acrookedpath: (like lizzo but with more zombies)
Wei Wuxian ([personal profile] acrookedpath) wrote2020-09-23 05:05 pm

[pfsb]

The good news: the energy-revealing array works!

The bad news --

It's not bad news, he insists to himself. It just... is. It's a complication, a hole in the road, a little snare tripping him up. That's all. It doesn't have to be more. It might not even be in the first place, yes? He is dead, Lan Zhan is alive, of course seeing just how very alive would stir something in him. That's all it is.

Right?

Never mind that he's fairly certain if he placed the same array on Harrow, or Tom-gongzi, or Ingress, he would not have been struck the same way. That -- it's ridiculous, this is all ridiculous, and that's why he's out here by the lake, standing on a flat rock with another array of talismans fluttering in his hand.

The key is not just luring resentful energy from the forest, despite the suppression around the inn. It is how swiftly he can do it. During his coffee-fueled spree of work last night, he drew up some new lures that ought to work faster than a traditional set. Now he scatters them in a wide circle around his feet, gestures sharply, and sends a bolt of red energy into the yellow paper slips.

Silently, in his head, he begins to count. One... two... three...

At the count of thirteen, something boils at the forest's edge, dark and oily.

Wei Wuxian smiles and lifts his flute to meet it.
lightamidchaos: (hanguang-jun)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"As opposed to making it visible for anyone," he concludes.

They are near the door now, and he moves to open it for them both.
lightamidchaos: (a gentler thought)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Lo han jai," he says, after making his own bow. "And tea. Thank you."

"It might be good to have both options. For those you want to see, as well as those you would conceal it from."
lightamidchaos: (a gentler thought)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mn."

While Wei Ying busies himself adding enough spice to burn anyone else's tongue from their mouth, he quietly scoops rice into a bowl for him and sets it within reach before beginning to prepare his own meal.

"Doing so may give other options, too. For other things."

lightamidchaos: (Default)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
He slants a sideways look at Wei Ying.

"I do not know. That is for you to figure out."

Dry as dust.
lightamidchaos: (are you joking?)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"You will not run out."

He pours tea for Wei Ying first, then for himself.

"And I will not mind listening."
lightamidchaos: (are you joking?)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ridiculous."

He touches Bar-guniang's polished surface and adds,

"Not you."
lightamidchaos: (a gentler thought)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mn."

He gives Wei Ying a sideways, slightly amused glance, and takes a bite of his meal.
lightamidchaos: (wwx - shared vow)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Wei Ying goes quiet, and after the first moment or two his own look turns quizzical at the continued silence.

He doesn't say anything, of course, since to do so would be to break the precepts, but he is a little surprised. Not to mention, he realizes, that he's become used to listening to Wei Ying chatter, even when he himself is silent.

He takes a moment to refill their tea, and continues eating. Maybe Wei Ying is trying to be polite. Maybe he has something on his mind. If so, surely he will not try to hide it.
lightamidchaos: (wwx - shared vow)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He is beginning to wonder if Wei Ying is going to wiggle himself off of the barstool.

Lan Wangji lets out a quiet breath, and then deliberately breaks silence.

"Wei Ying."

He sets down his chopsticks and turns to look at him.

"Is something wrong?"
lightamidchaos: (are you joking?)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," he agrees.

A beat.

"Which you usually do not keep."
lightamidchaos: (are you joking?)

[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mn."

There is more than a little skepticism in the sound, but he does not press.

"Very well, then."

Returning to quiet, he reaches for his tea.
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[personal profile] lightamidchaos 2020-09-26 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
He takes a moment to appreciate the scent and delicate flavor of the last of his tea before returning the cup to the bartop and murmuring a quiet word of thanks as Bar-guniang reclaims the dishes.

Wei Ying has not finished his own tea yet, though, so he does not speak to disturb him, especially not if he truly wishes to attempt silence during meals.

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