[ that feels indulgent, almost pandering, and chu wanning huffs slightly, though he doesn't complain. he'll take any excuse to see his disciple. it'll be good to have someone to train with; he doesn't need his skills getting rusty, especially not now.
so much of mo ran feels familiar and it eases something in chu wanning. the playful, sweet disciple he remembers from the very beginning when mo ran had first picked him to be his shizun is back, even if mo ran is older and more mature, tempered with age and experience. he's always had a good personality, even if it had been a handful, sociable and charming, and it just makes chu wanning vividly aware of what a wretched old man he is. mo ran wants to train with him, though, so he'll take it and be happy to be back in his presence.
the book is taken with all the gravity he can muster. ostentatious presents have never meant much to him, but simple things like this are the way to his heart. he can see the neat handwriting on the cover, a nod to how much mo ran has grown, and he feels his cheeks flush. ] Thank you.
[ quietly murmured, as he definitely feels off-kilter, and he looks at his sleeves to tuck it into one, just to avoid looking mo ran in the eye. especially when he brings up xia sini. ]
That too, hmm? [ of course his secrets all came out. a man can't keep anything private in death, can he? he huffs again, grumbling. ] Anything else?
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so much of mo ran feels familiar and it eases something in chu wanning. the playful, sweet disciple he remembers from the very beginning when mo ran had first picked him to be his shizun is back, even if mo ran is older and more mature, tempered with age and experience. he's always had a good personality, even if it had been a handful, sociable and charming, and it just makes chu wanning vividly aware of what a wretched old man he is. mo ran wants to train with him, though, so he'll take it and be happy to be back in his presence.
the book is taken with all the gravity he can muster. ostentatious presents have never meant much to him, but simple things like this are the way to his heart. he can see the neat handwriting on the cover, a nod to how much mo ran has grown, and he feels his cheeks flush. ] Thank you.
[ quietly murmured, as he definitely feels off-kilter, and he looks at his sleeves to tuck it into one, just to avoid looking mo ran in the eye. especially when he brings up xia sini. ]
That too, hmm? [ of course his secrets all came out. a man can't keep anything private in death, can he? he huffs again, grumbling. ] Anything else?