( Like separate pieces of himself, the digits attached to his palm, attached to his arm, attached to the whole of him. He's known hands can be warm. His shijie taught him that, as did Wen Qing, as did, against any expectation, Lan Zhan. His hand trembles. He ignores it.
His smile in that moment turns wry, eyes less than dry, almost sweet. )
You'll trust that however I speak, there's only you?
( To speak more briefly than his husband is rare, yet the confirmation is in brevity: hearing Lan Zhan, who finds vinegar more easily than most. Shared ways forward share like this, too.
There's a happiness that has little to do with what they speak, and more to do with understanding, suffusing his soul. )
The letter is from out of town, towards the mountains. Disappearances and daughters speaking in tongues Do you want to read it?
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( Like separate pieces of himself, the digits attached to his palm, attached to his arm, attached to the whole of him. He's known hands can be warm. His shijie taught him that, as did Wen Qing, as did, against any expectation, Lan Zhan. His hand trembles. He ignores it.
His smile in that moment turns wry, eyes less than dry, almost sweet. )
You'll trust that however I speak, there's only you?
( To speak more briefly than his husband is rare, yet the confirmation is in brevity: hearing Lan Zhan, who finds vinegar more easily than most. Shared ways forward share like this, too.
There's a happiness that has little to do with what they speak, and more to do with understanding, suffusing his soul. )
The letter is from out of town, towards the mountains. Disappearances and daughters speaking in tongues Do you want to read it?
( Never once thinking: now I should let go. )