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[THIS SEEMS FINE

he's still a little bit twitchy, but Yanli has petted him enough that this is in fact more soothing than anything]

[strikingchords]

[he hoped it would be :X Wei Wuxian seemed to relax when he brushed his hair that time...]

Hm.

[laughitoff]

What...?

[strikingchords]

As suspected.

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What are you suspecting about my ears...

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Very soft.

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[they flick under his hand '-']

Ah.

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[goes back to quietly petting him for a while. gossip is forbidden, he thinks.]

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Was scolded by young Madame Jin.

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[that gets him to look up a bit]

What--really? But...

[strikingchords]

[this does not stop the petting.

tilts his head in question; but?]

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...Shijie doesn't usually scold people...?

[strikingchords]

Hm.

Perhaps, she expressed concern.

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...ah, yeah. I guess that's my fault.

[strikingchords]

Fault?

[there's a subtle dryness in his tone; is he amused? scritches behind his ears peacefully]

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I talked to her about…things…

[shivers pleasantly, a little distracted]

[strikingchords]

[he has better nails for this than he did before he was a dragon. I am just pointing this out, as an objective truth.]

Mm.

No blame to lay.

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I wasn’t trying to blame anyone…she gives good advice, that’s all.

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[hums a little]

Said, "fault."

[just explaining his wording, not insisting on it; his tone isn't pressing]

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It is so.

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Oh.

[...quiet again]

[strikingchords]

[scritch... quiet too, for a bit...]

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Said, you mistrusted my words. That I had been unclear. Neither was false.

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[...reluctantly]

She also pointed out that I might not be looking clearly.

[strikingchords]

Hm.

[quiet again for a little bit...]

"Tell him, 'I like you.' Tell him, 'I have always thought of us as companions.' Tell him, 'I respect you, and wish to stay by your side.'"

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"Please say those words directly, and often."

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[swallows hard, shoulders hunching and head dipping down again]

[strikingchords]

[gentles his fingers a bit, to match the texture of the fur; soft, soft]

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[so soft]

I just don't understand.