[It takes a second but he opens it with his shirt pulled up over his face. He steps back immediately, shying away from shared air and gesturing for Dan Heng to come in with haste.
He has restored his bed already -- the mattress is reclaimed from the window and anything they've stored in the room has been piled in a corner.]
[He relaxes only when the door is closed, and even then keeps a slightly distance. It isn't cowardly, it's wise, but... He doesn't like feeling this helplessly afraid of something, and it shows in the way he can't quite be still.]
He is not wrong that he is an ideal candidate, and I am proud of him for finding purpose in helping others again, but... I do not like it.
[The only reason he didn't kick up a fuss is that it obviously meant a lot to Dan Feng to have the chance to be a doctor and use his skills in a positive, meaningful way. It must have been a very long time since he's been able to feel his presence has worth like that. Still, Jing Yuan is beside himself with distress about it.]
He said he'll stay with us, if we choose not to go home. He may want to speak to his version of me if he can, but he said all on his own that he wants to ask him what he wants. So...
He has listened to and accepted my explanation of things, but made it clear that should I ever indicate something has flown out of my control, he is prepared to intervene. Physically. It is, to be frank, criminally charming of him.
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Would you like company?
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[Read: it would be easier not to worry himself sick.]
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[a gentle knock at his door.]
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He has restored his bed already -- the mattress is reclaimed from the window and anything they've stored in the room has been piled in a corner.]
Come in.
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Thank you.
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Of course. I'm glad to see you safe.
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And I you.
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...Don't go out again.
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I won't.
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...Dan Feng intends to use himself to experiment.
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Of course he is.
[muffled. exhausted. tragic.]
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[The only reason he didn't kick up a fuss is that it obviously meant a lot to Dan Feng to have the chance to be a doctor and use his skills in a positive, meaningful way. It must have been a very long time since he's been able to feel his presence has worth like that. Still, Jing Yuan is beside himself with distress about it.]
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[nuzzles his face more into jing yuan's shirt.]
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[firm. as if to make it so with his conviction, in spite of his worries.]
...How did it go?
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[suddenly quiet with embarrassment:]
...I accepted his previous proposal.
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I'll speak with Sett.
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... I'm very fond of him.