[ the way kaeya's hand shakes is a callback to the night before.
he stares at him for a moment, expression just utterly heartbroken - and then, grabs the back of kaeya's head and pulls him into his arms for a hug, burying his face against his own shoulder. it seems by force of luck xie lian's ever-bleeding injury effect has moved to his stomach, and it makes it much easier to keep either of them from being hurt any further.
he holds him, tight. ]
You lived.
[ the response is just barely loud enough to be heard, as he lifts his chin to put it over kaeya's good shoulder and stares past him. ]
... You made it so he didn't have to suffer any longer.
[ it's silent, but as the week finally more or less draws to a close, for the first time, in public, xie lian starts to cry.
tears roll down his cheeks, but he holds on, tight, and just lets them both sink to the ground. ]
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he stares at him for a moment, expression just utterly heartbroken - and then, grabs the back of kaeya's head and pulls him into his arms for a hug, burying his face against his own shoulder. it seems by force of luck xie lian's ever-bleeding injury effect has moved to his stomach, and it makes it much easier to keep either of them from being hurt any further.
he holds him, tight. ]
You lived.
[ the response is just barely loud enough to be heard, as he lifts his chin to put it over kaeya's good shoulder and stares past him. ]
... You made it so he didn't have to suffer any longer.
[ it's silent, but as the week finally more or less draws to a close, for the first time, in public, xie lian starts to cry.
tears roll down his cheeks, but he holds on, tight, and just lets them both sink to the ground. ]