[..he looks distressed? oh no, he's out of practice at maintaining his unflappable and polite mask, clearly. Jin Guangyao smiles again and, unable to prevaricate any further, accepts Lan Xichen's invitation to step inside.
he has been extraordinarily careful not to intrude upon his sworn brother's privacy in their shared space, and so can't help a bit of curiosity regarding how this small spare room has been decorated. don't hold it against him for looking around just a bit, er-ge. then, sighing, he turns to look up at Lan Xichen again. regret.jpeg.]
I fear I must first apologize. I may have unintentionally placed Er-ge in a difficult position.
[he opens his mouth again to explain further. he closes it. he opens it again. then he gives up and instead just takes out his omni, browses back to that conversation with Palamedes, and grimly extends it out to Xichen without looking him in the eye as he does so.]
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he has been extraordinarily careful not to intrude upon his sworn brother's privacy in their shared space, and so can't help a bit of curiosity regarding how this small spare room has been decorated. don't hold it against him for looking around just a bit, er-ge. then, sighing, he turns to look up at Lan Xichen again. regret.jpeg.]
I fear I must first apologize. I may have unintentionally placed Er-ge in a difficult position.
[he opens his mouth again to explain further. he closes it. he opens it again. then he gives up and instead just takes out his omni, browses back to that conversation with Palamedes, and grimly extends it out to Xichen without looking him in the eye as he does so.]