(One Open + One Closed)

[eternallywandering]

Who: Zhou Zishu & Open
When: Mid-July
What: Practicing (i.e. Window of Heaven/Four Seasons Manor techniques) and eating snow. No, really.
Where: Around the home he shares with Wen Kexing. Feel free to see him launching himself around like some kind of superhero.
Warnings: TBD

(Spar)

The weather doesn't agree with him - it is too damn hot - but he has to stay in shape. Even immortals can be lazy and he isn't about to let his husband win their sparring matches. So Baiyi, his sword, is in his hand as he strikes at an invisible opponent. Zishu kicks up dust and grass-blades as he maneuvers his feet in complex rhythms and patterns. Then, suddenly, he launches himself into the air, landing on the roof of his house.

He continues his "battle" up there, dipping and weaving as if gravity has never held him down. When he finally lands - on the ground - again, he isn't even out of breath.

(Snow; Closed to Wen Kexing.)

Hunger pangs demand his attention when he lets himself into the house. They have magic to keep the ice and snow cold, at least, and he fills a cup with the latter, eating it steadily. He refuses to go into the town - or anywhere, truly - without enough snow on his stomach to keep him satisfied. Otherwise the scents...

They are very tempting.

"Lao Wen? Are you here?"

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[eternallywandering]

Zishu leans against his silly husband, offering him bites of his snow. Why be stingy over such a good thing?

"He is very kind." he feels they have been blessed in a number of ways, "We can go together. I want to meet the people and see if they need help."

He likes giving back where he can and no one has made a fuss about their...unique...situation. If anything, the villagers have been friendly and welcoming.

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Why indeed? Kexing wraps an arm around his A-Xu's waist, holding him close and accepting each bite with a smile. Why bother with his own bowl when he can be fed by his husband, and hold onto him?

He sighs at his husband's goodness, as if it's a chore, but fondly shakes his head. "Dragging me everywhere you go, as usual, A-Xu?" As if he wouldn't just follow along like a good pet. As if Zishu will believe his playful complaints.

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The little spoon he uses to scoop up the bites makes the task enjoyable. Zishu pauses for a moment to kiss his Lao Wen's lips, warming them with his own. Taking care of his husband and soulmate comes first. Always.

"Dragging you?" he taps Kexing's forehead with the bottom of the spoon, "Admit it, you would miss me. I would be able to hear you howling my name."

[flirtatiousdancer]

He beams with each kiss, happy to answer each one in between bites. The tap of that spoon makes him laugh and he leans in for a longer kiss.

"Of course I will follow you. Anywhere. And I'll howl your name just for your pleasure."

Kexing grins, nudging their noses together. "A-Xuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

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Nothing charms him more than seeing his precious, irreplaceable Lao Wen laugh. He leans into the longer kiss, showing his enthusiasm.

"Just for my pleasure? You're going to make the villagers blush." he is startled into laughter himself upon hearing his name, "Now, now you brat. Save that for our bed."

[flirtatiousdancer]

No one makes him laugh as much as his A-Xu. No one brightens his life just by existing. He ends the kiss with another quicker, lighter kiss just because he loves kissing his soulmate.

Kexing smirks at earning a laugh. "Let them blush." Only to laugh again. "You can count on it, A-Xu." Shame? He has none.

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There hasn't been a day since he saw Kexing open his eyes on the mountain that he hasn't kissed him. Thoroughly. Zishu is certain, each day, that he couldn't love the other man more. Then the next day comes and he does.

"Be gentle with them." he teases, eyes sparkling, "Have you had enough snow?" he gets a few bites for himself, his gaze never leaving his Lao Wen's handsome face.

[flirtatiousdancer]

Ever since that day, Kexing has known without a doubt how much Zishu loves him. Every day is special because they have each other.

He pouts at the teasing admonishment. "Why? If they're jealous, they can find their own fun." The pout softens and he just steals one more bite before nodding, gaze also not straying from Zishu's perfect face. "Ready, A-Xu." Except he doesn't let go just yet.

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He has never loved anyone more. Kexing is his perfect match and it would be a waste to not show him affection daily.

"Not everyone is like you." Zishu presses his lips to Kexing's cheek when that bite is stolen, "Do you think I'm going somewhere? I admit, I liked my freedom when I first left the Window of Heaven, but now I would much rather travel with you."

