[ He gives Xingchen an encouraging smile and a nod. Yes, right here is the place he has intended, in front of the empty lotus throne. It will be the closest he can get to his parents being here and giving him his blessings.
He grasps both his hands again and squeezes them. ]
Then let us begin.
[ This is really happening. It is happening. He is going to make this choice for his current and his future self. When he is old again, he will be bound by marriage vows and duties - things he wouldn’t easily dismiss and forget, even if his older self is reluctant to permit himself the companionship and comfort of marriage.
But it is more than that, more than for his future self. This is for him, too, for him and the boy who already makes his heart beat faster though they have only known another for days. If it were anyone else, cautious, forever worrying Jiang Cheng wouldn’t have made this reckless choice.
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He grasps both his hands again and squeezes them. ]
Then let us begin.
[ This is really happening. It is happening. He is going to make this choice for his current and his future self. When he is old again, he will be bound by marriage vows and duties - things he wouldn’t easily dismiss and forget, even if his older self is reluctant to permit himself the companionship and comfort of marriage.
But it is more than that, more than for his future self. This is for him, too, for him and the boy who already makes his heart beat faster though they have only known another for days. If it were anyone else, cautious, forever worrying Jiang Cheng wouldn’t have made this reckless choice.
He releases his hands and moves to kneel.
Then, they shall begin. ]