He remembers looking at the young general and wishing so desperately to see *his* Shen Wei again, the one he's holding in his arms right now. And then when the time came, he just wanted to stay with the younger, battle-worn version-- the version that needed him more, he thought for an agonizing second, before he realized the opposite was true.
I love the contradiction here, and that Zhao Yunlan is aware of it himself.
The third time, he asked Shen Wei to loosen his braids, so his hair fell in a thick, soft curtain over his shoulders. He ran his fingers through it, leaning in to kiss a palmful of it, quietly breathing Shen Wei in.
🥺 perfect, my favourite lines.
Thanks so much for writing this little gem for me!
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That's beautiful and a little sad and I love it.
He remembers looking at the young general and wishing so desperately to see *his* Shen Wei again, the one he's holding in his arms right now. And then when the time came, he just wanted to stay with the younger, battle-worn version-- the version that needed him more, he thought for an agonizing second, before he realized the opposite was true.
I love the contradiction here, and that Zhao Yunlan is aware of it himself.
The third time, he asked Shen Wei to loosen his braids, so his hair fell in a thick, soft curtain over his shoulders. He ran his fingers through it, leaning in to kiss a palmful of it, quietly breathing Shen Wei in.
🥺 perfect, my favourite lines.
Thanks so much for writing this little gem for me!