( Quiet, watching the skyline over Lan Wangji's shoulder instead of looking down as they begin to dip, nausea still sitting heavy in his stomach. ) Choosing to be good while everyone else cheats and schemes and backstabs?
( Maybe it helps that Lan Wangji has the conviction of a clan behind him, they're all similar enough stock, they all follow the same rules. Wen Kexing thinks about what might happen to him if he ever tried to emulate the same virtues where he came from. How quickly would his throat be slit in the night, he wonders. How long would he withstand it?
A sigh. )
Aiya, no. There's no point wondering. What good will it do me? We can't all be paragons of virtue.
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( Quiet, watching the skyline over Lan Wangji's shoulder instead of looking down as they begin to dip, nausea still sitting heavy in his stomach. ) Choosing to be good while everyone else cheats and schemes and backstabs?
( Maybe it helps that Lan Wangji has the conviction of a clan behind him, they're all similar enough stock, they all follow the same rules. Wen Kexing thinks about what might happen to him if he ever tried to emulate the same virtues where he came from. How quickly would his throat be slit in the night, he wonders. How long would he withstand it?
A sigh. )
Aiya, no. There's no point wondering. What good will it do me? We can't all be paragons of virtue.