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[lifeban]

[dan heng lets himself be led to bed, and is loathe to let go of jing yuan's hands even once he's settled down.]

...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.]

[lionsleeps]

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.]

[lifeban]

[wwwatching him, miserably.]

She did mention knowing others with horns...

[lionsleeps]

I think we can trust her.

[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.

[lifeban]

[sitting up to swallow a few dry.]

...

[struggling. not to apologize.]

[lionsleeps]

[Do your best, Dan Heng. Jing Yuan is losing that particular inner battle.]

...I should've kept you two apart from the beginning.

[lifeban]

[damnit man]

Because that would have worked.

[lionsleeps]

It would have been better than doing nothing to stop him.

[lifeban]

What are you talking about?

[lionsleeps]

[SIGHS, leaning against the nearest wall to put a polite distance between them.]

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.

[lifeban]

...I-

[stops. reconsiders his words.]

You realize I also ran away from him, yes?

[lionsleeps]

[He sees where this line of questions is going and moves to shut it down immediately.]

You are not responsible for him. You should run.

[lifeban]

I am no less responsible for him than you are.

[lionsleeps]

That's not true, Dan Heng.

[lifeban]

He's making trouble with my face.

I'm the one who brought him inside.

[lionsleeps]

I'm the one who's known him since before you were a thought.

...And the one he loves.

[lifeban]

Am I responsible for everyone Blade has killed trying to get to me, for being the object of his fixation?

[lionsleeps]

Of course not!

[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.

[lifeban]

It isn't different at all.

[lionsleeps]

I appreciate your concern, Dan Heng, but you don't know what lies between him and myself.

[lifeban]

Do you? He's not your Dan Feng, Jing Yuan.

[lionsleeps]

It is truly astounding how little that matters.

[lifeban]

Why are you convinced the blame has to fall on you?

[lionsleeps]

It isn't something I can explain to you so easily. But I will refrain from mentioning it in the future. My apologies for upsetting you.

[lifeban]

So you're going to continue blaming yourself for his actions and just try to keep from reminding me you're doing so.

I don't particularly enjoy prying, but I may have to, at this point.