...I know it is. [ the ash, the embers, the blood. the words bring up memories for xie lian too, and those four words are filled with empathy, an aching, soft thing. as it happens, san lang wriggles free of his spot underneath the tiger daemon and gets up, scurrying over to rin; he then shifts, transforming from ferret to qilin.
he bows his head, in front of rin, lowering it close, as if offering - or perhaps asking - for the touch. the comfort of trust, the comfort of warmth, of wanting to offer something to someone else from your very soul.
xie lian watches it happen, keeping his hands curled gently in his lap. ]
... I think you will always have those nightmares. [ is the first thing he says, softly, from experience. ] Those injuries do not go away as easily as we want them to, and there are no words - even "he did it because he loved you" - that will make that wound heal.
But... that you're trying matters - and that you keep moving matters, too. And... if others expect you to be strong [ as they once expected of xie lian, the prince holding the world on his golden shoulders, until he couldn't ] - then, if you ever need a place to hurt, you can always come find me.
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Date: 2021-11-14 04:44 pm (UTC)...I know it is. [ the ash, the embers, the blood. the words bring up memories for xie lian too, and those four words are filled with empathy, an aching, soft thing. as it happens, san lang wriggles free of his spot underneath the tiger daemon and gets up, scurrying over to rin; he then shifts, transforming from ferret to qilin.
he bows his head, in front of rin, lowering it close, as if offering - or perhaps asking - for the touch. the comfort of trust, the comfort of warmth, of wanting to offer something to someone else from your very soul.
xie lian watches it happen, keeping his hands curled gently in his lap. ]
... I think you will always have those nightmares. [ is the first thing he says, softly, from experience. ] Those injuries do not go away as easily as we want them to, and there are no words - even "he did it because he loved you" - that will make that wound heal.
But... that you're trying matters - and that you keep moving matters, too. And... if others expect you to be strong [ as they once expected of xie lian, the prince holding the world on his golden shoulders, until he couldn't ] - then, if you ever need a place to hurt, you can always come find me.