[His heart clenches at that uttering of "a-die" but it's what Sizhui doe next that almost pushes him to his knees. He has half a mind to reject the gesture, knowing now what it means to the Lan sect, but he can no sooner reject it than he can reject Sizhui as his family.
One hand closes over the ribbon while the other rises to rub at his eyes, tears now flowing in earnest.]
Ah, look what you've done, silly child? You've made me cry. [As if he weren't already crying, as if he hasn't cried in front of him a dozen times now. He swipes at his eyes once more and then cradles the ribbon in both hands, holding it as if it were something fragile and precious. It is, at least, the latter. He closes his eyes for a moment, and then begins to tie the ribbon around one wrist, securing it there snugly so that it can't fall off.
Family, he remembers. Only spouses and parents.
Wei Wuxian reaches forward then and sweeps Sizhui into his arms, holding him tight.]
You are the best thing I ever got right. [Even if he didn't get to keep him, even if he'd failed the rest of the Dafan Wen, at least he saved this one little boy.]
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One hand closes over the ribbon while the other rises to rub at his eyes, tears now flowing in earnest.]
Ah, look what you've done, silly child? You've made me cry. [As if he weren't already crying, as if he hasn't cried in front of him a dozen times now. He swipes at his eyes once more and then cradles the ribbon in both hands, holding it as if it were something fragile and precious. It is, at least, the latter. He closes his eyes for a moment, and then begins to tie the ribbon around one wrist, securing it there snugly so that it can't fall off.
Family, he remembers. Only spouses and parents.
Wei Wuxian reaches forward then and sweeps Sizhui into his arms, holding him tight.]
You are the best thing I ever got right. [Even if he didn't get to keep him, even if he'd failed the rest of the Dafan Wen, at least he saved this one little boy.]