pcs with psyche

[diabolizes]

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[chrysaline]

[ He's so welcome here that he probably deserves his own key! As long as he doesn't mention the book cafe, in which case, he's exiled.

Psyche answers the door quickly enough. She looks a little tired, but of course happy to see him. ]

I meant to come find you this time... Did you want to come in?

[ Or out! Just not to the book cafe. ]

[diabolizes]

I'd like to come in, if you'll allow me.

[ He smiles, leaning against the doorframe as he pokes his head in. Is Waltaquin there? ]

[chrysaline]

Of course. You know you're always welcome.

[ At least with Psyche. But Waltaquin isn't here to voice an opinion, so Psyche steps back to let him in. ]

[diabolizes]

[ He laughs. ]

Good to know. I might just stop by in the dead of night one day.

[ But for now? He makes his way towards Psyche's bed and flops down onto it on his back. ]

[chrysaline]

Are you going to knock before you sneak in through the window? Do we need a signal?

[ She laughs and follows after him to sit down on the edge of the bed, reaching out to set her hand lightly on his chest. Hopefully he can ignore her feeling the need to check his heartbeat, considering the last time he was staying over in Kakapo. ]

[diabolizes]

[ He smiles a little as he realizes what she’s doing, but allows her to check anyway.

His heartbeat is slow, but at its normal pace. ]

What if I slid a note under the door to announce my arrival?

[chrysaline]

Then I wouldn't find it until the morning. But that might be nice...

[ The slight tension in her shoulders eases and she relaxes, flopping herself sideways to use his chest as a pillow. If he really is recovering, this much is fine. ]

[diabolizes]

A note to wake up to? I think that would be a great gift.

[ A hand automatically rises to rest on her head, his fingers idly combing through her hair. ]

...It's hard to believe someone got away with murder today.

[chrysaline]

[ She makes a quiet contented noise and shifts to swing her legs up onto the bed properly, draping them over his as she curls up against his side. ]

Maybe it's more surprising that it didn't happen sooner... it's a little frustrating, though. If we had more time...

[diabolizes]

[ He free hand settles at her waist as he sighs, clearly enjoying the contact. ]

I wonder if they’ll kill again. There isn’t anything we can do it about it, but I still wonder.

[ But he doesn’t sound all that worried. ]

[chrysaline]

[ She nods, closing her eyes and relaxing against him. Either she's also not worried or she's just too tired to be tense. ]

It would be easier to guess if we knew who, or why. Was it just a fight? I don't think they would have gone through all that trouble for Skywarp if they disliked him.

[ There's an undecided note there that isn't quite sadness. ]

[diabolizes]

I think that as well. They at least respected him enough to go through the trouble.

[ He pauses in thought, looking up at the ceiling. ]

I wonder if it was a duel.

[chrysaline]

[ She lets out a sigh as she reaches up to wind some of his hair lightly around her fingers, a little self-soothing. ]

I think Skywarp would have jumped at the chance if he thought it would be interesting. He might not have started it, but he would have accepted a challenge if someone gave it.

[diabolizes]

I think so too. It sounds likely to me, given what happened afterward.

[ He sighs. ]

But I suppose we won’t know unless the killer comes clean.

[chrysaline]

[ She hums in agreement and falls quiet for a few moments, her fingers still fidgeting in his hair, until: ]

You don't think it could have been Wang Lu, do you? When they were asking about his sword energy, I felt like my heart froze...

[diabolizes]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I asked him, and he said he felt offended that I would suggest he’d leave the body in the theater.

[ Wei Wuxian huffs out a laugh. ]

My heart stopped too, though. Sword slashes from the right cultivator would be strong enough to do a lot of damage.

[chrysaline]

[ She practically melts on top of him, expelling a huge exhausted sigh. ]

I thought it was something like that. He hasn't been training that long, but he's powerful, isn't he? That's such a relief...

[diabolizes]

[ He rubs her back, laughing softly. ]

I believe he wouldn’t have unfounded confidence. Though I can’t say for sure how strong he is, given he doesn’t exactly have a proper golden core.

[ He hums. ]

…I need to see him in action.

[chrysaline]

"Golden core"? Is that a cultivation thing you have in common?

[ She'll get back to the speculation, but this is important... especially the next part. She lifts her head enough to narrow her eyes at him a little. ]

He did offer to train with me, before... I'm not sure we should let you join until you're completely healed. And I'm probably not strong enough to get him to fight seriously, as I am.

[diabolizes]

I’m fully recovered, I promise.

[ But… hm. ]

I shouldn’t train with either of you. I’ve long since given up on using the sword. It wouldn’t be a fair fight for me. [ … ] And while Wang Lu and I have many cultivation similarities, we do not both have a golden core.

[chrysaline]

[ For a moment she eyes him doubtfully. But... he did say he would try to remember to be more open with them about things. So she needs to trust him. With another little huff she settles back down again. ]

I've only been training for two months. I wouldn't be much of an opponent, even if you're out of practice. [ Well, they both know who she carries her sword for. ] What do you fight with now? ...And what's the core?

[diabolizes]

The core is formed through training spiritual energy. It's the main principle of cultivation.

[ He thinks that's easy enough to understand without going into the nitty gritty of it all. ]

I use resentful energy, I don't use spiritual energy at all.

[chrysaline]

[ It's enough of an answer to go on, so she gives a nod and drums her fingers consideringly on his chest. ]

But you said you were having a hard time gathering resentful energy here, right? [ Well. There was whatever happened on Wednesday. ] Does that mean Wang Lu is stronger here? If you wanted to see him in action, I'm sure he'd be happy to show off for you.

[diabolizes]

I can think of nothing that would make him happier.

[ God, the look Wang Lu would give him… endearing and annoying at the same time. ]

Yes, he would likely be stronger. But I bet I would have been stronger than him without restrictions.

[chrysaline]

[ The look on Wei Wuxian's face at that... she can't suppress a laugh. ]

I think you're both very impressive. [ there, there. ] But after all, you're a clan patriarch and he's a disciple, right? So, I'm sure you would be.