rewriter | w2 curfew: half the game is already here.

[ fei du is here, curled up in a library seating area with a fancy blanket and Wenzhou’s green coat over his shoulders. he looks better than earlier, if still bruised up around the throat, is no longer covered in egg, and is just very pale and generally emotionally a hollow void.

he’s also playing patapon on his PSP and probably leaning against wenzhou. ]

[ yeah once wenzhou sits down, it's here, and he Does Not Move the entire time after. he just listens to fei du play his game, occasionally looking down to see how he's doing during a little boss battle.

frets angrily. ]

[ there’s a flicker of warmth and emotion that’s very genuine when Wenzhou is right there, and one point he tips his head up towards him when he thinks no one is looking. ]

[ his heart lurches, but he tries not to make a big deal out of the jump in his emotions, to not draw attention to it and their little corner of the library party.

he mumbles something that sounds like you're not going to distract me but there's not heat as he ducks his head down. ]

[ smooch. ❤️]

I’m behaving.

You'd goddamn better.

[ he pulls the blanket up more, and mushes closer carefully. ]

In case you forgot, I don't really enjoy being in pain.

[ mumbled, but he just lets wenzhou do whatever he wants. zero heat to his comeback. ]

[both he and wenzhou will get gentle concerned vibes from near where kaveh is sitting, when nahida peeks out over the top of her book at them.]

[ he will smile and give her a little wave when he looks up from his game. emotionally it is a void. ]

[she smiles faintly and waves back. she is not emotionally a void - she is still very worried - but she looks calm.]

[ she watches quietly from a respectful distance...

pata-pata-pata-pon... ]

[ patapata….

when he senses he’s being looked at, he will finish the level, and then, with a hint of amusement and affection: ] Do you want to come watch, Yuzuriha?

[ she nods and scoots closer to him so they're almost brushing shoulders. she won't broach the topic unless he does first, so she puts her attention on the device in his hands instead. (her emotions are carefully restrained, but he will feel a little amused fondness in return!) ]

I was wondering what your personal item was...

[ she hasn't seen it turned on yet, or something ]

Mm. It’s a game system.

[ in the void of his emotions, there’s slightly appreciative, reflected warm under lots of tiredness, and something quietly thankful, too. He does not stop her from scooching in and makes a little bit of extra space so she can see. he’s on a new level! the patas are poning. ]

All based on rhythm, see? [ fei du loves pretending things are normal thank u ur a godsend ]

[ in this house we luv to ignore our problems. she's good at maintaining a steady calm, too, despite her external behavior. ]

It's cute. [ she's genuinely intrigued. her first vidya... ]

You make it look so easy.

[ thank you you are so valid

he hums, tapping a button or two. ]

I've played this game to its completion way too many times. I usually just erase it and start over again when I've finished - it's just an old favorite. [ so he's experienced!! ] Do you want to try? Or just watch?

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[tiredly glances at his psp... how's his game going?]

[ it's good! he's playing through a boss level - very calm and trying to focus on it instead of like, anything else.

despite the emotional void, there's a soft flicker of care and worry, and the corner of his mouth lifts a bit before he shifts so she can see the screen a little better. let's vibe. ]

[ vague hints of concern are mixed with wryness as zelda approaches. ]

I do hope your literary tastes are less macabre than your artistic ones.

[ wenzhou, from the side, eyes closed as he just Vibes: ] They're not.

I'm joking. For what it's worth, I actually appreciated the painting in question, once he explained its background to me.

[ rude

there's like no real emotional response, but the corner of his mouth lifts anyway. ]

Mmm - no, not really, unfortunately. Most classic literature tends to be pretty brutal.

That's fair. A bulk of history, no matter what world, is written in blood, after all.

[ ... ]

On that topic... how are you faring?

[ no more blood

ah, though; when it switches tacks to talk about him, fei du's smile gets a little larger, just a bit. his emotions are still basically a void. ]

Now that I'm not covered in egg yolk, better.

I suppose you've already spoken about it at length with others...

[ nyeh. she sits down next to him, folding her legs and glancing at the screen of his psp. ]

Would you tell me what you're doing now, instead?