[ disney prince little bitch. there's just a ljh . text to acknowledge, and then he's tearing out of sweet theory and heading to the park to find topper. ]
[ HELP THE LJH NAME DROP. love u. topper will be waiting for him like a little white pillar waiting for wenzhou. when he's close enough, he squeaks loudly and starts to race through the grass towards the woods.
[ topper will lead him through the woods, along the beaten path until there's a copse of trees. it looks like maybe someone was laying there before but they're gone now. it's just eiden. ]
Hi.
[ he is just clutching the grass by his sides and forcing a smile. ]
Wouldn't really say you're being a crybaby. [ considering the fact that eiden is either resigned to his death or the fact that he's going to be grieving one of his teammates tomorrow.
he comes over, dropping easily to a knee and scooping up eiden's face in his hands. ] I can't fix it, but what can I do?
see, evasive shit doesn't work on wenzhou. he settles on both knees, dragging eiden in to hug him tightly. crush him close like the pressure will keep him grounded. ]
... I know Yakumo volunteered. [ murmured ] I'll promise you, just like I promised Nahri, that we'll figure it out. We won't stop until we have answers.
the fact that he says his name gets the waterworks. eiden starts tearing up soundlessly, like he's biting it back. he's cried enough today, evident with his face in wenzhou's hands, but it's not enough. it's four weeks' worth of tears falling in gouts as his face screws up. ]
... Wenzhou I can't lose him. [ wetly: ] I love him.
[ releasing his face, he wraps both arms around him, holding him together as the pieces start to fall apart all over again.
and if there's anyone that would get it, it's wenzhou. the fear of losing fei du, of watching him put the spotlight on himself, the target - and now, yakumo wiill be... ]
I know. I know, Eiden. I'm so, so sorry - you shouldn't have to face this. This shouldn't have been a decision he had to make. [ you shouldn't have to say goodbye. ]
he will hold all of the pieces in place, as best he can. so that eiden can fall apart as much as he needs - even if he already has, even if he's already cried his heart out to yakumo, he won't let go. ]
He's protecting you. I know. [ fei du tried the same, after all. and he would do the same goddamn thing if he were in yakumo's position. ] This place was never fair, this game was always going to be rigged, but... this wasn't your burden to bear.
[ He's going to need all the support available to him. ]
[ it's a fierce, low snarl, vehement, but it's said in such a way it's almost like they're in a hallowed place. like it's necessary for him to keep his voice down as he says it. ]
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[ he will be a prince about it. ]
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follow!!! ]
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wenzhou follows easily, long-legged and used to pursuit of perps and running to the rescue. (and, in some ways, this is a little bit of the latter.) ]
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Hi.
[ he is just clutching the grass by his sides and forcing a smile. ]
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You don't have to put on a brave face for me, darling.
[ he spends every day of his life with a liar, anyways. ]
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[ he laughs a little tightly. ]
I... it's not brave. It's just resigned, I think. I'm not brave at all.
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Wouldn't really say you're being a crybaby. [ considering the fact that eiden is either resigned to his death or the fact that he's going to be grieving one of his teammates tomorrow.
he comes over, dropping easily to a knee and scooping up eiden's face in his hands. ] I can't fix it, but what can I do?
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Nothing... you can't do anything. Everything that could have been done... it's been done already.
I have to find out who did this.
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ahahahahaha.
see, evasive shit doesn't work on wenzhou. he settles on both knees, dragging eiden in to hug him tightly. crush him close like the pressure will keep him grounded. ]
... I know Yakumo volunteered. [ murmured ] I'll promise you, just like I promised Nahri, that we'll figure it out. We won't stop until we have answers.
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the fact that he says his name gets the waterworks. eiden starts tearing up soundlessly, like he's biting it back. he's cried enough today, evident with his face in wenzhou's hands, but it's not enough. it's four weeks' worth of tears falling in gouts as his face screws up. ]
... Wenzhou I can't lose him. [ wetly: ] I love him.
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and if there's anyone that would get it, it's wenzhou. the fear of losing fei du, of watching him put the spotlight on himself, the target - and now, yakumo wiill be... ]
I know. I know, Eiden. I'm so, so sorry - you shouldn't have to face this. This shouldn't have been a decision he had to make. [ you shouldn't have to say goodbye. ]
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I wanted them to pick me. I fought them.
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he will hold all of the pieces in place, as best he can. so that eiden can fall apart as much as he needs - even if he already has, even if he's already cried his heart out to yakumo, he won't let go. ]
He's protecting you. I know. [ fei du tried the same, after all. and he would do the same goddamn thing if he were in yakumo's position. ] This place was never fair, this game was always going to be rigged, but... this wasn't your burden to bear.
[ He's going to need all the support available to him. ]
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[ he buries his face into his shoulder. ] Should have been me, it should have been fucking me.
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[ it's a fierce, low snarl, vehement, but it's said in such a way it's almost like they're in a hallowed place. like it's necessary for him to keep his voice down as he says it. ]
It shouldn't have to be any of you, Eiden.
happy 100!!!!!!
[ funny. it's so funny. he's not smiling he just sits here buried. ]