"We'll help if we can, Xichen," Mingjue reassured him on the heels of A-Yao's own reassurances. Lans were, well, Lans and Xichen was one of the best of them. With a touch of a growl to his words, he added, "Anything you need, even if I have to fight the island itself."
He gestures at A-Yao, "Because your words?" He narrows his eyes. "That's why I don't trust this island. Or whoever the hell is Xue Yang is. But..."
Taking a fortifying breath, he squares his shoulders, looks at each of them in turn, and forges ahead. "But negotiating to make this work or make it good? Despite the damn island? I can do that." He flexes his jaw. "So. I don't know what I like and don't, so I can't tell you. I don't mind, though..."
Faltering, he tries to figure out how to say what he wants to say without sounding too crass. He gives up a moment later because he just wants to make sure they know. "I don't mind if you do fuck other people. Even you, Xichen, even if we were in our own world I'd want you both all to myself. For here? I just want you both to let me protect you when I can. If you can let me do that, I can weather anything else."
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Date: 2021-05-18 02:23 am (UTC)He gestures at A-Yao, "Because your words?" He narrows his eyes. "That's why I don't trust this island. Or whoever the hell is Xue Yang is. But..."
Taking a fortifying breath, he squares his shoulders, looks at each of them in turn, and forges ahead. "But negotiating to make this work or make it good? Despite the damn island? I can do that." He flexes his jaw. "So. I don't know what I like and don't, so I can't tell you. I don't mind, though..."
Faltering, he tries to figure out how to say what he wants to say without sounding too crass. He gives up a moment later because he just wants to make sure they know. "I don't mind if you do fuck other people. Even you, Xichen, even if we were in our own world I'd want you both all to myself. For here? I just want you both to let me protect you when I can. If you can let me do that, I can weather anything else."