[Sunny nods, with more motion, more enthusiasm than he normally manages. He puts a hand on either one of Xie Lian's shoulder, looking him dead in the eye.]
I always will. For you...
Always.
[Because Sunny believes, above anything, that he and Xie Lian's friendship will truly last forever. It's one of the only thing he's trusted at all in the last four years.]
[The strangest part is that Sunny believes it. There is one truth he's held inside of him for the past four - almost five - years; only recently was he able to confess his sins to Aubrey, who deserved to know, who loved him anyway.
[Xie Lian would love him anyway, he thinks. It's hard to believe, and he believes it anyway. Now isn't the time - there will never be an easy one, but...
[One day, maybe, he will. He thinks Xie Lian would forgive him for waiting...]
I know. [He gives his dear friend a little squeeze around the shoulders.] I trust you.
{It's true. Xie Lian will love Sunny no matter what. Sins can't change that or interfere with it. Smiling, he snuggles against Sunny and wraps his blanket around the other boy too.}
Are you having any trouble sleeping? I mean... Besides the trouble I have caused you tonight? I'm sorry, Sunny.
[Sunny gives Xie Lian another squeeze, going so far as to jostle him just a little, though...it's a very weak effort. He just wants his friend to know that he has no ill will toward him whatsoever...]
{The little jostle amuses him and he bows his head, understanding that Sunny accepts him, faults and all. His chest is warm and his heart settles into a comfortable rhythm. He pulls back the blankets on Sunny's bed and smiles softly.}
Yes, we can. I'll sleep nearest to the door. Then I can make sure you are safe.
[It's always the simplest sentiments from Xie Lian that strike Sunny the most. Surely, his friend can't know the countless nights Sunny lay in the dark, terrified of every growing shadow, watching the door as if there might be something waiting for him on just the other side.
[He used to feel so afraid.
[With Xie Lian there, it doesn't matter if there's anything else on the other side of that door. Sunny is safe.
[He'd forgotten what that felt like.
[Settling down in the bed beside Xie Lian, Sunny takes the man's face in his hands and presses their foreheads together, grateful. It's the best way he knows how to communicate it.]
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I always will. For you...
Always.
[Because Sunny believes, above anything, that he and Xie Lian's friendship will truly last forever. It's one of the only thing he's trusted at all in the last four years.]
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I always will for you too. You can tell me anything.
{No matter where they go, this is unchanging. Because they can hold onto it in their hearts, far from any enemies.}
lmk if u wanna wrap or if u have more hehe
[Xie Lian would love him anyway, he thinks. It's hard to believe, and he believes it anyway. Now isn't the time - there will never be an easy one, but...
[One day, maybe, he will. He thinks Xie Lian would forgive him for waiting...]
I know. [He gives his dear friend a little squeeze around the shoulders.] I trust you.
[It's a big deal.]
More than anyone...
;;
Are you having any trouble sleeping? I mean... Besides the trouble I have caused you tonight? I'm sorry, Sunny.
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[Sunny gives Xie Lian another squeeze, going so far as to jostle him just a little, though...it's a very weak effort. He just wants his friend to know that he has no ill will toward him whatsoever...]
We can...sleep together.
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Yes, we can. I'll sleep nearest to the door. Then I can make sure you are safe.
cries we can wrap it up here or next <3
[He used to feel so afraid.
[With Xie Lian there, it doesn't matter if there's anything else on the other side of that door. Sunny is safe.
[He'd forgotten what that felt like.
[Settling down in the bed beside Xie Lian, Sunny takes the man's face in his hands and presses their foreheads together, grateful. It's the best way he knows how to communicate it.]
Goodnight. Xie Lian.
My friend...