[It's not difficult to see how worked up Huaisang's been through all of this. He noted as much as he left Wuxian's body and he knew it wouldn't be easy for Huaisang today. Given how poorly things went the whole time, it wouldn't be a surprise if Huaisang's holed up in his room, wanting to be alone.
But last week when Yeager was doing the same thing, Huaisang stopped by. It was... strange and unnecessary and something he still isn't entirely sure he understands, but it was also important to him in a way he can never express. It meant something that someone - someone he didn't know from home - wanted to stop by to check on him.
So... maybe Huaisang will feel the same way. The problem is that Yeager needs to knock on the door.
Okay, maybe that's not the actual problem. The actual problem is that he needs to greet Huaisang and say something that isn't stupid. He needs to say something that isn't about how much of a mess the trial was, or how totally awful it is to lose your friend(?) or... something horribly dumb that'll just make things worse. His presence isn't exactly a comfort to begin with, he's aware of that, so he needs to be careful with how to approach this.
So the end result is him standing in front of the door with a hand raised to knock and looking like he's thinking very hard, but you know what he's actually trying for once.]
[ Huaisang hadn't anticipated someone to be right outside of his door.
For awhile he'd gone back to his room to sort of just...sulk for a bit. Like, he's happy that the killer was going to be executed tomorrow and would be dead as all hell, but that didn't really bring back Wei Wuxian either. So. There was that he had to unpack.
But, as much as he tried to unpack it, he didn't really want to be alone. So, one of the people he wanted to seek out was someone he had spoken to last week.
He got out of the bed, and hurriedly opened the door to see...
... ... ... ]
Yeager? You weren't staying out here for long, were you?
[Well, looks like he's going to have to improvise, which is possibly the worst outcome imaginable!! After a moment of blank staring and this exact expression, he finally manages to get ahold of himself.]
N-No, of course not! I merely wanted to stop by to see if you're doing okay, but I certainly wasn't here for long!
He definitely blinked at the blank staring for a moment because this was going well. ]
...Oh, okay. [ a small, weak smile ] I'll believe you this time...you can also come in if you want. I was thinking of talking to you for a bit, since sitting in here for hours thinking of myself by myself is hard, even if we did manage to have a successful trial.
[ He'll turn his back to Yeager before heading back into the room. Everything looked kind of orderly here, though there's a bunch of papers piled with doodles in one corner of the room. ]
[He nods at that and follows Huaisang back into the room, glancing over at that pile for a moment curiously before returning his attention to Huaisang.]
I'm flattered that you thought to come visit me.
[And the tone isn't as over-the-top cheerful as always, so... he is, truly.]
I did want to check in on you, to make sure you're doing... well, as okay as you can be after all of that.
[ He'll take note of that; if he were in a better mood he'd have smiled at the first comment, but it made him feel a little glad nonetheless.
So he'll sit on the bed, hands fiddling with something he took deep out of his sleeves. It's a red ribbon, which used to belong to Wei Wuxian. He's...trying to cope, and it may not be the best way with the loss of a friend. But he's lost so many people close to him that sometimes, it might be the only way you know how. ]
I'm doing my best. It's a little hard because this isn't the first time I've lost him.
[ He'll blink, feeling his eyes wet again since yesterday. ]
Or maybe it'd still be that hard. It's always hard losing close friends and family...you know.
[There could be any number of explanations for that, but he'd be lying if he said his mind didn't jump to the worst one, the relevant one. He shakes his head after that's out there and moves to take a seat nearby.]
It is, ja. I truly am sorry for your loss, Huaisang. And I'm sorry that the trial today was such a mess, I can only imagine how difficult it was to sit through that.
There's some strange time differences going on, I think. But...this Wei-xiong was taken from a time before everyone back home turned on him a-and...killed him...
[ He figured that was the simplest explanation, really.
