( he inclines his head, something like a nod as he continues playing, taking a step back away from the dark water pool. it's infiltrated even down here, insidious, but he does nothing but play for the driven soul that slowly, oh so slowly, follows him off the dark water.
once it fully floats free, the paladin seems no more present in any physical way than before, but the listlessness, the slack expression, curls away like burning kindling. what's left exposed is a brighter intimation of eyes that once were, the lifting of a sword, and a more ancient salute aimed their way.
then the paladin is off, striding above ground it doesn't touch, prowling for the childless mothers with their inability to be destroyed. wei wuxian lowers his flute, wiping a touch of blood away from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand as he watches the paladin leave. )
There's tragedy somewhere in all this, greater than they'll ever know. So! ( looking to bucky. ) On to the next one?
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once it fully floats free, the paladin seems no more present in any physical way than before, but the listlessness, the slack expression, curls away like burning kindling. what's left exposed is a brighter intimation of eyes that once were, the lifting of a sword, and a more ancient salute aimed their way.
then the paladin is off, striding above ground it doesn't touch, prowling for the childless mothers with their inability to be destroyed. wei wuxian lowers his flute, wiping a touch of blood away from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand as he watches the paladin leave. )
There's tragedy somewhere in all this, greater than they'll ever know. So! ( looking to bucky. ) On to the next one?