He didn't know, when she'd asked. He knew he had love for his yaksha family, for the Archon who saved his life, for the Traveler. And yet, when Nona took his hand –
I love you.
– and told him those three words herself, he couldn't say it back. Xiao didn't know how he felt. All he knew was he had the desire to protect her and be there for her.
Weeks later, he knows, now. He knows who he loves here. There are quite a few, like the Dodo cabana, Wei Wuxian, Haruka. He wouldn't have realized his feelings for his partner if not for Nona.
...Ah. He never told her he loved her, too, did he.
Crea's text and the announcement start to sink in. Xiao stares blankly at the ground beneath him as his eyes, for the first time in decades, start to well up with tears. One trickles out from the corner of his eye and down his cheek.
One more person he couldn't save. One more person he couldn't protect. But it's time to get back to business, isn't it?
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He didn't know, when she'd asked. He knew he had love for his yaksha family, for the Archon who saved his life, for the Traveler. And yet, when Nona took his hand –
I love you.
– and told him those three words herself, he couldn't say it back. Xiao didn't know how he felt. All he knew was he had the desire to protect her and be there for her.
Weeks later, he knows, now. He knows who he loves here. There are quite a few, like the Dodo cabana, Wei Wuxian, Haruka. He wouldn't have realized his feelings for his partner if not for Nona.
...Ah. He never told her he loved her, too, did he.
Crea's text and the announcement start to sink in. Xiao stares blankly at the ground beneath him as his eyes, for the first time in decades, start to well up with tears. One trickles out from the corner of his eye and down his cheek.
One more person he couldn't save. One more person he couldn't protect. But it's time to get back to business, isn't it?
It's a good thing Haruka is here.
Xiao is silent. ]