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[ The laugh surprises even Zishu and he grins at his silly love. ]

It seems to like you. Have you figured out how it eats?

[ As if he's going to tell his Lao Wen no! ]

[Kexing cradles the little monster, tickling their belly. Their discombobulated legs flail and he grins.]

I have no idea! Maybe it doesn't need that kind of food?

Look at how pudgy he is!

[ Zishu chuckles, head lowered but gaze fixed on Kexing and the little monster. ]

Maybe. Keep an eye on it though. It's your responsibility, Lao Wen.

I will! [The chaos creature flops against his chest and...sighs? Somehow? Kexing is thoroughly enamored.]

He'll be good, I know it! Come give him a hug, A-Xu~

[ Smirking, he lifts his head, tilting it a little as he aims a playfully doubtful look at Kexing. ]

Is he the only one who wants a hug?

Of course not! [Kexing declares immediately, pursing his lips ridiculously.] I want A-Xu hugs too. You didn't forget me, did you?

[ He laughs softly and shakes his head a little. ]

Who could forget you?

Someone could, but A-Xu wouldn't. [He wraps the little monster in a blanket and grins how they settle down, seemingly content.]

I'm glad I kept the egg.

Never. [ Even before he'd known his Lao Wen was his little lost brother, he'd felt that connection. Oh, he'd fought it! Until Kexing had told him.

Zishu smiles gently at how cutely the little monster settles in that blanket. ]

You did well.

We're all little monsters inside, I'm sure of it! He's a good boy. [Kexing has no idea what gender the poor creature might be, but... This is fine. Maybe gender doesn't matter to little monsters.]

A-Xu is his father.

We both certainly are. [ But that's fine. Zishu snickers quietly and grins at his soulmate again. ]

Does that make Lao Wen my wife, now?

Your monster is perfect. [He lifts their new baby, blanket and all and sits down in a chair, tucking the Hundun against his chest.]

Would you abandon the mother of your child? A-Xu.

[ He laughs softly and shakes his head at his silly love. ]

I will not abandon my Lao Wen.

So you'll marry me? [He brightens as if he has managed the impossible.]

[ Trying to control his wide grin now, he raises his brows and blinks, schooling his mouth into something more severe. ]

What kind of proposal is that?

[ Clicking his tongue, he lifts his chin. ]

Surely you can do better.

[He clutches the now...cooing? how is it cooing?...creature to his shoulder, blushing profusely.]

I can! But it would be better if you...and I...were face to face.

A-Xu, where are you?

[ ...Oh.

Oh.

Now his heart flutters and he ducks his head a little. His Lao Wen teases, but this...not this. His gaze softens helplessly and he takes a seat in his little room before answering. ]

My room. It's small, but you can come live with me. It's where you belong, anyway.

[He isn't teasing. Not about this! He rises and tucks their little monster into a satchel that is made out of cleverly looped and knotted blankets. The baby rests against his chest quite happily.]

I'm a dreg, A-Xu. Are you sure you want me?

[ He lifts his face just enough for his steady gaze to be seen and felt. ]

They don't know you. I want you.

[A shiver runs down his back and he hurries on his way.]

We're coming to you.

[He finds Zishu's room without difficulty, holding onto their bond. He will always be able to find his soulmate.

His hand shakes as he knocks.]

[ He waits, forcing himself to be still even as he follows that sense of his soulmate come closer. Closer...There. The knock follows and he stands, crossing the small space to open the door. He reaches for that trembling hand to tug Kexing wordlessly inside before closing the door behind him.

The cute little monster gets a pet over its...back? But he only has eyes for Wen Kexing. ]

[Kexing holds his breath as he is tugged inside. He stares at his A-Xu, completely entranced. No finer beauty exists. This is the man his heart belongs to - for always. He sets the small creature on a cushioned chair and then kneels before his soulmate.]

A-Xu...

Will you marry me? I mean it. I don't want anyone else. Ever. Just you.

[ Zishu gazes right back, sinking into the peace and endless acceptance in his Lao Wen's eyes. Then that action, those words, a shiver runs through him and he swallows before slowly reaching out and burying a hand in his soulmate's soft hair. ]

Yes. You are the only one I want. The only one I need.

[He accepts every bit of his A-Xu. Every lie, every sin, every victory, every defeat, every weakness, every strength. All of it. He is shaking as he waits for an answer, praying and hoping that his dearest dream is possible. He leans into the hand in his hair, his gaze never leaving his A-Xu's perfect face.]

...A-Xu! [He launches himself forward and embraces Zishu with a laugh.]

[ How can he do any less for his Lao Wen? He doesn't care about the murders, the torture, any of it that Kexing has heaped on others. Zishu is hardly better!

He laughs as his silly love leaps at him and wraps his arms around him to hold him tight. ]

Lao Wen~