[His hands gently wrap around Xie Lian's wrist again and he simply holds him there. He probably should have asked permission to touch him...before he started touching him, but he doesn't seem to mind. That should be okay. Still, Xingchen lowers his voice and bows his head a little, sounding sad.]
But it's hard.
[It's hard to be happy sometimes.
He stays that way for a few moments, just holding on, just breathing, just accepting the warmth of Xie Lian's body. And then he takes another breath and releases his hold on him, raising his voice back to normal.]
A full belly is good! Taravast has a lot of food, I'll give 'em that.
[Xingchen gasps.]
Is Xie-daozhang hungry? I'll buy you something. My manners are gone, forgive this one, forgive this one. I should have offered before.
[Throughout his panic, Xingchen reaches inside his clothes, looking for his measly coin purse. Though, upon finding it, he realizes that it's entirely empty. He holds it in his hands for a moment, fingers still reaching inside every corner, but sighs.]
Ah, ah, that's right. I spent it all...
[He doesn't even know if any vendors or restaurants would be open at this time of night.
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[His hands gently wrap around Xie Lian's wrist again and he simply holds him there. He probably should have asked permission to touch him...before he started touching him, but he doesn't seem to mind. That should be okay. Still, Xingchen lowers his voice and bows his head a little, sounding sad.]
But it's hard.
[It's hard to be happy sometimes.
He stays that way for a few moments, just holding on, just breathing, just accepting the warmth of Xie Lian's body. And then he takes another breath and releases his hold on him, raising his voice back to normal.]
A full belly is good! Taravast has a lot of food, I'll give 'em that.
[Xingchen gasps.]
Is Xie-daozhang hungry? I'll buy you something. My manners are gone, forgive this one, forgive this one. I should have offered before.
[Throughout his panic, Xingchen reaches inside his clothes, looking for his measly coin purse. Though, upon finding it, he realizes that it's entirely empty. He holds it in his hands for a moment, fingers still reaching inside every corner, but sighs.]
Ah, ah, that's right. I spent it all...
[He doesn't even know if any vendors or restaurants would be open at this time of night.
But how embarrassing.]