[ He looks mildly surprised to be asked such a thing, glancing down as he peels more rind from his orange segments. ]
No. I'm unmarried.
[ Famously eligible, technically, although he isn't sure how much anymore ... but that might be his self-loathing talking (it is). Xichen isn't sure where to lead the conversation from there, floundering for a beat too long as he tries not to stall on why he isn't married or a father, hitching up a smile more of a decorous shell than genuine. ]
no subject
No. I'm unmarried.
[ Famously eligible, technically, although he isn't sure how much anymore ... but that might be his self-loathing talking (it is). Xichen isn't sure where to lead the conversation from there, floundering for a beat too long as he tries not to stall on why he isn't married or a father, hitching up a smile more of a decorous shell than genuine. ]
It never came up.