It doesn't matter what I think. I thought Wei Wuxian, too—
[ There was a time Jiang Cheng believed every word Wei Wuxian said to him. What reason did he have to doubt? They'd been together for everything, since Wei Wuxian came to Lotus Pier. ]
...I thought a lot of things.
[ That his parents would live to old age. That they had so much time together still, to sort out their differences, to love each other, to overcome all the world had to throw at them together.
That they three siblings would be there for each other forever.
Now he's here, with his sister's child, with nothing on his mind but loss and uncertainty. He lets out his breath, tight and pained, and holds Jin Ling that much closer. ]
...you're a good boy, A-Ling. And it wouldn't... be wrong of you, to leave. I just—
[ Jiang Cheng sucks in a breath, squeezing his eyes shut. ]
I'm just tired of always being the one left behind.
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[ There was a time Jiang Cheng believed every word Wei Wuxian said to him. What reason did he have to doubt? They'd been together for everything, since Wei Wuxian came to Lotus Pier. ]
...I thought a lot of things.
[ That his parents would live to old age. That they had so much time together still, to sort out their differences, to love each other, to overcome all the world had to throw at them together.
That they three siblings would be there for each other forever.
Now he's here, with his sister's child, with nothing on his mind but loss and uncertainty. He lets out his breath, tight and pained, and holds Jin Ling that much closer. ]
...you're a good boy, A-Ling. And it wouldn't... be wrong of you, to leave. I just—
[ Jiang Cheng sucks in a breath, squeezing his eyes shut. ]
I'm just tired of always being the one left behind.