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[laughitoff]

[yaps! at! him!]

[strikingchords]

[he's being yapped at. watches this without reacting for a few moments, his mouth soft]

...

[laughitoff]

[hunkers down a little more when yapping doesn't make Lan Wangji go away '-']

[strikingchords]

...

[quietly, after it's clear that the yapping has at least temporarily tapered off:]

That is better.

[laughitoff]

[huffs grumpily at him...]

[strikingchords]

[raises his eyebrows slightly]

Continue, if preferred.

[laughitoff]

[HUFFS MORE LOUDLY]

[strikingchords]

Hm.

[by all indications he is SERENELY WAITING FOR YAPPING TO RESUME.........................]

[laughitoff]

[sneezes at him instead, adorably]

[strikingchords]

[...

softer, perhaps concerned...]

There is dust.

[laughitoff]

[...

creeps forward, just a little]

[strikingchords]

[stays absolutely still except for his steady breathing, apparently unbothered by kneeling by a couch and holding his head at an awkward angle to patiently watch a tiny fox inch closer and closer]

[laughitoff]

[eventually...

the tiny fox's nose touches his cheek]

[strikingchords]

[blinks once, slowly, like a cat. his eyes have adjusted to the low light under the couch and seem darker than usual, pupils wide.]

Do you desire refuge?

[laughitoff]

[chrrrrt?]

[strikingchords]

[turns his head very slightly to look at the fox right next to his face]

You were hiding.

[laughitoff]

[blinks at him innocently]

[strikingchords]

Do you wish a safer place?

[laughitoff]

[puts a tiny paw on his face]

[strikingchords]

[puts a hand gently and seriously on top of the paw.]

[laughitoff]

[chirps at him]

[strikingchords]

Come with me. I will protect you.

[laughitoff]

[...

pops his head out from under the couch]

[strikingchords]

[releases paw, leans back, and slowly and carefully rises to his feet...]

[laughitoff]

[wriggles the rest of the way out, panting]