Cheng Xiaoshi

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

"Am I not allowed?"

“You are but still”

Loser tilts his head

“I’m worried”

"Why?"

“Nothing just worried

"... I'm worried, too"

“about what?”

"What if you disappear again?"

I won’t”

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

"Am I not allowed?"

“You are but still”

Loser tilts his head

“I’m worried”

"Why?"

“Nothing just worried

"... I'm worried, too"

“about what?”

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

"Am I not allowed?"

“You are but still”

Loser tilts his head

“I’m worried”

"Why?"

“Nothing just worried

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

"Am I not allowed?"

“You are but still”

Loser tilts his head

“I’m worried”

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

"Am I not allowed?"

“You are but still”

"Why wouldn't I be?"

“You’re following me

He wipes his hand on Cheng Xiaoshi's shirt and tries to just burrow under the blanket- still cling though

He tries to wiggle

He's the leech now

“Guang my head hurt”

“Guang? Whats wrong?”

“Uh.. probably meant the dive? I don’t really remember last night”

“Oh, uh.. I don’t think I went on a trip. Maybe I fell?”

“Guang. I don’t remember”

"... what do you remember?"

“Fighting with you, having a weird chat with a bartender and then going to a different bar”

“He was being all therapist-like”

“Why are you sorry?”

"I'm a terrible husband"

“No??”

"You thought I'd ever prioritize the timeline over you- I'd never see anything as more important than you"

“Wow you’ve changed.. or gotten more honest I can’t tell”

He blinks, staring at him. He looks pretty close to having a fifth breakdown

“Sorry that’s a bad joke- for the wrong reaction”

He is just staring. He can't tell if he was actually joking or trying to calm him down

“I love you?”

“Lu Guang, I wasn’t serious. I was just really stressed because it already felt like you didn’t trust me and I proved you right”

“If I had to chose between me or you I’d lose myself one way or another, I could never chose me. The guilt would eat me alive”

“I understand your worry but I wouldn’t be able to keep a promise not to, I care about people Lu Guang. I can’t help it”

"... I know"

“I don’t think I can escape my fate forever.. so if I can prevent someone else from dying prematurely then I’m happy”

“I don’t want to die!”

"Then don't throw yourself into harms way. Accept that you and your power have limits- Please. If for nothing else, then for my selfish piece of mind"

“I can’t promise anything, but I won’t argue when you remind me to take breaks.. that’s a lie I problem will argue then listen”

"I don't mind arguing. I just want you to be safe"

"You aren't. I don't want you getting hurt at all if it's avoidable"

"... I'll agree if you stop pushing your limits so much. Also ow"

"I won't shut down dives fully, but I will continue to reject jobs if I think they're not something we can handle"

“I’d like to be included on these conversations”

"... fine"

“good”

He flops back down, face buried against Cheng Xiaoshi's chest again

“I love you, promise”

"... I'm still sorry"

“Don’t be, I’ll flick you again”

“I’m considering knocking some sense into you, I’m not gonna hit you because you’re protective of me”

"I'm also a terrible husband, so I'd deserve it"

“Excuse me? No you aren’t”

"Considering last night, I definitely am"

“You’d be a better one if you listened to me! I’m telling you than you’re not, and considering the fact you are my husband I think I’d know”

“Let me lecture you”

".... keep talking"

“You don’t get to decide how good a husband you are, I do.”

"Why do you get to insist you're a bad husband, then?"

“I don’t remember saying that”

"You did. So I get to say it too"

“Then I’ll quit saying it”

“I love you”

"... love you too. More than the timeline. I swear"

Idiot”

"What"

"Then why-?"

“I was teasing you”

..how damaged do you think my memory is?”

"I don't know"

“You thought I forgot I married you?”

"You seemed to have last night..."

“Ah.. sorry”

"It's okay"

“..any memory issues I have after a dive usually go away within an hour or so”

“I could never forget you”

".... you don't know that"

“Hm.. well if I did, I know for certain I’d fall in love with you al over again”

“What? I don’t.. well I don’t know”

“How does that matter? If I didn’t love you in a different timeline then does that make my love matter less?”

"... no"

“Then what?”

"... what?"