[flirtatiousdancer]

As Zishu is his. Kexing is greedy for his husband's affection. Even their 'fights' are more flirting than anything else. He loves those too.

He hums as he eats that last bite, the lips on his cheek warming his heart. "A-Xuuuu, am I a chain?" He totally is. Except it's Zishu who does more of the guiding these days, and he prefers it that way. He smiles and nuzzles their lips together before sighing and letting go, hand sliding slowly from Zishu's waist.

[eternallywandering]

All fighting should be flirting. Between soulmates, that is. Everyone else gets actual fighting, which is no joke between the pair of them.

"No, you're something softer and warmer." Zishu sets the small bowl aside, surprising his Lao Wen with a gentle embrace. Kexing needs embraces now and then; they are much better for him than anything he learned in the Ghost Valley.

"I love my Lao Wen."

[flirtatiousdancer]

Exactly. Between them, fighting someone else, the other stands no chance at all.

He draws in a startled little breath when his beloved embraces him with those sweet words. Kexing relaxes after the brief freeze, then answers it with a soft smile and rests their foreheads together. Zishu means life, for him.

"I love my A-Xu too."

[eternallywandering]

Zishu smiles when he feels Kexing relax in his arms. He chuckles at the contact between their foreheads and peppers that soft smile with kisses. His joy, his reason for living is right here.

"So let's investigate the village together." he gives his beloved a longer kiss, a hint of what awaits them when they return home.

[flirtatiousdancer]

A little laugh escapes at those silly kisses and he happily presses into the longer one, one hand lifting up to cup his soulmate's cheek to deepen it a little more. Enough he's panting a little when their lips part.

"Mm, A-Xu...You know I will go anywhere you do," he murmurs.

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His lips part to welcome the deeper kiss, his eyelids fluttering almost closed. Heat fills him, insistent and sweet, and he grins breathlessly, stroking back his soulmate's stunning hair.

"I count on it." Zishu takes hold of Kexing's hand, smiling to himself as he leads them outside, "I need my Lao Wen to help guide me."

[flirtatiousdancer]

He grins back at his soulmate, anticipation already filling him at what awaits them after they return home.

Kexing lets himself be led and laughs, entwining their fingers as they walk. "I'm here, A-Xu. Always." Haven't they proven, and promised this? Every day it sinks in a little more.

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Their...spars...are always eventful. Zishu smirks at Kexing as he opens the door and tugs him outside. The fresh air feels nice - if, as always, too warm.

"I saw rabbits the other day. We should get ourselves a pair."

It isn't like they could have pets on the mountain. Why not enjoy some sweet soft companions?

[flirtatiousdancer]

As they should be! Kexing grimaces slightly at the heat that greets them when they step outside, but at least their home is nice and cold.

The unexpected comment has him laugh again and he grins at his husband.

"Have you ever taken care of one before?"

Not to say he's opposed to the thought, rabbits are cute!

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"No, but I can learn." Zishu responds confidently, walking leisurely towards the path that will lead them in-town, "They need food... Vegetables... Water... Bedding... Places to hide and call their own. And attention." he smiles proudly at Kexing as if he has solved a complex problem.

[flirtatiousdancer]

"We can learn," he corrects with another warm smile. As if he'd let his husband do it alone. Kexing tugs their entwined hands up to nuzzle the back of Zishu's, smile pressed to the skin.

"You're already ahead of your research, A-Xu."

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"You want to?" he sounds like an excited child, his grin brightening thanks to the nuzzling, "Little Lao Wen is waiting for us to pick him up!"

Is there a little A-Xu too? Maaaybe.

"All children deserve some preparation, don't you think?"

[flirtatiousdancer]

That excitement is too adorable for him to stop from laughing. His husband is too cute!

"We will find them and bring them home, my A-Xu," he promises with a wide grin.

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His steps quicken and he sighs happily, never letting go of his Lao Wen's hand.

"You like little animals. I would get you a dog, but I don't know where to find one."

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Kexing shakes his head, amused.

"A-Xu, are you serious? Any animal we bring home would have to be protected from the cold. It wouldn't be fair to make them stay outside all the time."

Though he really would love to have a dog again...

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"So? I'll add on rooms that will be a normal temperature for them." Zishu watches Kexing intently, seeing the enthusiasm. Well that settles it. He is now looking for a dog that needs a home with two immortals.

"There are breeds that like the cold."