feeling super normal about wen xiao feeling like she can breathe fully once again when the bai ze link shines between her and zhao yuanzhou. she can move and sprint anf jumo without feeling like she'll collapse in 9 seconds. her clothes feel alright and not grating on her skin. she can't get enough.
the first thing she does early early is to drag zyz down from where he is perched and go to where her father is. and with the biggest smile she demands a hug. confused and glancing at zyz and their joined hands, fan ying grants her what she wants. but that's not exactly what wx has in mind. so she asks him to hug tighter, and tighter, and tighter; all until she can finally feel around her the care he's tried so hard to hold back for her frail self. she can barely breathe in his arms; it's the best she's felt in years.
even more, she feels hunger. she wants to eat; wants to chew and savor and get an sctual full plate in her belly. her smile hurts a bit when she asks for a bigger plate, and sees zhuo yichen's smile tremble in the significance even if everyone is confused but indulging. she digs her chin into his shoulder as she waits for ying lei to spoil her, and answers bai jiu's silly questions with a laugh trapped behind her teeth.
wen xiao feels a slight tremble in the hand she hasn't let go of in the entire day, nd squeezes. she can't say it's okay, or that it will be better; but she feels great right now, and it's because of him. she will say it out loud if she must.
but first she must clear their schedules, she thinks as she looks to pei sijing sitting in front of her, and asks her out on a date.
