[ It feels so odd to use the name for someone he considers a friend. In spite of that, it's no good to run from the truth. If they truly did have a chance at shifting their relationship, it has to be without pretense. ]
Thank you for wanting to keep me safe, but I'm not someone who can't handle the truth.
[ Xingchen can say that without a doubt because he doesn't know the severity of what he's done. Should he know, Xue Yang's worry would likely come to fruition.
Perhaps it's a blessing for them both when Xue Yang mentions his relationship with Zichen. It's certainly a distraction. ]
Married?
[ They've gotten that close? How much time have they spent here, away from their world? The relationship is deeper than Xingchen anticipated. His feelings are too hard to identify.
The last confession certainly doesn't clarify anything.
The pause assures he can find the right words to express how he feels. Xingchen has certainly felt those emotions for Zichen, and it would be a lie to say something hadn't developed for Xue Yang when they were living together in Yi City. However, it's not as easy as he wishes it could be. ]
If you and Zichen are happy, then I am happy for you.
[ Happiness is one of the emotions he feels. ]
As for my place in the relationship... [ His lips thin. ] Zichen and I parted with a lot of pain. I haven't seen him for years. The relationship you and I built... some of it was built with pieces I didn't know existed.
[ It's his confession that there was a relationship, that something did exist for both men. ]
I would like to get to know Zichen again, and to learn about the changed Xue Yang.
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[ It feels so odd to use the name for someone he considers a friend. In spite of that, it's no good to run from the truth. If they truly did have a chance at shifting their relationship, it has to be without pretense. ]
Thank you for wanting to keep me safe, but I'm not someone who can't handle the truth.
[ Xingchen can say that without a doubt because he doesn't know the severity of what he's done. Should he know, Xue Yang's worry would likely come to fruition.
Perhaps it's a blessing for them both when Xue Yang mentions his relationship with Zichen. It's certainly a distraction. ]
Married?
[ They've gotten that close? How much time have they spent here, away from their world? The relationship is deeper than Xingchen anticipated. His feelings are too hard to identify.
The last confession certainly doesn't clarify anything.
The pause assures he can find the right words to express how he feels. Xingchen has certainly felt those emotions for Zichen, and it would be a lie to say something hadn't developed for Xue Yang when they were living together in Yi City. However, it's not as easy as he wishes it could be. ]
If you and Zichen are happy, then I am happy for you.
[ Happiness is one of the emotions he feels. ]
As for my place in the relationship... [ His lips thin. ] Zichen and I parted with a lot of pain. I haven't seen him for years. The relationship you and I built... some of it was built with pieces I didn't know existed.
[ It's his confession that there was a relationship, that something did exist for both men. ]
I would like to get to know Zichen again, and to learn about the changed Xue Yang.