@thewindsofsong Liu sang and xiaobai have another fight over whose idol is better/cooler, pangzi records as a judge and also to show pingxie.
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TLTR S2 Spoilers - Sorry if this goes side-ways from the prompt/canon, we haven’t, uh, actually seen this bit yet. XD;;;; FLIDGET, AVERT THINE EYES.
They argued the whole way out of there, or at least that's how he remembered it: one side with sign-language and extremely expressive eyes, the other with sharp, carefully enunciated words that he had no way of knowing were too loud or too quiet. Xiao Bai had to help him walk, since his equilibrium was shot to hell and back, so they stumbled along down the mountain precisely like a pair of lightweights after the company party went on too long. That wasn't a good thought: Liu Sang had to raise his hand for them to stop and closed his eyes for a moment, swallowing down nausea.
The ringing in his ears was quite literally deafening and the way his head just hurt didn't exactly help. He hadn't been feeling particularly spry before the recent events, anyways. He said, slowly and carefully into that ringing void, "I am going to retire before I am thirty."
Xiao Bai shook against him under his braced arm, the breathing pattern that indicated laughter, but when he opened his eyes again, her expression was worried. She was thinking the same thing he was: he might be starting his retirement from tomb-robbing right now. And his gut clenched tight around the knot that it might well be the case.
Xiao Bai hesitated before starting to move again, her hands coming up to sign, "Are you okay?"
Liu Sang blinked back at her, too tired to summon up any kind of venom. "What kind of question is that?"
Xiao Bai winced, one hand coming up to rub at her nose quickly in embarrassment before she tried again, "Are you going to be okay?"
Liu Sang let his gaze go unfocused, past her down their backtrail. Towards Thunder City. "I knew what I was doing."
At least he'd had one adventure with his ouxiang. One impossible trip with the Iron Triangle, even if he couldn't make it to the end. If Wu Xie came out all right. . . it would be worth it. Was worth it.
Either he'd said the words out loud or Xiao Bai read it from her face, because next thing he knew, he had a bony little elbow in his ribcage, her hands flying to match her grin. "Ah, so you do like Wu Xie! I knew it!"
Liu Sang grumbled, trying to drag her forward to stop the conversation. "I wouldn't have had to do something like that for my ouxiang. He doesn't get himself into these situations."
Xiao Bai pouted at him and signed quickly, almost letting him trip on flat ground. "They all do!"
That was true; where one went the rest followed. They were the Iron Triangle.
And apparently the rest of them just followed, drawn like magnets. "My ouxiang doesn't need rescuing. He does the rescuing."
Xiao Bai looked at him, just looked at him, and Liu Sang could feel his headache developing a headache. She started counting off on her fingers, and he groaned at her before she could even start, waspish, "I know."
He had definitely racked up more of the damsel moments than heroic ones. He wished he was more like his ouxiang in more ways than one.
Xiao Bai patted his arm wrapped around her shoulder, smiling sad but sweet. Her hands were hesitant and soft as she signed, "You're brave for others. Like Wu Xie."
thewindsofsong said: rude anon is rude. since when have you had to finish every fanfic you’ve started?
I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have every intention of finishing my fics, and I get why people would think they’re boring, but I’m not rewriting anything to suit anyone’s desires. I write what I write. People can like it, hate it, or be indifferent to it. It doesn’t change what I write or how I write it.
thewindsofsong replied to your post: Just out of curiosity, how big are Nimitz and...
docandphoebe.com have you heard of bowl free feeding systems? They’re newer and I don’t know much about them, but I figured I would share
Yeah, we tried that. Nim started hunting adult rabbits instead of dealing with the food dish and Yama repeatedly spread kibble in a ten foot radius around the dish, and then sat down and cried until someone would come check on her.
Fell into comic fandom again and I reread all of this fic again. It’s always nice to come back to a wip after a while and binge read all the new updates!! Tim is heartbreaking to read and I absolutely love all of it
Thank you! I’m glad that you like it. Heartbreaking Tim is one of my favorite things to write. I have so many plans for this fic. Now, if only my life could stop being so hectic, so I can write it.
thewindsofsong replied to your post “So I was thinking about that one post that talked about how having...”
as an asexual who has no idea about how i align with romantic attraction, i can empathize with your struggle. for me, i've just learned to grow more at ease with the idea that i don't know and i don't really need to. my labels are for me better describe myself to the world and it doesn't need to know me that well. i know that it isn't the same for everyone tho and this probably isn't helpful to you
*nod* I know it doesn`t matter all that much in the long run unless my percentage changes drastically and I have no intention of telling anyone outside of Tumblr...mostly `cause they probably wouldn`t get the percentage thing, I just would like to know for the sake of knowing. :)
