Don't hide yourself, Dan Heng. That face is yours.
[It's Blade who's like 95% of the problem. And it's also Blade who just made that confession, so Jing Yuan lifts his face from Dan Heng's hair to look at him with reddened eyes and a too-cautious expression.]
...You know I've wanted Yingxing's comfort all this time. I wanted-- any of you just to acknowledge that I am still here. To--
[There's a sniffle there that he tries to suppress.]
To tell me I'll be alright. Instead I've comforted myself, all on my own, for seven centuries. And I have been alright. But lately, I... I fear I'll be following in Master's footsteps before long. So-- If you'll continue to be honest with me, I will accept you both as those people and as the people you are now. But if you mean to stay with me, please be kind. I am wounded too. And... please don't ever leave again.
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[It's Blade who's like 95% of the problem. And it's also Blade who just made that confession, so Jing Yuan lifts his face from Dan Heng's hair to look at him with reddened eyes and a too-cautious expression.]
...You know I've wanted Yingxing's comfort all this time. I wanted-- any of you just to acknowledge that I am still here. To--
[There's a sniffle there that he tries to suppress.]
To tell me I'll be alright. Instead I've comforted myself, all on my own, for seven centuries. And I have been alright. But lately, I... I fear I'll be following in Master's footsteps before long. So-- If you'll continue to be honest with me, I will accept you both as those people and as the people you are now. But if you mean to stay with me, please be kind. I am wounded too. And... please don't ever leave again.