[Jin Guangyao laughs and something around Lan Xichen's eyes and jaw softens. It isn't just Jin Guangyao's thoughts that turn to a time past when things seemed simpler, when they thought they understood the world.
He smiles, shoulders shaking with suppressed mirth, and he doesn't dare ask if coffee is supposed to smell like that, because he's half convinced Jin Guangyao was about to make him a drink made from soil.
He looks to his preening omen, and exhales, fond, but exasperated. He's almost certain her flitting about was deliberate, as when she's tucked away in his robes for a nap, nothing short of a meteor strike would wake her.]
Little jewel, come down. There was no need for that be-
[The 'little jewel' hops down from the cupboards and zips out the window. She's not sticking around for a lecture, so later suckers.
Lan Xichen sighs.]
I apologize on her behalf. Let's get you cleaned up.
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He smiles, shoulders shaking with suppressed mirth, and he doesn't dare ask if coffee is supposed to smell like that, because he's half convinced Jin Guangyao was about to make him a drink made from soil.
He looks to his preening omen, and exhales, fond, but exasperated. He's almost certain her flitting about was deliberate, as when she's tucked away in his robes for a nap, nothing short of a meteor strike would wake her.]
Little jewel, come down. There was no need for that be-
[The 'little jewel' hops down from the cupboards and zips out the window. She's not sticking around for a lecture, so later suckers.
Lan Xichen sighs.]
I apologize on her behalf. Let's get you cleaned up.