[ he comes to a stop a foot from the bed, hovering while trying to make it look like he isn't. he's still not sure what to do with the weird somersaults his heart is making at seeing Sizhui sprawled out on his bed, so he tries to push that back in favour of trying to speak with a relatively calm voice. (everything is relative). maybe he's having a slight panic attack... that would explain the heart palpitations, and it's not like it'd be the first time it's happened.
though it's different, tight and kind of fluttery in his chest and wow he takes a quiet breath. ]
Twisted something? You? You're not an old man, how can you— actually forget that. Just... do you need anything?
[ and wow, don't tell anyone you lied, Lan Sizhui. that's so brazen, breaking a sect rule like that. not that Jin Ling would care, he'd rather just be surprised that it'd be you and not Jingyi who'd dare to fib. isn't that like the most known Lan rule there is? ]
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though it's different, tight and kind of fluttery in his chest and wow he takes a quiet breath. ]
Twisted something? You? You're not an old man, how can you— actually forget that. Just... do you need anything?
[ and wow, don't tell anyone you lied, Lan Sizhui. that's so brazen, breaking a sect rule like that. not that Jin Ling would care, he'd rather just be surprised that it'd be you and not Jingyi who'd dare to fib. isn't that like the most known Lan rule there is? ]