Wei Wuxian would be content to keep his eyes lowered, but Lan Zhan's tone --
He looks up, unable to stop a faint tug of concern from shading his features.
There is no need to ask. In fact, it would be an unfathomable cruelty if he did. You have both been through a terrible loss together, Harrow had said; he is certan every cultivator who lived through Nightless City still dreams of it at times, and when one of his own clearest memories of the battle is Lan Zhan screaming his name --
Oh, Lan Zhan, he thinks, and fears his heart may crack.
It takes all his willpower not to reach across the table and take the other man's hand.
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He looks up, unable to stop a faint tug of concern from shading his features.
There is no need to ask. In fact, it would be an unfathomable cruelty if he did. You have both been through a terrible loss together, Harrow had said; he is certan every cultivator who lived through Nightless City still dreams of it at times, and when one of his own clearest memories of the battle is Lan Zhan screaming his name --
Oh, Lan Zhan, he thinks, and fears his heart may crack.
It takes all his willpower not to reach across the table and take the other man's hand.