Good. ( he really seems to mean that, sounding genuinely relieved in a way that can't be entirely blamed on jiang cheng's increased ability to help find their sister. )
Which half do you want? ( that's what makes sense to him, splitting it half and half. he'd personally rather be searching together rather than separately, but that's likely biased by the part of him that feels incrementally more normal than he has in as long as he can remember, being able to work together like this. )
[ Why does it have to be half and half? Why can't they go together, having another's back? It won't be as it used to be, too much has happened, but it would be for Yanli...
He swallows hard, fighting back both the plea and the hurt and the anger and all the other complicated emotions wrapped up in them. ]
I'll go north [ he says quietly. Very quietly. He doesn't trust his voice not to betray him if he tries for more. ] Tell me if you find something.
( jiang cheng, jiang cheng, do you not realize you're the reason why? wei ying would delightedly search the woods together, regardless of how much less ground they might cover, if jiang cheng hadn't made it perfectly clear how he felt about any unnecessary contact between them.
the reply is too quiet. wei ying refuses to guess at what he's done wrong this time. down that path lies madness, and he's already toeing that line just through sheer worry over jiang yanli. ) Of course, ( he assures, one more thing that comes too sincerely, with too much familiarity. he really needs to be more careful with that.
instead, after a moment, ) Good luck. ( and then he's hanging up. it's time to get back to searching. if she is out there somewhere (which she is! because she has to be), then he can't stand to leave her alone in these woods for any longer than necessary. )
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Which half do you want? ( that's what makes sense to him, splitting it half and half. he'd personally rather be searching together rather than separately, but that's likely biased by the part of him that feels incrementally more normal than he has in as long as he can remember, being able to work together like this. )
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He swallows hard, fighting back both the plea and the hurt and the anger and all the other complicated emotions wrapped up in them. ]
I'll go north [ he says quietly. Very quietly. He doesn't trust his voice not to betray him if he tries for more. ] Tell me if you find something.
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the reply is too quiet. wei ying refuses to guess at what he's done wrong this time. down that path lies madness, and he's already toeing that line just through sheer worry over jiang yanli. ) Of course, ( he assures, one more thing that comes too sincerely, with too much familiarity. he really needs to be more careful with that.
instead, after a moment, ) Good luck. ( and then he's hanging up. it's time to get back to searching. if she is out there somewhere (which she is! because she has to be), then he can't stand to leave her alone in these woods for any longer than necessary. )