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Wei Wuxian
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( It is not noble, sophisticated, traditional: as gifts of gratitude go, this is base enough to insult in its sincerity. He sends it over, after, all the same — one parchment paper, documenting the song he wrote for Wei Ying so very long ago in its tired original, suited for the guqin but not incompatible with the flute. Full circle. Done. )

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( here is the message, once it's read, and it is: )

It has lyrics?!

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For finer voices.

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So you'll sing it to me?

( he's the floutist, his lungs and mouth and lips have prior musical claim.

not that these are... sweet lyrics. they're longing.

and he finally had the songs name.







and it's Wuji. )

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...no.

Its time is done.

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Planning new lyrics, or a new song?

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Greedy.

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So you learned last night, and that can't be the only time, ah?

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...do not be crude.

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I thought it was beautiful!

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You were.

( Smooth. )

You wish another song?

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So were you.

Of course, though anything we do together or for each other, that's a living song too.

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You are well?

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Wasn't that obvious yesterday? Last night? When I whined when you got up this morning?

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You oft do not confess hurts.

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Do enjoyable and enjoyed bruises count as hurts?

I'm not going to endure anything unpleasant when we're like that, ah? I don't want to. You'll speak up too? For what you want, and what you don't want.

I told you yesterday, I'll remind you today, Lan Zhan! I don't know more than you do about these things, I'm not trained in this. So we're learning together. We shouldn't learn had habits, ah?

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Diligence is the root.

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No, I think that's the enjoyably sized bird!

Communicating, bodies and words. That's a good key, yes?

1/2

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( .............truly, a conversation to have considerably deeper in one's cups. )

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Yes, wife.



( When in doubt, 'Yes, wife.' )

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Just so, husband.

( he's seeing what you did there, lan zhan )

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It was not... as poets instructed.

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The difference between an experience lived, and one read, I think. Words made it beautiful or coarse and harder to know. Actions made it real and simple and complex. Imperfect. Inspiring.

It's not much like the springtime novels of my youth, but more like — oh!

I didn't get to show you the scrolls last night! Only the oils!

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The scrolls?

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Mm! With illustrative suggestions!

... ones that looked feasible. For us.