wrath, by nature, is a big old softy on the inside. and food has always been her way of showing affection, showing care. this is exactly her language, the way these kids stumble forward and grin and shove noodles into his hands. it reminds her of the first time she and her brother proudly showed their aunt a pie, clumsy but theirs.
she sort of aches at the memory, but it's a good one nonetheless.]
They must care about you a lot. [she says, finally, glancing at him with a little smile.]
[ it seems to almost... take him a second, to get that? like the comment itself caught him off guard. gu yun blinks as the memory fades out, something warm and squirming and unfamiliar wrapping tight around his heart. ]
...Mm. [ He Can't Just Say That but his expression gets soft, for a second. ] The younger two are tagalongs from Yanhui Town, but Chang Geng is my ward. I think they were likely just glad for the excuse to throw a party.
[she takes his hand, and does, in fact take him to bed - probably his own. her goal is to wear him the fuck out so that he sleeps, and she refuses to let him do anything for her in return.
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wrath, by nature, is a big old softy on the inside. and food has always been her way of showing affection, showing care. this is exactly her language, the way these kids stumble forward and grin and shove noodles into his hands. it reminds her of the first time she and her brother proudly showed their aunt a pie, clumsy but theirs.
she sort of aches at the memory, but it's a good one nonetheless.]
They must care about you a lot. [she says, finally, glancing at him with a little smile.]
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...Mm. [ He Can't Just Say That but his expression gets soft, for a second. ] The younger two are tagalongs from Yanhui Town, but Chang Geng is my ward. I think they were likely just glad for the excuse to throw a party.
[ maybe. maybe he cares a lot about them too. ]
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Uh huh. [she says, amused.] Reminds me a bit of when I was a kid.
[she holds out a hand.] Do you want more? Or can I whisk you off to bed?
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[ with that, gu yun lifts his hand to place it in hers. ]
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spoiled!!]
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goodnight sweet marquis rest in shit ]