As Yeager offered his condolences, he wipes at his eyes. ]
I was scared...really scared we wouldn't catch his killer. It's not going to bring him back, and it was...hard, yes. But I guess I could take some comfort in that, if anything.
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week 3, post-trial
Date: 2021-06-20 01:03 am (UTC)But last week when Yeager was doing the same thing, Huaisang stopped by. It was... strange and unnecessary and something he still isn't entirely sure he understands, but it was also important to him in a way he can never express. It meant something that someone - someone he didn't know from home - wanted to stop by to check on him.
So... maybe Huaisang will feel the same way. The problem is that Yeager needs to knock on the door.
Okay, maybe that's not the actual problem. The actual problem is that he needs to greet Huaisang and say something that isn't stupid. He needs to say something that isn't about how much of a mess the trial was, or how totally awful it is to lose your friend(?) or... something horribly dumb that'll just make things worse. His presence isn't exactly a comfort to begin with, he's aware of that, so he needs to be careful with how to approach this.
So the end result is him standing in front of the door with a hand raised to knock and looking like he's thinking very hard, but you know what he's actually trying for once.]
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Date: 2021-06-20 01:17 am (UTC)For awhile he'd gone back to his room to sort of just...sulk for a bit. Like, he's happy that the killer was going to be executed tomorrow and would be dead as all hell, but that didn't really bring back Wei Wuxian either. So. There was that he had to unpack.
But, as much as he tried to unpack it, he didn't really want to be alone. So, one of the people he wanted to seek out was someone he had spoken to last week.
He got out of the bed, and hurriedly opened the door to see...
... ... ... ]
Yeager? You weren't staying out here for long, were you?
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Date: 2021-06-20 01:19 am (UTC)N-No, of course not! I merely wanted to stop by to see if you're doing okay, but I certainly wasn't here for long!
[...it wasn't that long...]
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Date: 2021-06-20 02:11 am (UTC)He definitely blinked at the blank staring for a moment because this was going well. ]
...Oh, okay. [ a small, weak smile ] I'll believe you this time...you can also come in if you want. I was thinking of talking to you for a bit, since sitting in here for hours thinking of myself by myself is hard, even if we did manage to have a successful trial.
[ He'll turn his back to Yeager before heading back into the room. Everything looked kind of orderly here, though there's a bunch of papers piled with doodles in one corner of the room. ]
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Date: 2021-06-20 02:15 am (UTC)I'm flattered that you thought to come visit me.
[And the tone isn't as over-the-top cheerful as always, so... he is, truly.]
I did want to check in on you, to make sure you're doing... well, as okay as you can be after all of that.
[Off to a fantastic start, great job.]
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Date: 2021-06-20 02:35 am (UTC)So he'll sit on the bed, hands fiddling with something he took deep out of his sleeves. It's a red ribbon, which used to belong to Wei Wuxian. He's...trying to cope, and it may not be the best way with the loss of a friend. But he's lost so many people close to him that sometimes, it might be the only way you know how. ]
I'm doing my best. It's a little hard because this isn't the first time I've lost him.
[ He'll blink, feeling his eyes wet again since yesterday. ]
Or maybe it'd still be that hard. It's always hard losing close friends and family...you know.
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Date: 2021-06-20 02:40 am (UTC)[There could be any number of explanations for that, but he'd be lying if he said his mind didn't jump to the worst one, the relevant one. He shakes his head after that's out there and moves to take a seat nearby.]
It is, ja. I truly am sorry for your loss, Huaisang. And I'm sorry that the trial today was such a mess, I can only imagine how difficult it was to sit through that.
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Date: 2021-06-20 12:46 pm (UTC)There's some strange time differences going on, I think. But...this Wei-xiong was taken from a time before everyone back home turned on him a-and...killed him...
[ He figured that was the simplest explanation, really.
As Yeager offered his condolences, he wipes at his eyes. ]
I was scared...really scared we wouldn't catch his killer. It's not going to bring him back, and it was...hard, yes. But I guess I could take some comfort in that, if anything.