˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ

╭──╯ .˚ · . 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 . . . · . ˚ ·

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

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[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - cold-blooded creature is somewhat scared.
A little.

Maybe more for her little human than for herself.
Although she wouldn't say that out loud.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

It's alright.
They're here for that.
Mostly.

Slithering from her neck to her arm as he leans back down.
Tongue quickly poking out to feel the air.

"Sssstupid."

Affectionately.

"You need to take more breaksss."

It's getting worse indeed.
Which is to be expected, -

[࣪ 𝕯𝖗. 𝕭┈𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐡𝐮 . ℘ 𓂃 @SELFlSHDOCTOR]

. . . What would he do
Without her ーー he was
So preoccupied that he hadn't
Even noticed.

❝Right, I will .❞

Putting a hand over
His head, he finally felt
How heavy it felt.

❝Oh dear .❞

Eyes closed, she leans
Back down, taking a deep
Breath. It's getting worse,
Lately.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - "Only a fool wouldn't be ssscared.
It'sss good, at leassst you haven't lossst your mind yet."

She teases, nudging her a bit more.

"As mere consssolation, I'll remind you thhat you're not alone.
We're in thissss togethher, heh."

Even the small, -

[丨匚ㄚ 尺乇丂ㄩ尺尺乇匚ㄒ丨ㄖ几 @qiqipresent]

——>𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚎

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - withh a priccce, alwaysss."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - "I won't tell if you asssk me not to.
But pieccce of advicccce . . .

You cannot hide ssssuch thhingsss forever."

They probably know already, to some extent.
Some things are easily noticeable.

And a quickly declining health is hard to hide.

"Lying comesss -

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - they've both done until now, but maybe it wasn't much of a problem . . .
Until now.

Meh.

For now, she's gotta heal those ribs anyway.
There's no living that bed anytime soon, and it's not like Changsheng can go far without him.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - in the eyes.
Staring.

"It could hurt to assssk.
And it could hurt to try and bargain.

You don't know thisss doctor after all."

Shaking her head.

"Thhhink fassst, but thhhink hard.
Thisss isss a one time decccision."

No going back.

Like everything -

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - while you rest.
Think hard before making a decision.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - with a certain cost . . .
Is this the risk he's willing to take ?

"That could be very dangeroussss . . ."

Not a warning, more of a simple statement.
They'll be with him no matter she decides to do anyway.

"There are worssst thingss than deathhh."

Think hard -

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - are literally connected.

"What even are you thhhhinking about, fool . . ."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - himself with her powers, and they wouldn't be just a weak little snake.

. . .

Who knows, maybe death would have been a better outcome ?
Bleh.

Ssss-ing in her ear as they could feel the energy shift.
There's no hiding anything to each other when your souls -

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - your mind anyway.
You will keep trying, and trying, and trying . . ."

Until he simply can't anymore.
She's accepted this outcome long ago, even before Baizhu.
But he clearly hasn't.

". . . you ressst now.
Hush."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆. ࿐ྂ @RULEROFTHESOUL]

@SELFlSHDOCTOR - your resssponsssibility."

And he shouldn't be hers either and yet, here they are, wiping her tears right after taking her back from Death's hands.
Hmph. What a pain.

"How sssstubborn."

She adds, quite fondly.
Tongue tasting the air.

"I know I cannot change -