Inbox: Ximilia

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// Wei Wuxian

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XIMILIA

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[The smile that crosses his face is bright and excited in a subdued kind of way. Lao Tzu he recognizes. Of course Jake would know his work. He chuckles under his breath and shakes his head, not unmindful of the brightness in Jake's eyes.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. He can't say he disagrees.

Of all the strange and wonderous things he's encountered in his time on the Ximilia, he never could have imagined a dog crying for him. If Jake were with him in person, even if he were his dog self and not disguised as a rabbit, Wei Wuxian thinks he'd have the courage to reach out and stroke along his head, at least once.]

Who knows if they'll end up on the Ximilia, but who's to say in my next life I won't be someone who loves dogs? [He returns that wink. There's also the chance he could be a dog next time around, but even the thought makes him shiver and he won't voice it in case that teases the universe into making it real.]

For now, I'm content. [He pauses and then shakes his head.] No, I'm happy. I'm surrounded by people I love, exploring the farthest reaches of the universe, seeing sights I never could have imagined. How could I not be happy?

[That sincere smile doesn't waver even once.]

[doooooog]

Couldn't have said it better myself, bro. [ You could hardly call the two men mirrors of each other; one an extremely pleasant looking young human and the other a rough approximation of a rabbit with gray fur peppering his face in dusty patches. Even so, the smile Wei Wuxian offers is returned from Jake with identical sentiment.

How could they not be happy, really? ]

I should probably get back to my man's best friend gig. [ It's spoken around a yawn, betraying just how tired Jake really was. It was still quite early by the Federation clock, but Emerton was a pathologically early riser. Wouldn't be more than an hour before the man was shuffling about his morning routine, Jake waddling dutifully after him. ] Thanks for keeping me company, dude.

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[The brightness of his smile lowers to a simmer and he nods.]

Thank you for being a bunny. And for listening. [A pause and then.] I'm going to do my best to...to be able to make it so you don't always have to be a bunny. [Because even if Jake is willing, it seems silly to ask someone he cares about never to be themselves around him.]

I hope you don't mind being patient in the meantime.

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[ Jake quirks his nose at the offer, genuine surprise giving way to a spontaneous grin. All things being equal, it was the kind of earnest expression that would look far less natural on a dog than it did on a rabbit. ]

That's... I dunno what to say man, I know that's not a small deal. Thank you. [ Jake means it, yellow cotton tail wagging involuntarily. The genuineness of Jake's reaction was rapidly eroding the illusion's verisimilitude, but it was a worthy sacrifice. ] Take as long as you need.

[ If there was one nice thing about being on borrowed time, it was knowing the value of asking for more. ]

Sleep tight, dude.