( his fingers twitch faintly beneath wei ying's, but he doesn't move away.
there is something to be said for the fact that the liver is what processes poison. almost, he makes the quip.
but he is neither the first nor the last person to use humour as a deflection — so, rather than give voice to the subterfuge, he says nothing at all — simply focuses on the warmth of the man's hand, his presence and nearness, and the faint smell of camellia oil on his hair.
it is perhaps a small eternity later that he lifts their twined hands together, and presses a kiss against the back of his companion's hand.
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there is something to be said for the fact that the liver is what processes poison. almost, he makes the quip.
but he is neither the first nor the last person to use humour as a deflection — so, rather than give voice to the subterfuge, he says nothing at all — simply focuses on the warmth of the man's hand, his presence and nearness, and the faint smell of camellia oil on his hair.
it is perhaps a small eternity later that he lifts their twined hands together, and presses a kiss against the back of his companion's hand.
and then, quite abruptly, he is gone.
if anyone will understand why, it is wei ying. )