offering a little comfort as he looks at lin with soft, worried eyes. ]
... Yeah. I doubt it was an accident, this time. [ at least, he hopes. ] Childe's always so prepared. [ and it's scary, to think of someone like him as someone who's just gone. ] ...I'm sorry, Lin.
[ he is just gone. isn't he? he just shrugs and pushes his empty glass away, chewing quietly on a cherry stem before nudging their knees together from how close they are now. ]
He'll be fine. The others are doing alright for now.
[ he just... very gently takes lu bixing's hand and kisses the back of it softly—
oh. no that's not a kiss. jk he's biting his knuckles instead (gently.) ]
Uriel will be upset.
He'll be fine. The others are doing alright for now.
[ he just... very gently takes lu bixing's hand and kisses the back of it softly—
oh. no that's not a kiss. jk he's biting his knuckles instead (gently.) ]
Uriel will be upset.
[ help. he doesn't seem to mind, mostly because he's already tested this, and feels a little swell of warmth when lin momfs on his knuckles. cute... it's a little balm of happy in the middle of a dumb morning, and he nudges his knee gently against his in response, too, even as his brows knit together. ]
...She will be - even if they get to see each other. [ ugh. his uri. they said they'd look after chandra... ] ...Even though they're not really gone, it doesn't make it any easier.
...She will be - even if they get to see each other. [ ugh. his uri. they said they'd look after chandra... ] ...Even though they're not really gone, it doesn't make it any easier.
It doesn't. At least there are more to their number than there used to be.
Didn't feel great about the kid being down there with Bucky. [ two kids beating each other up in hell. ]
But I think they're going to be fine with the new additions at least.
[ squeezes his hand in his. ]
Didn't feel great about the kid being down there with Bucky. [ two kids beating each other up in hell. ]
But I think they're going to be fine with the new additions at least.
[ squeezes his hand in his. ]
[ weh.
he squeezes his hand, and then takes it, pulling it up to his mouth to kiss his knuckles, instead and lingering there. ]
...And, we'll find a way to make sure they get to come back here and get out. [ lu bixing has often been a beacon of hope and optimism for others. as he starts to drag himself out of the depths of his own despair, bit by bit, he's finding himself gravitating back to that old attitude - back to the hands reaching out of the depths of misery, for the starry sky up above. ]
Right?
he squeezes his hand, and then takes it, pulling it up to his mouth to kiss his knuckles, instead and lingering there. ]
...And, we'll find a way to make sure they get to come back here and get out. [ lu bixing has often been a beacon of hope and optimism for others. as he starts to drag himself out of the depths of his own despair, bit by bit, he's finding himself gravitating back to that old attitude - back to the hands reaching out of the depths of misery, for the starry sky up above. ]
Right?
[ slowly he strokes his hair, lets his fingers taper down to his neck and squeezes gently. for a while, he stays like this, frozen save for the mechanical motions to soothe bixing, who is crying into his shoulder, wetting his shirt and making him wish he could find the strength in him to pull him back and wipe them away. but he can't because he's so tired. between the both of them, there are years of aches and pains they've had to grow up without one another to help soothe.
wind-battered and sea-struck ships in a vast sea of the unknown. ]
I found you... [ soft, clutching him harder. ] I found you, it doesn't matter anymore.
wind-battered and sea-struck ships in a vast sea of the unknown. ]
I found you... [ soft, clutching him harder. ] I found you, it doesn't matter anymore.
[ at some point when they're not together on friday: so.....like just so
lin knows..... ]
Something bit Rynlan on his adventure, and it's gone from an injury to a rapidly spreading rash on his leg and arm, accompanied by a high fever.
[ this has nothing to do with murder and everything to do with the remember how the rainbow virus starts with high fever and a rash. sometimes you're paranoid ]
lin knows..... ]
Something bit Rynlan on his adventure, and it's gone from an injury to a rapidly spreading rash on his leg and arm, accompanied by a high fever.
[ this has nothing to do with murder and everything to do with the remember how the rainbow virus starts with high fever and a rash. sometimes you're paranoid ]
I don't know if it's the same, but the circumstances surrounding it and the condition of the rash itself are worrying me.
I treated it with the supplies we have, but I can't get a sample without it being too obvious, and - without syringes, I can't get a blood sample, either. I've only got the one.
[ and the one syringe is very questionable ]
I offered to change his dressings for him and keep an eye on it, so.
[ might as well let him do it since he's immune? right? ]
I treated it with the supplies we have, but I can't get a sample without it being too obvious, and - without syringes, I can't get a blood sample, either. I've only got the one.
[ and the one syringe is very questionable ]
I offered to change his dressings for him and keep an eye on it, so.
[ might as well let him do it since he's immune? right? ]
I care.
[ whos immune here? huh? (this is a murdergame) HUH? ]
...I think I can scrape some skin cells. It's just that he's - well, he's not exactly human, so I wouldn't have an uninfected sample to really compare it to short of his other arm.
I haven't said anything to him yet - I don't want to cause any undue alarm. It could just be a regular infection.
...I'll try, though.
[ whos immune here? huh? (this is a murdergame) HUH? ]
...I think I can scrape some skin cells. It's just that he's - well, he's not exactly human, so I wouldn't have an uninfected sample to really compare it to short of his other arm.
I haven't said anything to him yet - I don't want to cause any undue alarm. It could just be a regular infection.
...I'll try, though.
Please.
[ wow. ]
I want to be there.
[ because reasons and he's not explaining himself, he's just demanding in a way he hasn't really done much of. ]
Satan would be a shitty sport to bring the Virus here. But I think he'd see to reason easily. Better to see that it's a normal infection vs some shit he could catch from Hell. [ does it even work like that ]
[ wow. ]
I want to be there.
[ because reasons and he's not explaining himself, he's just demanding in a way he hasn't really done much of. ]
Satan would be a shitty sport to bring the Virus here. But I think he'd see to reason easily. Better to see that it's a normal infection vs some shit he could catch from Hell. [ does it even work like that ]
[ HE SAID PLEASE?
a pause. ]
If that is what it is, then you should be as far from it as possible.
... but, I think it's a slim chance, if any. It came from a bite, after all, it wasn't genetically engineered.
...Alright.
[ he guesses
:/ ]
Let's hope so.
a pause. ]
If that is what it is, then you should be as far from it as possible.
... but, I think it's a slim chance, if any. It came from a bite, after all, it wasn't genetically engineered.
...Alright.
[ he guesses
:/ ]
Let's hope so.
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