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[BIXING!! YOUR SPECIFIC TRAUMA!!!
lavi clenches his fists, loosens them. then he turns to pat Bixing on the arm,]
You check on everyone else yet?
lavi clenches his fists, loosens them. then he turns to pat Bixing on the arm,]
You check on everyone else yet?
[teasing bixing for being fussy and caring was fun before, but right now? Lavi's grateful for it.]
Hey, I definitely appreciate it. I would've been all worried about Scara falling into lava or something, if you hadn't told me that he's still here.
[he's grateful but he can't help tease just a little,]
Hey, I definitely appreciate it. I would've been all worried about Scara falling into lava or something, if you hadn't told me that he's still here.
[he's grateful but he can't help tease just a little,]
[help, the way lavi laughs, though it tapers off a little.]
How's Lin Jingheng doing? I bet he's really worried.
["about you" is implied, but also obvious]
How's Lin Jingheng doing? I bet he's really worried.
["about you" is implied, but also obvious]
[ stop. his expression softens a little bit, and he picks at the sleeve of his sweater. ]
... He's alright. He - I'm glad we were together, when it happened. [ that's a terrible, terrifying thought; lu bixing might not have been able to handle it, if he weren't. ] I think he went to go check in with his roommate and a few others.
[ because lin is a big softie actually. ]
... He's alright. He - I'm glad we were together, when it happened. [ that's a terrible, terrifying thought; lu bixing might not have been able to handle it, if he weren't. ] I think he went to go check in with his roommate and a few others.
[ because lin is a big softie actually. ]
[STOP not our space gays]
Lemme know if [soft dad] he finds anything.
[lavi says, grimacing because the chances are zero]
Even better if he finds Hunter tied up somewhere.
Lemme know if [soft dad] he finds anything.
[lavi says, grimacing because the chances are zero]
Even better if he finds Hunter tied up somewhere.
[i realized they were at the library before already wow lavi can run into bixing as he's leaving the building then, no books in hand.]
Hey. You come all this way to check up on me?
[teasing, if slightly strained]
Hey. You come all this way to check up on me?
[teasing, if slightly strained]
[ they're nerds its fine.
aw, lavi gets a little smile in greeting. lu bixing's got, of all things, popcorn now draped around his shoulders and sort of half ducking into his shirt. he's also sans his coat. ]
I did think I might find you here. Just a hunch. [ nerd to nerd communication ] How're you feeling?
aw, lavi gets a little smile in greeting. lu bixing's got, of all things, popcorn now draped around his shoulders and sort of half ducking into his shirt. he's also sans his coat. ]
I did think I might find you here. Just a hunch. [ nerd to nerd communication ] How're you feeling?
[soft poppycorn... lavi doesn't come closer, but he does give the snake a little wave, baby.]
M'fine. Just trying to see if I can punch myself in the head.
[just regular things]
M'fine. Just trying to see if I can punch myself in the head.
[just regular things]
[heehee, he coughs, then in a sort of thin, elder man sort of voice.]
`A Bookman has no need for a heart. You got your emotions involved like an idiot, and that stopped you from seeing the truth.`
[bumps his fist against his head]
Bam.
`A Bookman has no need for a heart. You got your emotions involved like an idiot, and that stopped you from seeing the truth.`
[bumps his fist against his head]
Bam.
[ aw, buddy.
he makes a quiet noise, clicking his tongue, and then reaches out to very gently put his hand on lavi's? or like, as a block between head and fist. no. ]
I think you're being awfully harsh on yourself. There are a lot of factors besides your head and your heart that made today go the way it did, Lavi.
Is that your 'gramps'?
he makes a quiet noise, clicking his tongue, and then reaches out to very gently put his hand on lavi's? or like, as a block between head and fist. no. ]
I think you're being awfully harsh on yourself. There are a lot of factors besides your head and your heart that made today go the way it did, Lavi.
Is that your 'gramps'?
Edited 2023-02-12 03:25 (UTC)
[blocked... lavi shifts a little at the contact, surprised. then he puts his hand down, turning his face away a little. Is he being harsh? He thinks he is. He also thinks he can stand to be harsher, but that might be the dramatic side of him talking.]
Yeah. Bookman. ...He'd hate all of that. Not because of Hunter's death or Bucky even. He just wouldn't want to be involved at all.
But he would have been way more useful than I was. Wouldn't have missed the desk, or done a shitty sweep of the room.
Yeah. Bookman. ...He'd hate all of that. Not because of Hunter's death or Bucky even. He just wouldn't want to be involved at all.
