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[strikingchords]

[when he wakes up, he finds:

- Lan Wangji is gone :(

however:

- his fur is MAXIMUM fluffy
- he has been transferred carefully off of Lan Wangji's lap onto his pillows
- he has been established in a nest
- there is a basket of spicy buns by the door, covered with a towel so it's still a little warm
- there is also a bowl of water, and a similarly covered bowl of lukewarm tea
- there's a note at fox height by the door that says "Stay as you like."]

[laughitoff]

[oh my god???]

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[the door's cracked open so he can get out but there's an extra ward there to make sure he stays safe :(]

[laughitoff]

[does lan wangji come back at any point before late afternoon]

[strikingchords]

[sure, probably around lunch...?]

[laughitoff]

[the basket and bowls have been emptied and nosed carefully into a corner, since he cannot get them to the kitchen, and the nest is still occupied]

[strikingchords]

[oh no...

...

he brought another basket. puts it on the dresser for now, and quietly sits on the edge of the bed to observe the nest occupant in its natural habitat]

[laughitoff]

[so round and so piled with tails]

[strikingchords]

[oh no.

...

does his sitting down seem to have woken it?]

[laughitoff]

[it was snoozing much more lightly than this morning, so he can see the little copper glint of its slitted-open eyes, yes]

[strikingchords]

...

[very quiet and respectful]

Greetings.

[laughitoff]

[sticks a foot out to airpaw in his direction, with a tiny chirp]

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[holds out his hand to the airpaw also, mirroring the gesture on impulse]

[laughitoff]

[paw
↓
hand]

[strikingchords]

[now they are holding hands. that seems fine.]

...

You rested further.

[laughitoff]

[yawns...]

[strikingchords]

...

[scritches behind the ears with his free hand.]

[laughitoff]

[rrrrrumble

he seems very comforable in Lan Wangji's bed...]

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[softenssssss...]

...

I brought lunch.

[laughitoff]

[ears perk! eyes open! fox is food-motivated!]

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[he picks up the basket again and brings it to the box in bed rather than making it get up to eat,,,]

[laughitoff]

[the fox buries its little face in the basket shamelessly.]

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[it's a different kind of hand food this time; still spicy.]

[laughitoff]

[emerges with one in its mouth, and then noses the rest of the basket towards Lan Zhan with a muffled peep]

[strikingchords]

...

[also takes one, then pushes it back]