He stretches out his front paws and gives a big yawn. Then he rests his head against Zishu's chest, listening to the even thrum of his heart. Oh this is a good one! Strong.
...has it loved before...?
"You're very kind!" Xiao Wei then gives a big sneeze. Uh oh, something made his nose itchy!
Zishu settles back against the tree he'd settled by to make himself a bit more comfortable a resting spot for Xiao Wei. Somehow, he doubts he'll be cold at night now, unless the fox decides this isn't as comfortable as believed.
He's loved many, and fiercely. Friends. Family. Home. And it's gotten him into trouble.
Then the fox sneezes! It's too cute! "Sleep if you can. Your body has been through trauma and needs the rest."
No, no, he is much too comfortable to leave. Xiao Wei curls in on himself after his sneeze and tucks his nose against his fur. He looks up at Zishu with bright blue eyes, eyes the color of the deepest, coldest ice.
"Don't try to stab me. I won't die; it will just hurt."
"I believe you." Xiao Wei is taking a chance because... He has to. He tried to get what he desires most from humans and they abandoned him in the end. This time, he has to do better.
His eyes close and his tails settle as he drifts off to sleep. In the morning, he rises early and shakes his fur, gently checking on Zishu by sniffing the man's cheek.
Zishu is too, frankly. A nine tailed fox has great power. And he's not defending himself against Xiao Wei.
True to his word, no harm comes to the fox while he sleeps, and Zishu has clearly settled into a meditative position by the time Xiao Wei wakes and sniffs at him. It pulls him awake, too, and he blinks, then offers a welcoming little smile as he studies how the fox moves.
Oddly enough...the nails hadn't woken him. "Good morning," he murmurs. "How does your tail feel?"
Just being near a nine-tailed fox will bring Zishu good luck. It is likely Xiao Wei's power that has subdued the effect of the nails, holding them suspended so they cause no further damage.
When he is greeted with a smile, Xiao Wei tries to copy Zishu, smiling in his fox form. He then glances back at his tails and waves them.
"Good! All healed." he itches behind his ear with his foot and then transforms back into a man, wrapping the robe Zishu had given him around him.
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Date: 2024-03-14 09:50 am (UTC)From:...has it loved before...?
"You're very kind!" Xiao Wei then gives a big sneeze. Uh oh, something made his nose itchy!
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:26 pm (UTC)From:He's loved many, and fiercely. Friends. Family. Home. And it's gotten him into trouble.
Then the fox sneezes! It's too cute! "Sleep if you can. Your body has been through trauma and needs the rest."
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:34 pm (UTC)From:"Don't try to stab me. I won't die; it will just hurt."
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:37 pm (UTC)From:"I made you a promise. It includes myself. No harm will come to you from humans as long as I am able to prevent it." Even at the cost of himself.
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:41 pm (UTC)From:His eyes close and his tails settle as he drifts off to sleep. In the morning, he rises early and shakes his fur, gently checking on Zishu by sniffing the man's cheek.
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:47 pm (UTC)From:True to his word, no harm comes to the fox while he sleeps, and Zishu has clearly settled into a meditative position by the time Xiao Wei wakes and sniffs at him. It pulls him awake, too, and he blinks, then offers a welcoming little smile as he studies how the fox moves.
Oddly enough...the nails hadn't woken him. "Good morning," he murmurs. "How does your tail feel?"
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Date: 2024-03-15 10:53 pm (UTC)From:When he is greeted with a smile, Xiao Wei tries to copy Zishu, smiling in his fox form. He then glances back at his tails and waves them.
"Good! All healed." he itches behind his ear with his foot and then transforms back into a man, wrapping the robe Zishu had given him around him.
"You're traveling to your home, right?"