But he would have been way more useful than I was. Wouldn't have missed the desk, or done a shitty sweep of the room.
[ youre like twelve lavi dont be a drama queen
anyway. he makes a thoughtful noise, pulling his hand back. ]
Mm. So - for you, is it better that you got involved? Whether things were swept over, or not. Would you have been able to live with yourself if you did nothing at all?
anyway. he makes a thoughtful noise, pulling his hand back. ]
Mm. So - for you, is it better that you got involved? Whether things were swept over, or not. Would you have been able to live with yourself if you did nothing at all?
Edited 2023-02-12 04:09 (UTC)
[STOP]
...Are you sure you're a prime minister and not a psychic?
[because it'd explain a lot?]
...Dunno if it was better, but yeah. Can't imagine myself doing nothing.
...Are you sure you're a prime minister and not a psychic?
[because it'd explain a lot?]
...Dunno if it was better, but yeah. Can't imagine myself doing nothing.
[ the first bit gets him to laugh. ]
I don't know about a psychic. I'm pretty good at reading people, though.
[ lu bixing has a big heart. empathy is one of his best skills - he draws people to him like a flame for this exact reason. ]
I think, then, you did the right thing, and there's not any sense in punishing yourself. Even if you go by someone else's rules for you, you are the one who knows yourself, and in the end, what matters to you.
It was better that you got involved. From an outside party - you did more than just one sweeping investigation in a moment of panic at the very end of the evening. Don't just amount yourself to one misstep when you've already run most of the way to the finish line. Okay?
I don't know about a psychic. I'm pretty good at reading people, though.
[ lu bixing has a big heart. empathy is one of his best skills - he draws people to him like a flame for this exact reason. ]
I think, then, you did the right thing, and there's not any sense in punishing yourself. Even if you go by someone else's rules for you, you are the one who knows yourself, and in the end, what matters to you.
It was better that you got involved. From an outside party - you did more than just one sweeping investigation in a moment of panic at the very end of the evening. Don't just amount yourself to one misstep when you've already run most of the way to the finish line. Okay?
[Lavi listens, and maybe he can see that bright flame for himself. He's seen it before -- in someone he's thought about almost every day since he's been here. Even if Allen wouldn't have put it in as nice of a manner as Bixing, probably would have grabbed him by the air and shook him out of it.
...Is hell really other people? He can't bring himself to think so, when he talks to people like Bixing. anyway now he looks a little embarrassed, reaching up to rub the bridge of his nose a little,]
...Thanks, Bixing.
[it's all embarrassment mixed with appreciation,]
I'd say something like I'd do better next time, but... definitely hoping there won't be.
...Is hell really other people? He can't bring himself to think so, when he talks to people like Bixing. anyway now he looks a little embarrassed, reaching up to rub the bridge of his nose a little,]
...Thanks, Bixing.
[it's all embarrassment mixed with appreciation,]
I'd say something like I'd do better next time, but... definitely hoping there won't be.
[ aw, baby. he can't help it - lavi is just barely older than his students used to be and he sees it, here. he sees adolescence in that embarrassed look, reminded of huang jiangshu's face when she stepped out of her mech for the first time, reminded of the four lost puppies staring up at him like he was their entire world what feels like centuries ago.
lu bixing lifts his hand - he reaches out, and ruffles lavi's hair. ]
Don't have a crow mouth, now. [ teasing. ] Anytime. You should get some rest, alright? Do something to take your mind off the day, if you need to.
lu bixing lifts his hand - he reaches out, and ruffles lavi's hair. ]
Don't have a crow mouth, now. [ teasing. ] Anytime. You should get some rest, alright? Do something to take your mind off the day, if you need to.
Hey...!
[NOOOO NO RUFFLE... first gideon and now bixing... his hands go up to his hair, looking put-out,]
That goes for you too, y'know. Or are you gonna say that adults don't need rest?
[NOOOO NO RUFFLE... first gideon and now bixing... his hands go up to his hair, looking put-out,]
That goes for you too, y'know. Or are you gonna say that adults don't need rest?
[the way it always looks like this in the morning so now lbx knows how bad of a bedhead lavi gets,
lavi gives bixing a Suspicious look,]
Mmhmm... [MMHMMMM] That's gonna take you a whole other hour, I bet.
Guess I'll just have to stay up until you get back to the room.
lavi gives bixing a Suspicious look,]
Mmhmm... [MMHMMMM] That's gonna take you a whole other hour, I bet.
Guess I'll just have to stay up until you get back to the room.
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