that's the best part about this, though. even if it feels like a dream - it is real. seventeen years of separation left lu bixing full of dreams like this, halcyon memories achieved through relaxants and sleep aids on the lighter side and worse even after. sometimes, he'd wake up and try desperately, desperately to fall back asleep, in the world where things were fine.
but this isn't. go figure, it had to be in hell, that they'd find each other again, but right now, it feels like a little slice of heaven. they're both here. battered, beaten up and broken, but stitched back together, and here.
lu bixing looks up at jingheng, and a smile spreads back across his face again, slow and easy, cheeks flushing pink as he squeezes his arms around his shoulders and takes an easy turn with them both, in tune with the music, just adoring at the smile. no matter what happens, whether they get free of this place or not, it's the two of them, together again. there's no dream that could be better than that. ]
No, I don't think so. [ with a soft laugh. ] I can't believe I get to dance with my own Prince Charming, is all.
[ a little callback to their stupid little zoo signs. ]
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that's the best part about this, though. even if it feels like a dream - it is real. seventeen years of separation left lu bixing full of dreams like this, halcyon memories achieved through relaxants and sleep aids on the lighter side and worse even after. sometimes, he'd wake up and try desperately, desperately to fall back asleep, in the world where things were fine.
but this isn't. go figure, it had to be in hell, that they'd find each other again, but right now, it feels like a little slice of heaven. they're both here. battered, beaten up and broken, but stitched back together, and here.
lu bixing looks up at jingheng, and a smile spreads back across his face again, slow and easy, cheeks flushing pink as he squeezes his arms around his shoulders and takes an easy turn with them both, in tune with the music, just adoring at the smile. no matter what happens, whether they get free of this place or not, it's the two of them, together again. there's no dream that could be better than that. ]
No, I don't think so. [ with a soft laugh. ] I can't believe I get to dance with my own Prince Charming, is all.
[ a little callback to their stupid little zoo signs. ]