[contrary to popular belief, wei wuxian is not dense. he's perceptive, inconveniently so, and it doesn't escape him that little jin ling tenses like a tightly wound coil from the questions he's been asked. there's more to this than wei wuxian is seeing; of that he's sure. but he also knows not to push, and whatever is going on must be a lanling jin issue.
wei wuxian shouldn't pry, even when it's all he wants to do.]
I suppose I'll find out eventually. Being from a point in time way behind everyone else kinda sucks, let me tell you. No one tells me anything!
—Hey, Jin Ling. Can I ask just one thing? Just the one thing, and if you don't know you can tell me you don't know, but if you do, please be honest with me!
Imagine being from the future and everyone who should care about you doesn’t even know who you are. [ His tone is clipped, and he can’t help but keep the real note of sorrow out of it. Wei Wuxian doesn’t know how good he has it.
He pauses at the question, and it makes him feel weirdly... guilty. Like he never really thought about everything that Wei Wuxian missed out on, because of everything. ]
When I last saw you, it was with someone who would fight the entire world for you.
[ His voice had dropped, a little. He’s been working hard to only speak the truth, and he is. But he doesn’t want to rip hope away from Wei Wuxian. ]
I bet it's Jiang Cheng. Is it him? Do we fight for the Yunmeng Jiang together? Ah, we can't let the Gusu Lan have all the glory, what are we, stale fish?
[wei wuxian remains blissfully unaware, and that's just as well, isn't it? that he doesn't know what truly happens to him: dead, and so young, reviled by the whole cultivation world for unspeakable crimes.]
But hey, Little Jin, you can make new friends here, you know. If they don't remember you, then make them remember! Or just befriend them all over again, and show them you can be fun and interesting! Not everyone gets second chances. It's best not to waste them when you get them!
[ Jin Ling is not a Lan. And that means he really isn't able to hide the way his face twists - almost guilty at the first question. He looks away and huffs out a breath to try to calm himself.
He didn't know how to handle this. He wasn't prepared. ]
Wei Wuxian.
[ An almost solemn tone to his voice, as he tries to push the well-meaning pratter out of mind. ]
If you don't want to waste second chances, then fine. If you want to be friends - [ His voice got a little thick suddenly-- ] I -- I want that too.
But don't ask me about the future again. Don't ask me about what anyone is doing or what happens to them or what happens to you. There's no point.
If we're starting all over again then let's just - let's just do that, okay? We'll start from the beginning.
...You're a very serious and very strange kid, I gotta say. It's not a bad look on you, baby Jin.
[finally, finally, they get to what looks like a decent enough drinking establishment, and wei wuxian smiles brightly to the younger man as he pulls them both in. they're drinking, after all - wasn't that the whole point of getting dragged out of the apartment and into the streets of lunatia?
wei wuxian wastes no time in finding them a table and ordering drinks and finger food. he doesn't sit across jin ling, though, but rather sits next to him. he can't quite put his finger on why he thinks it's a good idea, because they're certainly not close enough to consider each other friends, but there's a weird... sadness? maybe? to the young man, and wei wuxian can't in good conscience let it be suffered alone.]
So, what really brought you to our doorstep? Did you need advice about a girl? Or a boy, maybe?
Do not call me baby. [ Huffed, before they enter the establishment.
He has no idea what to do with the proximity, no idea what to do with Wei Wuxian, and unable to admit that being here actually makes him... a little happy, in a weird way.
He fucking hates how Hanguang-Jun was right.
He flushes a little. ]
What, it's not enough to want to see you? [ Snapped a little annoyedly. ]
Who says it's about anything else! It's just - it's been a long day.
Doesn't mean there isn't a someone that's keeping your thoughts occupied. Are they pretty? Do they make your heartbeat stutter when you think about them?
[baby jin you better start drinking because wei wuxian is gonna be drinking a lot, and fast. and also draping himself against you, insouciant as anything.]
I know, I know, I'm handsome and charming and I'm so fun to have around, but I am also very wise in the matters of the heart. So - spill. How can your Senior Wei help you with your romance?
The louder you yell the more inclined people are to disbelieve you, you know? Just a word of advice.
And yes, chroma is important, but so are feelings! We're capable of emotions, and we should appreciate them when we feel them, especially when it's something as beautiful as romantic emotions. Love doesn't care about status, or birthright, or any of those things!
My romantic feelings are... somewhere... in my stomach? Like a stomachache! They make me feel like I've spun around too fast and I get lightheaded and then I feel like the whole world is getting lighter.
