[the fact they hadn't discussed what happened in amaryllis grove lingered for a long while, insistently niggling at the back of sizhui's mind like a burning reminder, constantly reminding him it was something that should be talked about sooner rather than later, but he didn't want to go into it without being prepared. frankly, he's still not ready to mention how he'd been ready to die for him, mostly because he doesn't want wei wuxian to worry, not when he's probably already troubled by how things went in the first place; adding onto that sounds like the worst thing he can do right now.

so, when he hears the other man's voice, he immediately brightens, lifting a hand to wave vigorously in his direction.] Xian-gege! [then he's pushing off toward him, picking up a little speed as he goes along, but not fast enough to make stopping difficult.

once sizhui is closer, he brings himself to a halt beside the bridge, smiling at first, though he softens shortly thereafter, looking slightly sheepish when he admits,] I suppose I sort of fell out of practice after I had to start training for other things... but I'm relearning pretty quickly?

[and he's determined to not fall down again, of course, even if there's a chance it might happen anyway.]