[ Xichen does not hesitate to wrap his arms around the boy, carding his fingers through his hair soothingly. ]
They did. They will find each other again. And they will find you again.
[ It doesn't take away the pain of missing them here and now, of the gaping hole of their absence. Xichen knows that, hard as it may be for him, Sizhui is the one who feels it most keenly. One or the other of those two men have been part of his life, sheltering and protecting him, throughout his memory. With both of them absent, and as sweet as Sizhui is... ]
It will be all right, A-Yuan. And it's all right to cry.
[From Sizhui's point of view, they're going on another journey that is meant for them. Still in tears, he collects himself, trying to be calm and composed. With this knowledge, he knows they returned home where they are meant to be.]
I'm glad they went home. I am very happy for them. Hanguang-Jun...Senior Wei...
[Sizhui already knew that they found each other. In a way, he knew they are fated for each other. Loosen himself from the hug]
Still the rabbits. In the hutch in the backyard. We have to do something about them. If one of us leaves and return home too, they need someone to care for them. So they be needing new homes, just in case.
And it is also all right to both be glad and grieve, A-Yuan. You need not prove your strength to me. I know it.
[ He doesn't let go of Sizhui just yet, nor does he stop the soothing. ]
And I am thinking... we do not yet need to let them go. I can make arrangements for someone to take them home should they be left all alone, but while at least some of us are here...
[He grieves too easily, just as easily as Wangji. It doesn't hurt as much as the first time. Because he knew everyone will go home eventually. While he figured some of his friends came from different times, they will eventually all meet at the same destination. As he has seen the future. He has lived it, seen it, witness it.
So, while it's difficult, it's not hard to find calm.
With a sense of relief, he is relieved to hear his Uncle's wisdom and he is glad to contact him on the matter. Sizhui has always loved the rabbits and dearly loved them, caring for them as his own back home in Cloud Recesses.]
That's a relief. I would hate to think they're in their cages or they roam free in the backyard by the summer heat. Rabbits need someone to care for them.
[Though he did wonder if he can sneak some of them back home, as he can't carry them all and transport through the portal can be risky.]
[ Oh, Sizhui, are you planning to carry rabbits with you every time that you Port, now? That may get... complicated, after all.
But Xichen is certain in the junior's strength. He has seen it, over the years, growing around Wangji's silences, around the rules of the Lan sect and his own discovery of the world.
Still... at this time, he is more than willing to lend what strength he has to Sizhui instead. ]
They do. I ... am not yet willing to part with them, as they were loved so by... Wangji and young master Wei. So it seemed right to find a different way.
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They did. They will find each other again. And they will find you again.
[ It doesn't take away the pain of missing them here and now, of the gaping hole of their absence. Xichen knows that, hard as it may be for him, Sizhui is the one who feels it most keenly. One or the other of those two men have been part of his life, sheltering and protecting him, throughout his memory. With both of them absent, and as sweet as Sizhui is... ]
It will be all right, A-Yuan. And it's all right to cry.
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I'm glad they went home. I am very happy for them. Hanguang-Jun...Senior Wei...
[Sizhui already knew that they found each other. In a way, he knew they are fated for each other. Loosen himself from the hug]
Still the rabbits. In the hutch in the backyard. We have to do something about them. If one of us leaves and return home too, they need someone to care for them. So they be needing new homes, just in case.
[It's always the animals Sizhui concerned about.]
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[ He doesn't let go of Sizhui just yet, nor does he stop the soothing. ]
And I am thinking... we do not yet need to let them go. I can make arrangements for someone to take them home should they be left all alone, but while at least some of us are here...
They are a comfort, and company.
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[He grieves too easily, just as easily as Wangji. It doesn't hurt as much as the first time. Because he knew everyone will go home eventually. While he figured some of his friends came from different times, they will eventually all meet at the same destination. As he has seen the future. He has lived it, seen it, witness it.
So, while it's difficult, it's not hard to find calm.
With a sense of relief, he is relieved to hear his Uncle's wisdom and he is glad to contact him on the matter. Sizhui has always loved the rabbits and dearly loved them, caring for them as his own back home in Cloud Recesses.]
That's a relief. I would hate to think they're in their cages or they roam free in the backyard by the summer heat. Rabbits need someone to care for them.
[Though he did wonder if he can sneak some of them back home, as he can't carry them all and transport through the portal can be risky.]
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But Xichen is certain in the junior's strength. He has seen it, over the years, growing around Wangji's silences, around the rules of the Lan sect and his own discovery of the world.
Still... at this time, he is more than willing to lend what strength he has to Sizhui instead. ]
They do. I ... am not yet willing to part with them, as they were loved so by... Wangji and young master Wei. So it seemed right to find a different way.