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That's right!

[ Shi Qingxuan isn't sure if he wants to learn about it or just "learn" about it through experience, and either way is fine with him. ]

Though the wines Hua-chengzhu selects are much stronger than this. They're the kind of drinks you can't have just casually.

Oh, so they're the drinks to have in intimate moments with friends, yes?

[ He stays close, and the crying subsides quickly, too wrung out to have the energy for tears. He believes Shi Qingxuan; of course he does. It's still something he'd needed to hear right now.

He doesn't want to go through another stint in that kind of Iris state again. Hopefully he won't have to. Lacking that assurance, he'll hold on to that hope.

Calming down, he still clings tight, eyes closed and cheeks and chin damped by tears, now slowly drying. ]

I'm not usually like this.

[ He says at some length, and if it's not usually this undone or not usually this torn up about what's outside of his control, both are true. Usually he's just angry. ]

[ ...When would someone that doesn't have an inhumane alcohol tolerance enjoy Hua Cheng's wines? Maybe Nie Huaisang is onto something there. ]

Yes, that would be a good time. You can just enjoy them slowly with people you trust and want to share with.

A good time with loose inhibitions sounds like trouble waiting to happen. Not that I mind a little bit of trouble.

In my youth I was a very adventurous individual. [ no, he really was not. ]

Haha! And you've become such a refined individual now. [ Were you adventurous, fan friend? Honestly, Shi Qingxuan could see it. In a "have fun getting into trouble" way. ] You know, I wouldn't mind getting into a little bit of trouble with you. It sounds fun.

I know what you're usually like by now...

[ He shakes his head, cuddling him still. ]

If you're sad or hurt, it's okay to cry. You can cry whenever you want to. [ Petting his back, he can feel the parts of his hair that haven't been smoothed out by the comb yet. ] You can be honest with all your feelings.

[ It's a reassurance, but also- ]

I always liked that you were so open. It doesn't suit you to hold back.

I have always been refined! [ huaisang is mock pouting he's not offended. he knows he's so lazy... ]

What sort of trouble? I don't mind breaking a few rules but we must make sure not to get caught.

[ He'd managed to hold back for a whole day. Or a week, on another count, but for this? Being torn up over it? A whole day.

For him, that was a remarkably short time to bottle something negative away. He knows how much of his heart he shows, but he also knows what he hides away, and that this is the first time he hasn't when it comes to his lonely, darker thoughts... that's not lost on him. He cleaves to Shi Qingxuan, humming a note of acknowledgement in his throat. ]

I love you.

[ He says, because it's the biggest emotion right now, and the rest, the rest he can address after that important point. ]

I don't cry half as much as you think I do.

[ With anyone other than... Shi Qingxuan, in all truth. ]

I know you don't cry that much?

[ He laughs a little, pressing a kiss to the crown of Shino's head. He doesn't even know where that comment comes from. ]

As I said, it's okay to cry if you're hurt or sad.

[ If anything, he hopes he doesn't have much reason to cry... ]

I love you...

[ Which means a lot of things in this moment. ]

[ He's... so exhausted he's having a hard time keeping his eyes open even when he opens them again. ]

Love you too.

[ Is close to automatic, but heavy with the same meaning he doesn't always impart when he says it; now he nuzzles closer and holds on with a renewed squeeze, wanting to just. Be like this for a while. With someone he specifically cares about in varied, deep ways; and someone who is, like all those he cares for, not holding his weak moments against him.

He loves Shi Qingxuan very much, even if he is annoyingly tall. The jerk. ]

[ Shi Qingxuan loves Shino in all his short and compact ways. He fits nearly perfectly in his arms. (It he leaned back and pulled Shino along, then it would absolutely be perfect.)

He doesn't think anything more needs to be said beyond a hum and another, little kiss to return that I love you all over again.

He loves him. He loves him no matter what. He can't imagine a condition that would make his love for him decrease. It's hard not to feel that way about his first love. It's a soft, warm feeling that wraps around the two of them in Shi Qingxuan's mind. ]

Shino.

[ He whispers, his nose buried in Shino's hair, voice just above his ear. ]

I want to make love with you, too.

[ Now? In general? In his half-human form? Regardless of his intentions there, he follows that statement up with small kiss and his arms squeezing around Shino's back. ]

Edited 2020-07-28 22:21 (UTC)

Even when you were young? Nie-xiong, we definitely need to change things! [ Said so certainly! No, she is not bothered at all by his pouting. You're fine, Sect Leader! ]

Of course, not getting caught is a key part of getting into trouble responsibly. I know my good friend wouldn't want to get caught getting into trouble. Though, as for the type of trouble, let's see, heheheh...

[ Don't ask what she's thinking when she's smiling like that. ]

When I was young... ah, [ huaisang holds a hand to his chest and then continues dramatically. ] I was always made to study, my brother was very strict with me. [ ...huaisang, why are you like this?? ]

You're trouble, aren't you? You'd be the sort my brother would remind me not to follow. [ he laughs ]

Some of my best friends are people my brother never approved of.

[ Oh, now she really has to laugh, openly and brightly. Ah, Nie Huaisang always did seem like the younger brother type! ]

My brother never approved of my friends, either, but isn't that what older brother do? There's no winning, so you just need to make sure they never find out what it is you've gotten up to.

[ Yes, she's a terrible influence. Her tail sways behind her happily. ]

Do we need to take extra care to make sure everything stays nice and secret now, too?

Oh? Is your older brother very protective too? [ he smiles behind his fan. ]

I love secrets, Mistress Windy! After all, aren't those the best things to keep? No one can steal a secret unless you let them.

Very protective. [ She answers gravely. ] And he was the same way when I was younger, and he's still like that now. There's never any end to working harder.

[ It's awful!! Surely Nie-xiong understands her plight.

But that's not the point here. ]

Secrets are definitely the best, especially ones shared and made between friends. Don't you feel closer when there's something special like that between you? It's very fun.

[ And, she winks. She may or may not have caught what, exactly, Nie Huaisang was saying there. ]

[ he tosses his head back and laughs at lady windy's wink. for a goddess she is certainly fun, very mortal in a way - but gods, ah, are they not just the same as mortals in most ways? ]

Alright, alright, if we trade secrets, does that make us close friends?

[ Seeing him laugh, she giggles even more. Leaning forward on the table conspiratorially, she flicks open her fan to shield the two of them from any prying eyes (there aren't any). ]

Naturally. So, what secret does Nie-xiong have to share? I'll tell you something I haven't told anyone else here. We'll be like brothers.

[ he shakes his head, still using his fan as a shield from windy and then, tilting it slightly so that it is them behind it and the rest of the world on the other side. ]

A secret, well, I don't know - this is very embarrassing, and an immortal will laugh at me for sure but.

I have lost a battle to a bra.

[ yup. he's 100% serious. look...... ]

[ . . . . . . ]

Pffff— Ahahaha!

[ She bows her head, laughing at the mere idea. Yes, this immortal does laugh at him for that, but really, to share such an embarrassing secret! Of course she's laughing! It's a sign of friendship!

She taps Nie Huaisang with her other hand. ]

Ah, you're really too much! Hehehe... [ Gaining her composure again, she lowers her voice anew. ] Now, you can't leave it at just that; I must know, was it your bra or someone else's?

[ Eyes shining, of course she zeroes in on the small, small prospect that Nie Huaisang might crossdress (preferably also with her). ]

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