[ He pauses, lips parted, realising he doesn't know what makes him smile anymore. He hasn't wanted to, not since Guanyin Temple. Everything that brings him joy is fleeting and his reactions reflexive, he hasn't done anything fun in so long ... what did he used to do? He ought to dredge up his hobbies. ]
I paint. In Yancai I was working on two teacups for my brother and his husband as a kind of replacement wedding gift, as I missed each occasion, but then we were all transported to this house.
[ He never gave those cups to Wei Wuxian, did he? No. I will leave them in the cave, he had said, and then become so relaxed in the village he saw no need to hurry. Sad now, to think of those two delicate teacups lost in time somewhere, delicately painted in blue wash depicting Cloud Recesses. In an attempt not to look forlorn, Xichen considers a broader range of activities he has enjoyed in the past, back when he delighted in company. ]
I enjoy archery and used to enter contests, but I'm no sure shot. Collecting books and manuscripts for the Library Pavilion back home was one of my fonder past-times.
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[ He pauses, lips parted, realising he doesn't know what makes him smile anymore. He hasn't wanted to, not since Guanyin Temple. Everything that brings him joy is fleeting and his reactions reflexive, he hasn't done anything fun in so long ... what did he used to do? He ought to dredge up his hobbies. ]
I paint. In Yancai I was working on two teacups for my brother and his husband as a kind of replacement wedding gift, as I missed each occasion, but then we were all transported to this house.
[ He never gave those cups to Wei Wuxian, did he? No. I will leave them in the cave, he had said, and then become so relaxed in the village he saw no need to hurry. Sad now, to think of those two delicate teacups lost in time somewhere, delicately painted in blue wash depicting Cloud Recesses. In an attempt not to look forlorn, Xichen considers a broader range of activities he has enjoyed in the past, back when he delighted in company. ]
I enjoy archery and used to enter contests, but I'm no sure shot. Collecting books and manuscripts for the Library Pavilion back home was one of my fonder past-times.