He sighs helplessly against that soft press of lips, hardly daring to believe it could be this simple. It's not, of course, it's terribly complicated, but right now it doesn't feel like it - it actually feels like everything just got easier.
He ducks his head a little sheepishly at the reassurance about him and Jingyi.
"I was so worried... people keep fighting because of me and I knew you were friends I thought..." he laughs slightly, embarrassed for thinking it was all about him "I'm relieved. I'm sorry, too, didi speaks without thinking sometimes... but I suppose you already know that."
He gasps, then, and pulls one of his hands away, reaching to his collar and fishing beneath it for the chain.
"Oh! He said I should- I noticed, earlier, when you looked for it and-" he tugs the chain out from under his robes so Jin Ling can see the ring hanging from it "I always wear it. Always. It's just... jewellery is against the rules..."
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Date: 2022-06-21 05:49 pm (UTC)From:He sighs helplessly against that soft press of lips, hardly daring to believe it could be this simple. It's not, of course, it's terribly complicated, but right now it doesn't feel like it - it actually feels like everything just got easier.
He ducks his head a little sheepishly at the reassurance about him and Jingyi.
"I was so worried... people keep fighting because of me and I knew you were friends I thought..." he laughs slightly, embarrassed for thinking it was all about him "I'm relieved. I'm sorry, too, didi speaks without thinking sometimes... but I suppose you already know that."
He gasps, then, and pulls one of his hands away, reaching to his collar and fishing beneath it for the chain.
"Oh! He said I should- I noticed, earlier, when you looked for it and-" he tugs the chain out from under his robes so Jin Ling can see the ring hanging from it "I always wear it. Always. It's just... jewellery is against the rules..."