lionsleeps | IC Inbox: MWM

You weren't going to admit the truth on your own.

[Still, he puts his good arm around Dan Feng and plants a comforting little kiss on his temple.]

Come. You can rest with us, but you won't be doing anything to push yourself.

[There's an ominous silence that, coming from Dan Feng, always meant I'll do what I want, but he leans into Jing Yuan anyway.]

Let me take some of your weight. Is Dan Heng up?

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He is not, but he won't mind being woken up.

[He ignores the request to let Dan Feng help him, because he's a stubborn shithead when it comes to taking care of himself.]

[when they enter their shared room, dan heng is, in fact, asleep! good job, jing yuan, you did it, you snuck away successfully.

he tends to sleep in his true form, these days, so dan feng will at least get to see his horns... along with the intensive bandaging on his left shoulder and upper arm.]

[Dan Feng Knows the look Dan Heng is going to give the both of them (he has the ability to radiate disappointed judgement with his face completely neutral. how does dan heng do it.) so he tries not to make too much noise (yet) (maybe) (he doesn't know how much of a light sleeper dan heng is) (fuck) ushering Jing Yuan back into bed.

Which is. Very large. Huh? Dan Feng stares at it, before hissing at Jing Yuan:] Lie down or I will make you.

[Jing Yuan pads softly into the room, and obediently sits at the edge of the bed. But it's inevitable their talking will wake Dan Heng, and he already told Dan Feng not to try healing, so rather than lay down like a good boy he reaches out to tug Dan Feng down with him.]

You couldn't make me if you tried.

[he is, as one might suspect, an extremely light sleeper. sharing a bed has not actually reduced this much, because he's generally the last to sleep and first to wake, between the two of them.

but it does help that it's jing yuan's voice he wakes to, so he's stirring slowly rather than bolting for the spear by his side of the bed.]

Mm...?

[Dan Feng's balance is shot by virtue of a) double and b) gnawed tail, so he flumps down on the mattress, barely saving himself from toppling over.]

Your disobedience is appalling. [Sitting next to him, then, thighs touching, and he can't help looking away from Jing Yuan for a moment to look at Dan Heng stirring. This makes him feel some kind of way; to have someone who can take away Dan Feng's attention from Jing Yuan without even trying.]

I outrank you these days, darling.

[He sits and runs his hand through Dan Feng's hair, leaning against him and following his gaze to Dan Heng.]

He's beautiful when he wakes up, isn't he?

[the glow of his eyes makes it very obvious when they slit open for a moment, then slowly blink fully open.

some small part of his hindbrain wants to panic, having dan feng here. the rest of him wants to lay down on him and purr like a contented cat so he won't leave again. the latter is winning by a landslide.]

How long was I out?

[soft and drowsy.]

It is my face, is saying yes not narcissistic?

[Or more specifically, the face of Imbibitor Lunae, but Dan Feng reaches out all the same to cradle Dan Heng's cheek, eyes crinkling. The tip of his good tail wags several times before he realizes what he's doing and stills it.]

You've both been naughty.

So have you. We are all too soft, and Sett is too lovable.

[Jing Yuan pats Dan Heng on the knee, just as a point of contact while he's got his side glued to Dan Feng's.]

Don't worry, Dan Heng. It's only early morning.

[nuzzles into that hand, flexing his leg a little in acknowledgment of jing yuan's touch as well.]

Good. And aren't we past arguing narcissism?

[wait his brain is catching up. sits up too abruptly to look dan feng over.]

No, Sett was just pathetic and I was being magnanimous.

[translation: yes he is lovable >:(

He'd shed his blanket somewhere in the room, along with the promised tea, so there's the three of them in various configurations of injury and bandage, and never has Dan Feng felt so much like he was home.]

Do not fret, it is ah- [He leans back against Jing Yuan, both for comfort and to shoot him a look that said don't betray me you brat,] not that bad.

[Jing Yuan sees that look and immediately chooses to ignore it.]

You can function better than we can right now, at least...

[sways, suddenly dizzy.

opens his mouth to say something judgmental, considers his own state...]

...He is cute, isn't he.

[Withering look. At both of them.]

Let me change your bandages at least, if you would not let me heal you. [He smacks Jing Yuan's thigh, vaguely annoyed now that he's grown a Jing Yuan-shaped conscience that always nagged him about trivial things like consent.] It is too early for your inanity, Dan Heng, let me heal you. There will be side effects but you will be able to sleep properly at least.

[Jing Yuan laughs at Dan Feng's swat, though it's shallow and wheezy and he makes a pathetic pain noise afterwards.]

...I'll accept that compromise.

Side effects... not mara, yes?

[Dan Feng gives Jing Yuan a pleased smile, before climbing up further on the bed to sit next to Dan Heng, bracing his hand over his far hip.]

No, not mara, the Plagues Author is ever so generous. I've seen people be fatigued for a while. Some memory loss. Always of less severity than the injury. But the healing is perfect. [He looks over his shoulder at Jing Yuan.] I would not lie to you. Not with my healing.

I believe you. You wouldn't have offered it to me if there was risk of mara.

[Still, he's worried about both of them. It makes him tense, fingers tightening on Dan Heng's leg.]

But this is all the more reason for me not to partake. You shouldn't spend so much energy, and someone needs to be here if you both end up too groggy to function.

...Okay. With less severity, it sounds worth it.

[leaning into dan feng easily, nudging his face into his shoulder.]

Then I can take care of you two.

No. We will take care of Jing Yuan, because he is being a brat.

[Turning up his nose at said brat, ha, and then his eyes glow the sickly gold of Yaoshi, the azure eclipsed by it, with the faint scent of ginkgo in the air. There will be a brief rush of euphoria - with the same crawling feeling Blade exudes - and Dan Heng would be healed.

The bandages will itch against the healed injuries. It would be impolite to scratch - or maybe not, because with the healing comes a great loss of inhibitions, immediate and with no warning.

Dan Feng, predictably, pitches forward, dizzy with the exertion.]

I am being responsible...

[He quietly protests, watching Dan Feng work. When he falls, Jing Yuan tries to catch him, so he can settle Dan Feng's head in his lap. Rest, you dumb lizard.]

What did I say about your condition again?

[dan heng is distracted enough by the sensations that he's slower to notice dan feng sagging, only makes an abortive motion towards catching him a moment after jing yuan has already done so.

...well since that's taken care of, he starts scratching at his bandages idly.]

That's much better, thank you.

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