pc catchall for wei wuxian (givethemhell)

[uncurtained]

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[uncurtained]

[She takes a sip as well, but as soon as she’s done:]

I’m not humoring you. You’re my friend.

[givethemhell]

[Oh no his heart... BECK IS TOO GOOD FOR HIM.]

Hah... A toast for my good luck, in that case - I'm changing it belatedly!

[uncurtained]

For many years to come.

[She sets her drink down on the bar. The both of them are still dripping wet, but as she looks up at the stars...]

Hey, do you want to dance?

[givethemhell]

[Apparently he's not all that bothered by being soaking wet, considering there isn't much hesitation before he's setting his glass down on the counter and holding a hand out to her.]

You keep having good ideas! Though it's been a long time since I've danced with anyone - I might not be able to keep up!

[uncurtained]

[She takes his hand easily, shaking her head (and taking care not to shake any water his way as she does).]

That's okay. We can do something slow.

[givethemhell]

Just as well! Wouldn't want to risk sliding across the deck and falling into the pool like this, anyway.

[He lifts one foot up and shakes his leg a bit, also shedding water...

But OUT ONTO A MORE OPEN PART HE GOES, pushing a few tables aside along the way to clear out a bigger space.]

Too bad I can't play the flute and dance at the same time, hm?

[uncurtained]

[She chuckles a little as he pushes the tables, shaking her head.]

It’d be nice if we had music, yeah. If I try to sing, bad things will happen. What about you?

[givethemhell]

[He just laughs at her self-described terrible singing skills SOMEONE HELP BECK...]

Mm, well - I could give it a try! Don't know many songs with lyrics, but I'm sure something will come to mind.

[THAT'S NOT HOW MEMORY WORKS but sure. He'll reach for her hands!]

Shall we?

[uncurtained]

[She takes his hands as he offers them, stepping into the space he made. She’ll let him lead.]

I’m curious about what kind of music your world has, honestly.

[givethemhell]

I hope it's to your tastes, then!

[He'll start first, leading them both in an aimless little circle in silence for a few beats as he searches his mind for a song.

Eventually, he settles on this! Which apparently is only as old as the 1600-1700s but i'm bending fkcin time and space i do what i want this is fantasy china. He also has an actual singing sample, wild.]

[uncurtained]

[He's just the right amount taller than her for her to carefully settle her head onto his shoulder, smiling faintly as she listens to him sing. She gives his hand a little squeeze as they sway aimlessly, peacefully.]

...It's pretty. Where did you learn it?

I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS AND YOU

[givethemhell]

[He laughs a little at the question, still swaying gently in time to the nonexistent beat that he'd set while singing.]

Mm, it's a folk song. You can hear just about anyone singing it all across the country! It's about picking a jasmine flower for a loved one - cute, right?

[SAPPY AND CUTE.]

sparkles gently in your direction

[uncurtained]

[She nods a little bit, intertwining her fingers with his as she does.]

It's pretty. We have music at home, obviously, but folk songs like those aren't as popular anymore.

[It's strange. They're here in the night air, soaking wet. She should be freezing, but there's a kind of warmth she can't place while she's with him like this.]

NEXT MG YOU BETTER NOT GRIPE WHEN I DIE FIRST

[givethemhell]

[He steps back a little after their fingers are intertwined, but only to give her a little spin! That's one way to get off some excess water. With a laugh:]

Hm, really? That's too bad! I've always found those types of songs to be some of the nicest. They tell the best stories, you know? It's always some sort of epic, or something soft and lovely, or completely ridiculous - you never know what you'll get!

[A MIXED BAG OF CHAOS of course he enjoys them...]

joke's on you i'm making sure i die w1 from now on

[uncurtained]

[She laughs, surprised, as he spins her. As some of the water moves off, she can feel the breeze on her face, now that it isn't so wet. It's nice.]

Do you know any others?

you fool you can do that all u want ill be the w0 tut kill every game

[givethemhell]

[Fortunately he's not as bendy as Higekiri so he doesn't try to dip her. Knowing their luck, she'd probably slip out of his hands and bonk her head on the deck...]

I do! Mm... Oh! Hah, how about this--

[As he starts up another song!]

[uncurtained]

[Now that the spin is done, she's intertwining her hands in his again, leaning her head on his shoulder once more. She's comfortable enough that she closes her eyes, her smile gentle.]

...It reminds me of something my dad used to sing to me.

[Not the exact melody or lyrics, of course, but - the slow and melancholy way it goes along. Her hands tighten a little bit on his.]

[givethemhell]

[With her leaning against him, he's careful to support her, still gently swaying and turning in a little, aimless circle. He glances down toward the side of her head, then back up to the sky, humming out a few repeated bars from the melody.]

—Haha, that's not too surprising. That one's a folk lullaby, pretty popular in the northeast.

[uncurtained]

It's a nice memory.

[One of the few she has of him. She keeps on swaying with him, but there's something about her voice that sounds far away. Not unhappy, just - thoughtful.]

[givethemhell]

[There's a little beat of silence that passes, his attention drifting back from the stars to Beck.]

—You know, we've been talking for weeks and I still feel like there are a lot of things I don't know about you! I don't even know if you have any siblings.

[uncurtained]

[She nods, as much as she can with her head pressed to his shoulder.]

Yeah. Two of them, actually... Clyde and Anya. They're both older.

[Her parents really were wild in the naming department.]

[givethemhell]

Ah! Really? [CLYDE, ANYA AND GUINEVERE...] Are the three of you close?

[She hasn't mentioned them at all but there could be so many reasons for that...]

[uncurtained]

Not too close, but... We don’t dislike each other or anything. They stayed on the island when I moved to the city, so it’s hard to get together.

[She closes her eyes again, exhaling softly.]

We were really close when we were younger, though.

[givethemhell]

Ah... Well, it's pretty natural for siblings to drift a bit as everyone gets older, I think. It's good you don't seem to have a bad relationship, though!

[TREASURE YOUR SIBLINGS BECK ONE DAY THEY MAY BE DEAD AND/OR OUT FOR YOUR BLOOD.]

[uncurtained]

Yeah. After my dad left... It got a little harder for all of us, too, I guess.

[Still swaying, in the same casual tone of voice.]