He knows. And he knows how hard it is to have the layers peeled back, to have one's soul laid bare before anyone. Lan Wangji isn't here to hold Wei Wuxian together, which leaves...
Xue Yang.
His method is just painful though. Calm and poking at all the things people don't like poked at. That laugh hurts though and he nudges the cup of tea at Wuxian again.
"Most people don't dare poke at things that need poked at. That's why the main clans disgust me - all up in their high towers with rules and how everyone must act...No real care for what they're hiding as long as it's kept hidden. All their dirty little secrets."
He shrugs, gaze remaining on the other man, a quick little smile that doesn't even try to touch his eyes. "I've been there. My Daozhangs pulled me from all that pain and loneliness. And I'm here now. I'd have only hurt you before, Senior. But I can help now."
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Xue Yang.
His method is just painful though. Calm and poking at all the things people don't like poked at. That laugh hurts though and he nudges the cup of tea at Wuxian again.
"Most people don't dare poke at things that need poked at. That's why the main clans disgust me - all up in their high towers with rules and how everyone must act...No real care for what they're hiding as long as it's kept hidden. All their dirty little secrets."
He shrugs, gaze remaining on the other man, a quick little smile that doesn't even try to touch his eyes. "I've been there. My Daozhangs pulled me from all that pain and loneliness. And I'm here now. I'd have only hurt you before, Senior. But I can help now."