[of course he can't say that aloud, since that'd be admitting he has friends and all, though it's not something jin ling needs to put into words for sizhui to already know. instead, he'll continue politely slipping into the cracks in jin ling's armor and encouraging him to let himself be more unguarded whenever he's around his friends (even if they're totally not friends, in jin ling's opinion).
bless each and every heavenly immortal for fairy, who's still content with sitting in their laps, letting herself be smothered in affection. here shortly, hui will get in on the action, but it does take her a few extra minutes to get up onto the bed and move around, which is a perfect moment for sizhui's own guard to be down and for fairy to lick across his face again. he laughs softly, raises one hand to rub her muzzle then loosens the other so he can gently scratch the spot between her shoulderblades for encouragement. now that he's not crying, letting her give him some more kisses shouldn't hurt anything.
hui, for her part, keeps shuffling over the bed, brrr'ing playfully after being momentarily distracted by fairy's tail; she's also quite gentle despite her enthusiasm, pinning the dog's tail down long enough to groom the fur on its tip, yet she gets right back to business moving in on jin ling afterward. with no clear intent too, just quick forward movements until she's reached his knee, where she hesitates briefly.
sizhui isn't expecting jin ling to look at him when he answers, but that doesn't stop him from glancing his way, lips worriedly pressed into a thin line. he does accept his fellow junior and whatever shortcomings he has, just as he'd think jin ling would do for him and jingyi (and that's part of why he's fine letting the former off the hook for forgoing admitting their friendship, unsurprisingly). he likes best when they get along, it does nothing to curb his curiosity about why jin ling's uneasy anytime he apologizes for misstepping, though. if explained, he'd better understand whatever heaviness is attached to i'm sorry and do his absolute best to avoid saying it as much in the future.
for now, he can do nothing except explain himself.] It's only polite to apologize when one makes a mistake is why. Maybe it seems excessive, but... I cannot help it, when I feel I've slipped up.
[finally, the kitten outstretches a paw, which she paps jin ling's arm with in silent begging, hoping it'll get her pets, given her owner's currently otherwise engaged.]
look sometimes we gotta!! there's nothing wrong with it ♥
bless each and every heavenly immortal for fairy, who's still content with sitting in their laps, letting herself be smothered in affection. here shortly, hui will get in on the action, but it does take her a few extra minutes to get up onto the bed and move around, which is a perfect moment for sizhui's own guard to be down and for fairy to lick across his face again. he laughs softly, raises one hand to rub her muzzle then loosens the other so he can gently scratch the spot between her shoulderblades for encouragement. now that he's not crying, letting her give him some more kisses shouldn't hurt anything.
hui, for her part, keeps shuffling over the bed, brrr'ing playfully after being momentarily distracted by fairy's tail; she's also quite gentle despite her enthusiasm, pinning the dog's tail down long enough to groom the fur on its tip, yet she gets right back to business moving in on jin ling afterward. with no clear intent too, just quick forward movements until she's reached his knee, where she hesitates briefly.
sizhui isn't expecting jin ling to look at him when he answers, but that doesn't stop him from glancing his way, lips worriedly pressed into a thin line. he does accept his fellow junior and whatever shortcomings he has, just as he'd think jin ling would do for him and jingyi (and that's part of why he's fine letting the former off the hook for forgoing admitting their friendship, unsurprisingly). he likes best when they get along, it does nothing to curb his curiosity about why jin ling's uneasy anytime he apologizes for misstepping, though. if explained, he'd better understand whatever heaviness is attached to i'm sorry and do his absolute best to avoid saying it as much in the future.
for now, he can do nothing except explain himself.] It's only polite to apologize when one makes a mistake is why. Maybe it seems excessive, but... I cannot help it, when I feel I've slipped up.
[finally, the kitten outstretches a paw, which she paps jin ling's arm with in silent begging, hoping it'll get her pets, given her owner's currently otherwise engaged.]