That's probably just hunger or dehydration though.
I don’t know, okay! I don’t understand how any of that is supposed to work, or how I’m supposed to feel, or anything! What does the stomach have to do with it!
Why not? That's a little reductive, don't you think? You have feelings! Other people have feelings too! So what if you end up feeling the same way about someone else the way they feel for you?
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wei wuxian shouldn't pry, even when it's all he wants to do.]
I suppose I'll find out eventually. Being from a point in time way behind everyone else kinda sucks, let me tell you. No one tells me anything!
—Hey, Jin Ling. Can I ask just one thing? Just the one thing, and if you don't know you can tell me you don't know, but if you do, please be honest with me!
Do I get married?
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He pauses at the question, and it makes him feel weirdly... guilty. Like he never really thought about everything that Wei Wuxian missed out on, because of everything. ]
When I last saw you, it was with someone who would fight the entire world for you.
[ His voice had dropped, a little. He’s been working hard to only speak the truth, and he is. But he doesn’t want to rip hope away from Wei Wuxian. ]
So you aren’t alone.
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[wei wuxian remains blissfully unaware, and that's just as well, isn't it? that he doesn't know what truly happens to him: dead, and so young, reviled by the whole cultivation world for unspeakable crimes.]
But hey, Little Jin, you can make new friends here, you know. If they don't remember you, then make them remember! Or just befriend them all over again, and show them you can be fun and interesting! Not everyone gets second chances. It's best not to waste them when you get them!
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He didn't know how to handle this. He wasn't prepared. ]
Wei Wuxian.
[ An almost solemn tone to his voice, as he tries to push the well-meaning pratter out of mind. ]
If you don't want to waste second chances, then fine. If you want to be friends - [ His voice got a little thick suddenly-- ] I -- I want that too.
But don't ask me about the future again. Don't ask me about what anyone is doing or what happens to them or what happens to you. There's no point.
If we're starting all over again then let's just - let's just do that, okay? We'll start from the beginning.
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[finally, finally, they get to what looks like a decent enough drinking establishment, and wei wuxian smiles brightly to the younger man as he pulls them both in. they're drinking, after all - wasn't that the whole point of getting dragged out of the apartment and into the streets of lunatia?
wei wuxian wastes no time in finding them a table and ordering drinks and finger food. he doesn't sit across jin ling, though, but rather sits next to him. he can't quite put his finger on why he thinks it's a good idea, because they're certainly not close enough to consider each other friends, but there's a weird... sadness? maybe? to the young man, and wei wuxian can't in good conscience let it be suffered alone.]
So, what really brought you to our doorstep? Did you need advice about a girl? Or a boy, maybe?
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He has no idea what to do with the proximity, no idea what to do with Wei Wuxian, and unable to admit that being here actually makes him... a little happy, in a weird way.
He fucking hates how Hanguang-Jun was right.
He flushes a little. ]
What, it's not enough to want to see you? [ Snapped a little annoyedly. ]
Who says it's about anything else! It's just - it's been a long day.
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[baby jin you better start drinking because wei wuxian is gonna be drinking a lot, and fast. and also draping himself against you, insouciant as anything.]
I know, I know, I'm handsome and charming and I'm so fun to have around, but I am also very wise in the matters of the heart. So - spill. How can your Senior Wei help you with your romance?
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Why should I— who says I have any thoughts about romance!!
[ Probably the way he was so red and so hot he could set something on fire. ]
I don’t — it’s not about romance! Chroma is important, here, that’s all—
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And yes, chroma is important, but so are feelings! We're capable of emotions, and we should appreciate them when we feel them, especially when it's something as beautiful as romantic emotions. Love doesn't care about status, or birthright, or any of those things!
You shouldn't be ashamed of it. Or deny it!
[BIG FAT WORDS, WEI WUXIAN]
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Who said anything about love —
[ Ugh !! ]
Fine, then, you start! You tell me where your romantic feelings are!!
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That's probably just hunger or dehydration though.
This isn't about me!
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Look, you’re —
I don’t know, okay! I don’t understand how any of that is supposed to work, or how I’m supposed to feel, or anything! What does the stomach have to do with it!
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[ here, let wei wuxian pour you more drinks. it's inside alcohol! it's helpful! ]
But you do like someone, right? Have you told them?
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I’m not — I mean I like plenty of people! But it’s not - I can’t like people like that, it’s not appropriate.
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[ A little grumpily. ]
What’s the point of - of getting your hopes up if it can’t go anywhere anyway?