backdated: wedding day iii

[downswing]

Before her second disappearance, Prassenze ravaged her compartment for a hidden box.

( 'How do you know this, Wangji?' 'Any details?' No. )

Separately, forge or jewellery master begged sought. A trinket for powders.

New arrivals, be welcome.

( ooc: CONTENT WARNING that he is looking to make tokens to hold hell demonic lizard creature ashes, if that creeps anyone out OOCly ;; )

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[weifinder]

Is what's yours not also mine?

[downswing]

My cinnabar, brushes.

Your talismans, peanuts.

[weifinder]

Rabbits on paper, riddles on lanterns.

And since when have I not shared my talismans?

( ....not wrong about the peanuts though, unless you are a child, and need feeding

lan zhan is not a child so he can deal with it baybae )

[downswing]

Those yet unfinished?

Hoarder. Possessed of a 'nest.'

[weifinder]

Those would be blank slips, they've yet to realise any potential.

You do realise your own nest was very neat, but no less nest-like? Also you tend to shove my things into a 'nest.' That sometimes you burn.

s m o o t h

[downswing]

( Pre............. tty arson. )


I shall review your talisman work. Come introduce it later.

makes it worse

[weifinder]

I'll get hands on examining the progress of your crafty tricks, why not?

weeping 1/2

[downswing]

It pleases.

What... is prepared?

[downswing]

Wine.



( When in doubt, assume all hospitality, even wooing, is focused on wine. )

1/2

[weifinder]

( just give him a moment here, because his pulse gave a pleasant jolt and then: )

[weifinder]

I was thinking tea?

[downswing]

We were unsuitably educated.

[weifinder]

Well, the novels I read had more pornography than relationship building but we can work it out!

Besides, who was going to educate?

[downswing]

I am unskilled.

[weifinder]

Then we'll become skilled, ah? We've already gotten better at hand holding and kissing. Right?

( he hasn't accidentally kneed lan zhan in the jewels again either, because they're learning also to be less feral, which is probably the more relevant point )

[downswing]

...bring cinnabar. If we are holding hands.

[weifinder]

Are you volunteering as my blank slip for the filling?

[downswing]

For the filling.



( WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS SIR )

1/?

[weifinder]

You know, like painting on a fresh page of paper —

[weifinder]

( wait )

[weifinder]

( wait that also sounded like )

[weifinder]

Full hands, full heart, full possibilities, we can fill each other as we like, Lan Zhan.

Starting with our hands.

[weifinder]

Fingers curling around a smooth shaft, palm pressed close, the strokes up and down across the page...

fin

[weifinder]

Until it all comes together, moment by moment, character but character.

[downswing]

I shall have wine.