[His smile dims for just a moment before he catches it. Wei Wuxian's sure that if it had been an option for Itachi in his home world, he'd have taken peace.
It would be a foolish thing to bring up Itachi's comparison to the Darkling again so he doesn't. Still, it's all just further proof to Wei Wuxian that they aren't the same kind of man, no matter what lies in Itachi's past. When he's given the option, Itachi chooses peace. The betrayal between them lies as the single outlier, and even that hadn't been an act of outright violence despite how capable he'd have been of it. He could have just as easily fulfilled his goal with a violent act.
It makes his heart ache deeply for his friend, because it settles something in him that he's suspected for some time. Whatever Itachi did—whatever atrocities lay in his past—he was backed into a corner and robbed of choice.
But he says none of that, only shoots his friend an affection filled smile.]
And yet here you are, acting as my better conscience. [And since there is a compliment threatening to spill from his lips—the kind that he knows Itachi will hate, he bites his tongue and looks in the direction of the door instead.]
Just don't befriend too many of them. I don't need the competition.
๏ผ there is a sharp awareness that exists between them, honed to the edge of an impossible knife. itachi knows — can guess — what passes through the man's mind in what follows, and he sets his jaw stubbornly, feeling more vulnerable now than he can recall ever being in his presence. even on his knees, bent to the floor in obeisance, he had not felt so seen. ๏ผ
I will endeavour to keep the number suitably low, for your sake.
๏ผ it's a joke, mostly because he does not care to examine the matter closely enough to respond with any measure of seriousness. ๏ผ
Good, thank you. [Flippant and not at all sincere. He's too close to the edge of something that will throw them both off balance if they tip over, and so he takes care not to test it.]
Alright. I should get back. [There's nothing to get back to, but he doesn't like overstaying his welcome even if Itachi always gives him a look if he suggests that's what he's doing. He rises to his feet and pats invisible dust from his robes.]
I'll let you know if I learn anything else, and I'll do my best not to punch anyone for now. Unless they deserve it.
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It would be a foolish thing to bring up Itachi's comparison to the Darkling again so he doesn't. Still, it's all just further proof to Wei Wuxian that they aren't the same kind of man, no matter what lies in Itachi's past. When he's given the option, Itachi chooses peace. The betrayal between them lies as the single outlier, and even that hadn't been an act of outright violence despite how capable he'd have been of it. He could have just as easily fulfilled his goal with a violent act.
It makes his heart ache deeply for his friend, because it settles something in him that he's suspected for some time. Whatever Itachi did—whatever atrocities lay in his past—he was backed into a corner and robbed of choice.
But he says none of that, only shoots his friend an affection filled smile.]
And yet here you are, acting as my better conscience. [And since there is a compliment threatening to spill from his lips—the kind that he knows Itachi will hate, he bites his tongue and looks in the direction of the door instead.]
Just don't befriend too many of them. I don't need the competition.
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I will endeavour to keep the number suitably low, for your sake.
๏ผ it's a joke, mostly because he does not care to examine the matter closely enough to respond with any measure of seriousness. ๏ผ
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Alright. I should get back. [There's nothing to get back to, but he doesn't like overstaying his welcome even if Itachi always gives him a look if he suggests that's what he's doing. He rises to his feet and pats invisible dust from his robes.]
I'll let you know if I learn anything else, and I'll do my best not to punch anyone for now. Unless they deserve it.