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Lizard House / OTA
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A little nauseous, still. But I'll be fine in an hour or two.
Watching you work helps.
Watching you work helps.
... Do you really want me here, with the others?
[ relaxes against him, face buried into his shoulder, fighting off the rising nausea from his stupid fucking chloroform. ]
Ask if they're okay with it. And don't drug me again.
[ relaxes against him, face buried into his shoulder, fighting off the rising nausea from his stupid fucking chloroform. ]
Ask if they're okay with it. And don't drug me again.
[Yingxing’s streaked with dirt and sweat and he’s looming over Dan Feng with that voice and Dan Feng has never gone from zero to wet faster in his entire life. His ears shade red and pin down, and he valiantly tries for cool and unbothered and he can’t help but watch a bead of sweat trail down Yingxing’s chest help-]
What an impudent thing to say to your better.
[He sounds really strained but at least he’s looking up at Yingxing’s eyes— nope he’s looking at Yingxing’s mouth.]
What an impudent thing to say to your better.
[He sounds really strained but at least he’s looking up at Yingxing’s eyes— nope he’s looking at Yingxing’s mouth.]
[ goddamnit dude ]
... The issue is-- if they do not want me here... I cannot force them to tolerate my presence. It's a matter of my comfort as much as theirs.
Ask them, Dan Feng. Please.
... The issue is-- if they do not want me here... I cannot force them to tolerate my presence. It's a matter of my comfort as much as theirs.
Ask them, Dan Feng. Please.
[His ears twitch, betraying his surprise.]
Visit? I assumed he intended to invite you to stay.
Visit? I assumed he intended to invite you to stay.
I...
[ makes a face like. yeah that's clearly what he wanted, but. ]
-- I cannot possibly impose on you all like that. It would be terrible entitled of me.
[ makes a face like. yeah that's clearly what he wanted, but. ]
-- I cannot possibly impose on you all like that. It would be terrible entitled of me.
...We have been working.
[Yingxing please stop standing there with your chest and your sweat and your--]
[Yingxing please stop standing there with your chest and your sweat and your--]
...I doubt anyone would feel that way. I certainly don't. If anything, you being here would be both welcome and helpful.
[A pause, as if he's weighing her words a little. But he needs to ask first.]
Do you want to stay?
[A pause, as if he's weighing her words a little. But he needs to ask first.]
Do you want to stay?
[ She looks kind of stunned, honestly. ]
I...
[ embarrassed, and looks down at her lap. ]
... I couldn't possibly impose. You're very kind, and I'm sure Dan Feng would prefer me closer by, but I cannot imagine my presence would be-- permanently welcome. I am a guest.
I...
[ embarrassed, and looks down at her lap. ]
... I couldn't possibly impose. You're very kind, and I'm sure Dan Feng would prefer me closer by, but I cannot imagine my presence would be-- permanently welcome. I am a guest.
[She hadn't answered the question. There could be multiple reasons why, but...]
Why wouldn't you be permanently welcome?
Why wouldn't you be permanently welcome?
I-- well, I-- I cannot imagine it is so...? It would be a terrible infringement upon all of your privacy, when Dan Feng is the only one I am involved with in... that sort of way.
Is being intimate necessary for this sort of thing, in your mind?
N-- no, no, I just...
[ quiets, awkward, her feathers slimming and wings pressing tighter against herself. ]
... I do not... see why I should be wanted, were that not the case.
[ quiets, awkward, her feathers slimming and wings pressing tighter against herself. ]
... I do not... see why I should be wanted, were that not the case.
[...Oh.
...Yes, he supposes he can see the picture forming here. He frowns slightly at the way her wings tuck close, eying the feathers for a moment.]
Beyond asking you to try and believe me when I say I find your company enjoyable--
[Because he has a feeling that directly saying so might not have as much impact here--] I genuinely believe you being here is a good thing. For me, for Dan Feng. For everyone. Even those who do not know you yet. There is a reason I bought this house, you see.
...Yes, he supposes he can see the picture forming here. He frowns slightly at the way her wings tuck close, eying the feathers for a moment.]
Beyond asking you to try and believe me when I say I find your company enjoyable--
[Because he has a feeling that directly saying so might not have as much impact here--] I genuinely believe you being here is a good thing. For me, for Dan Feng. For everyone. Even those who do not know you yet. There is a reason I bought this house, you see.
[ It's a clearly self-conscious movement, meant to tuck them in close and out of the way; if he's eyeing them anyway it's clear to see that the places where she'd lost patches of feathers before are slowly growing back in, all spiky with pinfeathers.
she looks pretty embarrassed by his words, though, because why would her presence be that good of a thing-- when Dan Feng acts the way he does, and when she's a perfect stranger to half of the house-- ]
... A reason?
she looks pretty embarrassed by his words, though, because why would her presence be that good of a thing-- when Dan Feng acts the way he does, and when she's a perfect stranger to half of the house-- ]
... A reason?
[Jing Yuan was helping with the labour... but he got tired and decided to go flop in the half-finished courtyard instead. He's shirtless, laying on his stomach next to the pond and trailing his fingers in the water to interact with the single sad koi.
The whole family of cats he brought with him are out there, the kittens playing and the mother sleeping in the sun. The all-black kitten is playing with his braid. There are songbirds in the one big tree and along the edges of the eaves, and three of them are perched on Jing Yuan's head and back.
It's warm and comfortable in the sun and he is a happy man who is definitely also stealing glances at the others. Especially the sweaty ones.]
The whole family of cats he brought with him are out there, the kittens playing and the mother sleeping in the sun. The all-black kitten is playing with his braid. There are songbirds in the one big tree and along the edges of the eaves, and three of them are perched on Jing Yuan's head and back.
It's warm and comfortable in the sun and he is a happy man who is definitely also stealing glances at the others. Especially the sweaty ones.]
[ he certainly looks happier than when they met...
She doesn't approach for a while, because. Well. Nervous. But after a while of him laying in the sun she does come over to place a cup of water next to him for whenever he might want it. ]
She doesn't approach for a while, because. Well. Nervous. But after a while of him laying in the sun she does come over to place a cup of water next to him for whenever he might want it. ]
[ well once everything gets settled in and she's convinced to stay. at least for a bit
a warm cup is offered to him over one of the stacks, carefully. ]
Coffee?
a warm cup is offered to him over one of the stacks, carefully. ]
Coffee?
[He does see. It's concerning, because if it's anything like scales... well, regrowth must be unpleasant, to say the least. Were they pulled out? It didn't look like a natural shed pattern.
His tail taps against the floor as he considers his words, smiling wryly.] I would not have wanted a permanent place for myself only. There's only so much room in the dorms, and Dan Feng and I are both... happier, when we know where everyone we care about is.
[He won't speak for the other Dan Heng, of course.] Dan Feng especially needs stabilizing influences. Having you here gives him someone he cares deeply for that he can go to, someone that isn't linked to his past [And mara--] and that balances things out for everyone.
[It's a complicated tangle of people, but Val was unique in her position here.] ...And I've wanted to get to know you better for quite awhile.
His tail taps against the floor as he considers his words, smiling wryly.] I would not have wanted a permanent place for myself only. There's only so much room in the dorms, and Dan Feng and I are both... happier, when we know where everyone we care about is.
[He won't speak for the other Dan Heng, of course.] Dan Feng especially needs stabilizing influences. Having you here gives him someone he cares deeply for that he can go to, someone that isn't linked to his past [And mara--] and that balances things out for everyone.
[It's a complicated tangle of people, but Val was unique in her position here.] ...And I've wanted to get to know you better for quite awhile.
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