downswing: (theodora)
ʟᴀɴ ᴡᴀɴɢᴊɪ | 蓝忘机 ([personal profile] downswing) wrote in [community profile] westwhere 2023-11-12 07:10 pm (UTC)


( The man and his crowbar, hereby a unit, seem to distinctly assess the possibilities of the window. To take stock of them. To bask in the brilliance of the wounding that might emerge from an unfortunate accident...

...before wine changes hands, the man drinks down his fill, and Lan Wangji would like it known that what Wen Kexing lacks in fortitude of ethics and character, he has certainly compensated with a fine, strategic wealth of drink.

Lan Wangji nods along, at once stupefied and pleased by the conclusion. )


Why is it such men, with no appetite for war, wish to conquer? ( Why is it any men lend themselves to slaughter. ) They have wealth, status, means. Why does it never suffice?


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