“Then what’s the issue”

"... you could've found someone who's more honest than me or who listens. You did say I'd be a better husband if I did"

“I love you but you do need to listen”

"I'm trying"

“Hm.. okay. We’re gonna try something I had to do at therapy.”

He lifts his head. So so tired and cautious

“Well I didn’t do it but it was something I was told about- anyway. Five questions, we will both be completely honest”

“No judgment, no argument. You can go first”

"... am I really that bad at listening to you?"

“Neither would I, I’ll fall inlove you with in every timeline”

"... promise?"

“I’ll love you til the very end”

"... mh. A very, very far away end I hope"

“Yeah, I hope so”

He clings sliiightly more

“I love tou@

“And I love you more but please let me pick you up or something my head is killing me

He just nods. Either in agreement or because he heard him talk and registered nothing

He scoops him up

He blinks, mildly startled

“I told you”

"... you did"

“I can put you down”

"No"

“Good”

“Nah I’m fine”

“I’m gonna put you on the couch to sleep”

“Guabg0

"I'm awake"

“Not for long”

"I just need coffee"

“No”

"Excuse me?"

“Go to sleep.”

"We're opening in... probably half an hour"

“Sleep.”

"We have work"

“I do not care”

"I care. We have rent"

“I can do it”

"We're a team, aren't we?"

“Sleep.”

"Xiaoshi"

“I don’t care.”

"I do"

Go to sleep”

"I'm not tired"

“You need sleep!”

"We were sleeping earlier"

For how long?”

"I don't know"

“Back to bed”

"I won't be able to sleep anyway-"

“Please try”

"We have work"

“Fine,” he sets him down so he can go to the bathroom to gab medicine

He's sliiightly pouting. And following him around

Dudes just faking pills, nothing to be worried about

He's being a loser, just standing in the doorway

“You okay?”

He wipes his hand on Cheng Xiaoshi's shirt and tries to just burrow under the blanket- still cling though

He tries to wiggle

He's the leech now

“Guang my head hurt”

“Guang? Whats wrong?”

“Uh.. probably meant the dive? I don’t really remember last night”

“Oh, uh.. I don’t think I went on a trip. Maybe I fell?”

“Guang. I don’t remember”

"... what do you remember?"

“Fighting with you, having a weird chat with a bartender and then going to a different bar”

“He was being all therapist-like”

“Why are you sorry?”

"I'm a terrible husband"

“No??”

"You thought I'd ever prioritize the timeline over you- I'd never see anything as more important than you"

“Wow you’ve changed.. or gotten more honest I can’t tell”

He blinks, staring at him. He looks pretty close to having a fifth breakdown

“Sorry that’s a bad joke- for the wrong reaction”

He is just staring. He can't tell if he was actually joking or trying to calm him down

“I love you?”

“Lu Guang, I wasn’t serious. I was just really stressed because it already felt like you didn’t trust me and I proved you right”

“If I had to chose between me or you I’d lose myself one way or another, I could never chose me. The guilt would eat me alive”

“I understand your worry but I wouldn’t be able to keep a promise not to, I care about people Lu Guang. I can’t help it”

"... I know"

“I don’t think I can escape my fate forever.. so if I can prevent someone else from dying prematurely then I’m happy”

“I don’t want to die!”

"Then don't throw yourself into harms way. Accept that you and your power have limits- Please. If for nothing else, then for my selfish piece of mind"

“I can’t promise anything, but I won’t argue when you remind me to take breaks.. that’s a lie I problem will argue then listen”

"I don't mind arguing. I just want you to be safe"

"You aren't. I don't want you getting hurt at all if it's avoidable"

"... I'll agree if you stop pushing your limits so much. Also ow"

"I won't shut down dives fully, but I will continue to reject jobs if I think they're not something we can handle"

“I’d like to be included on these conversations”

"... fine"

“good”

He flops back down, face buried against Cheng Xiaoshi's chest again

“I love you, promise”

"... I'm still sorry"

“Don’t be, I’ll flick you again”

“I’m considering knocking some sense into you, I’m not gonna hit you because you’re protective of me”

"I'm also a terrible husband, so I'd deserve it"

“Excuse me? No you aren’t”

"Considering last night, I definitely am"

“You’d be a better one if you listened to me! I’m telling you than you’re not, and considering the fact you are my husband I think I’d know”

“Let me lecture you”

".... keep talking"

“You don’t get to decide how good a husband you are, I do.”

