( these things which runyu speaks of - a world destroyed, all of the flowers disappearing from an entire realm - they're all so astounding in scale that xingchen honestly finds it a little bit difficult to wrap his mind around them. perhaps it might be simper when a person is raised with such a vast concept of existence. he himself hardly knew what lay beyond baoshan sanren's mountain range until nearly two decades into his life.
but then - 'i'm ruining the mood. i apologize, my friend.' and xingchen does indeed shake his head and open his mouth to offer assurance, though it's stopped short by runyu's further words (alas, the raised hand went unseen). instead, hearing his friend refill his cider has reminded xingchen of the mug held between his own hands, and he takes a generous drink of it now so as not to fall too far behind. one of the pitfalls of the entirety of his experience with such spirits taking place in jiang wanyin's company - the concept of not keeping pace doesn't quite occur to him. )
We'll grow as many as you'd like, ( he says once runyu's explanation is through, a smile curling at the corners of his own lips. ) As soon as the weather grows a bit more hospitable for them. ( and he finishes the little bit left in his cider. the cup is set down so he can hold onto his trailing sleeve with his off-hand as he leans to retrieve the cider from where he heard runyu set it back down, then pours his approximation of another half-mug of it. )
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but then - 'i'm ruining the mood. i apologize, my friend.' and xingchen does indeed shake his head and open his mouth to offer assurance, though it's stopped short by runyu's further words (alas, the raised hand went unseen). instead, hearing his friend refill his cider has reminded xingchen of the mug held between his own hands, and he takes a generous drink of it now so as not to fall too far behind. one of the pitfalls of the entirety of his experience with such spirits taking place in jiang wanyin's company - the concept of not keeping pace doesn't quite occur to him. )
We'll grow as many as you'd like, ( he says once runyu's explanation is through, a smile curling at the corners of his own lips. ) As soon as the weather grows a bit more hospitable for them. ( and he finishes the little bit left in his cider. the cup is set down so he can hold onto his trailing sleeve with his off-hand as he leans to retrieve the cider from where he heard runyu set it back down, then pours his approximation of another half-mug of it. )