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I've got something fun~ [He is practically singing in his joy, but he is smart enough to stay in the shadows with his prize.]

Thank you! I'll be good and only use it for the best purposes, obviously.

[What a good boy. He deserves a treat - especially after that toy cat debacle.]

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[ Uncertainty touches him at the quick plea. But is also soothed at the promise. ]

A-Yang. [ The fond nickname, to remind the other man of the bond they've managed to form anew. ]

You gave me your word. You have given me no reason, here, to doubt you.

Tell me?

[His insides curl happily at the sound of his nickname. He closes his eyes contentedly and takes a deep breath.]

It's the Yin Tiger Tally. I was working on it and it's powerful.

[ Brave. Xingchen hears that breath and knows it's hard for Xue Yang to answer. Afraid that this fragile bond is too fragile for it.

And oh. Unseen, but Xue Yang likely knows him well enough to not need to see it, Xingchen bites his lip as he thinks on that. And worries at it. ]

Yes, it's powerful. But I don't want you using it if it hurts you. Even if it might help me. Be careful, A-Yang, if you use it. You matter too.

[He made a promise and he has every intention of keeping it. The shadows, the resentful energy don't matter to him more than Xingchen. He has a reason to fight the pull of the Tiger Tally, but they both know it's not a single battle; it's a war.]

It's my last weapon to keep you safe, Daozhang. I'll use Jiangzai first and whatever else I can get my hands on. I know what the Tally can do.

[ They matter to Xingchen. It can't be helping Xue Yang's temper! But he's made his choice, to trust Xue Yang. To give him that chance to have someone believe him. Believe in him. And he has seen efforts to rise to that chance.

So he trusts. ]

And to keep you safe. Don't forget about that while protecting me, alright?

[He can keep the Tally quiet for the time being, stuffing it up his sleeve or down his robe. If it's against him like that, he can use his core to control it. Continuously. That's what he had done in Yi City.]

I'll remember to eat and when we sleep, Shuanghua and Jiangzai can watch over it for me.

[ This gremlin he lives with is far stronger than their world ever gave him credit for. Poorly treated. Poorly trained. And yet Xue Yang has managed to get this far? Amazing. ]

I will guard your sleep as well.

[He was raised in extremes, parented by cruelty and necessity. Either he died or he became exceptionally clever. Xue Yang had chosen the latter because he doesn't believe in just giving up.]

My A-Chen will look after me?

[ To have the determination to never give up is exceptional in itself. Xingchen nods, though it might not be seen. ]

Mm. I will look after my A-Yang.

[He can sense the approval and it warms him to his toes.]

I want to see you. I miss your pretty face.

[ Maybe Xue Yang's playfulness is rubbing off on him, but Xingchen fumbles with the controls enough he thinks he switches the feed over to sharing his image. ]

Is that better?

You can find me if it's not enough.

[He gasps and giggles, touched that his Daozhang figured out the weird technology for him! He touches the sweet image with his fingertips, sighing.]

It's not enough. I want to hold you too.

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