( Hours have passed since he found himself here, a place that is both familiar and not. Hua Cheng, powerless, has been able to think of nothing but the thought of fortune since he came to, his power absent and his thoughts turning and tangling. But between one moment and the next that worry dissipates, a tugging beneath his ribs as he turns the right corner at the right time and catches the sight of a hat walking away. If his heart beat it would have caught in his chest then and there, momentary panic and then relief.
Lucky, Hua Cheng thinks, I am still so lucky. )
Gege.
( The distance between them is easily shortened in long, hurried strides, a hand reaching out to catch Xie Lian's own, fingers curling easily. )
You're here. ( The other hand lifts to his beloved's face, curving around his cheek. A dark eye roves, fretting. ) Are you all right? Are you hurt?
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Lucky, Hua Cheng thinks, I am still so lucky. )
Gege.
( The distance between them is easily shortened in long, hurried strides, a hand reaching out to catch Xie Lian's own, fingers curling easily. )
You're here. ( The other hand lifts to his beloved's face, curving around his cheek. A dark eye roves, fretting. ) Are you all right? Are you hurt?