[He takes a slow breath, rubbing his thumbs against Blade's cheekbones for a moment. He's all tuckered out and still foggy-headed, but this is important so Jing Yuan drags himself back to ground level.
After a moment he lets go of Blade's face, instead wrapping him in a gentle hug with one arm around his shoulders and the other running fingers through his hair.]
Shh, you'll be okay. We've got you. Just hold on a little bit longer.
[Then he glances up at Dan Heng with a somewhat sheepish expression.]
...Do you yet remember the secret Dan Feng once told me? About the blessing in the high elders body they've kept to themselves all these years?
[It's secret, because. Y'know. Not many high elders have fucked someone marastruck, and the exploitation they already suffered would gain a new level of horror if the knowledge got out. Jing Yuan being trusted enough to know was an immense rarity.]
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After a moment he lets go of Blade's face, instead wrapping him in a gentle hug with one arm around his shoulders and the other running fingers through his hair.]
Shh, you'll be okay. We've got you. Just hold on a little bit longer.
[Then he glances up at Dan Heng with a somewhat sheepish expression.]
...Do you yet remember the secret Dan Feng once told me? About the blessing in the high elders body they've kept to themselves all these years?
[It's secret, because. Y'know. Not many high elders have fucked someone marastruck, and the exploitation they already suffered would gain a new level of horror if the knowledge got out. Jing Yuan being trusted enough to know was an immense rarity.]