[ Wei Wuxian knew, on some level, that telling Lan Wangji the truth of it all would only sour his opinion more on the Jiangs and Jiang Cheng as well. But he was not going to keep it from him because of that. He knew this is a story that needed to be told and so, he would accept the consequences of telling it. It's when Lan Wangji speaks, his voice full of barely held back fury, that Wei Wuxian softens a little, leans into his touch.
No one is ever mad on Wei Wuxian's behalf. Mad at him, sure. Mad for him? Never. And when Lan Wangji shifts their positions to face him, to look him down and make sure he is heard, Wei Wuxian does not flinch from the stare. He looks back at him, eyes wide and expression open. He will hear what Lan Wangji has to say.
And there is a small smile, at the end of it. ]
I won't.
[ He really, really won't. Not this time. This life is his to hold and own and be selfish with and he has done so, so, so much for others that he is so, so, so tired. He wants to live long and be happy and not be indebted to others anymore. But that requires letting go of those past debts, of letting himself be okay with that.
No, even if it takes him years to cultivate a new golden core, the only person in this life he would sacrifice it or himself for is sitting right across from him. ]
When we escaped... Jiang Cheng snuck away, went back for his parent's bodies. He was caught in the process. [ Of course, he doesn't know the truth. That Jiang Cheng was captured on purpose to save Wei Wuxian. He can only tell the story as he knows it. ] So, I had to go save him. Wen Ning helped me smuggle him out of Lotus Pier and we went to Yiling, where his sister was at the time. It's there that we discovered the Core-Melting Hand had taken his core.
[ A sigh there. This is a painful memory, of course, but it doesn't hurt as much as it used to. It's scabbed over with time. ]
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No one is ever mad on Wei Wuxian's behalf. Mad at him, sure. Mad for him? Never. And when Lan Wangji shifts their positions to face him, to look him down and make sure he is heard, Wei Wuxian does not flinch from the stare. He looks back at him, eyes wide and expression open. He will hear what Lan Wangji has to say.
And there is a small smile, at the end of it. ]
I won't.
[ He really, really won't. Not this time. This life is his to hold and own and be selfish with and he has done so, so, so much for others that he is so, so, so tired. He wants to live long and be happy and not be indebted to others anymore. But that requires letting go of those past debts, of letting himself be okay with that.
No, even if it takes him years to cultivate a new golden core, the only person in this life he would sacrifice it or himself for is sitting right across from him. ]
When we escaped... Jiang Cheng snuck away, went back for his parent's bodies. He was caught in the process. [ Of course, he doesn't know the truth. That Jiang Cheng was captured on purpose to save Wei Wuxian. He can only tell the story as he knows it. ] So, I had to go save him. Wen Ning helped me smuggle him out of Lotus Pier and we went to Yiling, where his sister was at the time. It's there that we discovered the Core-Melting Hand had taken his core.
[ A sigh there. This is a painful memory, of course, but it doesn't hurt as much as it used to. It's scabbed over with time. ]