[ there are so many things that hua cheng could say.
the memory is vague enough, if you don't know. if you haven't seen the downfall, haven't known the strife. if you weren't the one to bring them up out of the mire that their life had become.
but there are eyes watching them, aren't there? maybe not now, maybe not always, the same way xaphania and metatron weren't always watching. but there is that chance, that their hospitable host could turn his gaze to the two of them in this cold, quiet building, and bring punishment down upon their heads.
upon - ]
No. [ is all he says. he brings up a staying hand.
tanhua might not be connected to him anymore, but he knows tone and gesture - he is a smart animal, one that likes orion, and that is all. he moves over and snags a uniform sleeve with his teeth. it's harmless pressure, nothing to tear, and he just.
sits. ] You brought me here. We're both staying - I would much prefer your company over Virgo's.
[ and we are not talking about this, he does not say. but he expects orion to listen and to understand. ]
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the memory is vague enough, if you don't know. if you haven't seen the downfall, haven't known the strife. if you weren't the one to bring them up out of the mire that their life had become.
but there are eyes watching them, aren't there? maybe not now, maybe not always, the same way xaphania and metatron weren't always watching. but there is that chance, that their hospitable host could turn his gaze to the two of them in this cold, quiet building, and bring punishment down upon their heads.
upon - ]
No. [ is all he says. he brings up a staying hand.
tanhua might not be connected to him anymore, but he knows tone and gesture - he is a smart animal, one that likes orion, and that is all. he moves over and snags a uniform sleeve with his teeth. it's harmless pressure, nothing to tear, and he just.
sits. ] You brought me here. We're both staying - I would much prefer your company over Virgo's.
[ and we are not talking about this, he does not say. but he expects orion to listen and to understand. ]