[dan heng opens his mouth- closes it. all he can think of to say are apologies, but he's keenly aware jing yuan won't want them. won't accept any of dan heng's own blame in this.
he twitches, grits his teeth. jing yuan is being achingly careful, but there's really no way to engage with his horn right now that doesn't make him want to scream with the pain lancing into his skull, so he leans against the wall and keeps forcing himself to breathe as even as he can.]
[It's true, he wouldn't accept it. Dan Feng was right that he won this battle. The seed of self-blame has already taken root.
At least he also chooses not to apologise. He doesn't want to hurt Dan Heng any more than he already has -- more than he has to even in this moment. He gets the ribbon tied as quickly as his fumbling will let him, then gently takes Dan Heng's hands to tug him towards the bed.]
Come and lie down. Would you like me to fetch a doctor of some kind?
She would. But Miss Megumi is also a healer. You'll have help no matter what.
[He does unfortunately take his hands back, so he can go find whatever shitty otc painkillers they may have a bottle of.
He's very carefully staying calm, but internally he's thinking about the future, and all that could go wrong or right with it. Without any outward indication, the anxiety is rising into a choking, black cloud he can't see past at all.]
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he twitches, grits his teeth. jing yuan is being achingly careful, but there's really no way to engage with his horn right now that doesn't make him want to scream with the pain lancing into his skull, so he leans against the wall and keeps forcing himself to breathe as even as he can.]
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At least he also chooses not to apologise. He doesn't want to hurt Dan Heng any more than he already has -- more than he has to even in this moment. He gets the ribbon tied as quickly as his fumbling will let him, then gently takes Dan Heng's hands to tug him towards the bed.]
Come and lie down. Would you like me to fetch a doctor of some kind?
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...Just painkillers, for now. Miss Bailu will probably know best.
[but he's scared to let jing yuan out of his sight. he's the one who let dan feng in, and he knows who his predecessor has the most interest in.]
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[He does unfortunately take his hands back, so he can go find whatever shitty otc painkillers they may have a bottle of.
He's very carefully staying calm, but internally he's thinking about the future, and all that could go wrong or right with it. Without any outward indication, the anxiety is rising into a choking, black cloud he can't see past at all.]
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She did mention knowing others with horns...
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[He comes back with a bottle and hands it to Dan Heng.]
Just don't take tips from Dan Feng, no matter what he says.
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...
[struggling. not to apologize.]
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...I should've kept you two apart from the beginning.
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Because that would have worked.
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Judging by his reactions, I may have been the first to encounter him. Rather than warn you or contain him, I... ran away.
Even if I wasn't the first, I was still a coward.
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[stops. reconsiders his words.]
You realize I also ran away from him, yes?
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You are not responsible for him. You should run.
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I'm the one who brought him inside.
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...And the one he loves.
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[This is quickly turning into an argument Jing Yuan doesn't actually want to have. He's pretty openly eyeing the door at this point.]
This is different.
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