"Why do you get to insist you're a bad husband, then?"

“I don’t remember saying that”

"You did. So I get to say it too"

“Then I’ll quit saying it”

“I love you”

"... love you too. More than the timeline. I swear"

Idiot”

"What"

"Then why-?"

“I was teasing you”

..how damaged do you think my memory is?”

"I don't know"

“You thought I forgot I married you?”

"You seemed to have last night..."

“Ah.. sorry”

"It's okay"

“..any memory issues I have after a dive usually go away within an hour or so”

“I could never forget you”

".... you don't know that"

“Hm.. well if I did, I know for certain I’d fall in love with you al over again”

“What? I don’t.. well I don’t know”

“How does that matter? If I didn’t love you in a different timeline then does that make my love matter less?”

"... no"

“Then what?”

"... what?"

“Then what’s the issue”

"... you could've found someone who's more honest than me or who listens. You did say I'd be a better husband if I did"

“I love you but you do need to listen”

"I'm trying"

“Hm.. okay. We’re gonna try something I had to do at therapy.”

He lifts his head. So so tired and cautious

“Well I didn’t do it but it was something I was told about- anyway. Five questions, we will both be completely honest”

“No judgment, no argument. You can go first”

"... am I really that bad at listening to you?"

“Neither would I, I’ll fall inlove you with in every timeline”

"... promise?"

“I’ll love you til the very end”

"... mh. A very, very far away end I hope"

“Yeah, I hope so”

He clings sliiightly more

“I love tou@

“And I love you more but please let me pick you up or something my head is killing me

He just nods. Either in agreement or because he heard him talk and registered nothing

He scoops him up

He blinks, mildly startled

“I told you”

"... you did"

“I can put you down”

"No"

“Good”

“Nah I’m fine”

“I’m gonna put you on the couch to sleep”

“Guabg0

"I'm awake"

“Not for long”

"I just need coffee"

“No”

"Excuse me?"

“Go to sleep.”

"We're opening in... probably half an hour"

“Sleep.”

"We have work"

“I do not care”

"I care. We have rent"

“I can do it”

"We're a team, aren't we?"

“Sleep.”

"Xiaoshi"

“I don’t care.”

"I do"

Go to sleep”

"I'm not tired"

“You need sleep!”

"We were sleeping earlier"

For how long?”

"I don't know"

“Back to bed”

"I won't be able to sleep anyway-"

“Please try”

"We have work"

“Fine,” he sets him down so he can go to the bathroom to gab medicine

He's sliiightly pouting. And following him around

Dudes just faking pills, nothing to be worried about

He wipes his hand on Cheng Xiaoshi's shirt and tries to just burrow under the blanket- still cling though

He tries to wiggle

He's the leech now

“Guang my head hurt”

“Guang? Whats wrong?”

“Uh.. probably meant the dive? I don’t really remember last night”

“Oh, uh.. I don’t think I went on a trip. Maybe I fell?”

“Guang. I don’t remember”

"... what do you remember?"

“Fighting with you, having a weird chat with a bartender and then going to a different bar”

“He was being all therapist-like”

“Why are you sorry?”

"I'm a terrible husband"

“No??”

"You thought I'd ever prioritize the timeline over you- I'd never see anything as more important than you"

“Wow you’ve changed.. or gotten more honest I can’t tell”

He blinks, staring at him. He looks pretty close to having a fifth breakdown

“Sorry that’s a bad joke- for the wrong reaction”

He is just staring. He can't tell if he was actually joking or trying to calm him down

“I love you?”

“Lu Guang, I wasn’t serious. I was just really stressed because it already felt like you didn’t trust me and I proved you right”

“If I had to chose between me or you I’d lose myself one way or another, I could never chose me. The guilt would eat me alive”

“I understand your worry but I wouldn’t be able to keep a promise not to, I care about people Lu Guang. I can’t help it”

"... I know"

“I don’t think I can escape my fate forever.. so if I can prevent someone else from dying prematurely then I’m happy”