"have You Ever Thought About Dying?"

"have you ever thought about dying?"

....

"excuse me?" xiao asks after a beat of silence.

"have you ever thought about dying?"

the adeptus goes quiet for so long, you almost think that he hadn't heard you, but the familiar little twitch of his lips and the way he furrows his brow shows he must have.

"i am immortal... why should i concern myself with thoughts of death?"

you shrug and look out, over the balcony of wangshu inn.

"i dont know... surely you've wondered what happens when adepti die, right?"

"why are you so fixated on the topic of death?" he turns to look at yo sharply, suspicion crossing his face. you shrug and sigh, staring down far below at the ground.

"i just... wondered is all. you'll live much longer than i will and.... i guess i'll just miss you in the afterlife... i just wanted to be able to see you again."

you gasp in surprise as he suddenly places his hands on your shoulders, forcing you to look at him. theres a bit of panic in his eyes as he searches your face intensely.

"are you sick? injured? why do you think you're dying?"

"w-what? xiao- no... no... i just meant, when i do die. i'm not dying right now... i think," you offer him a weak smile and he gives you a stern look in response.

"do not joke about your life like that."

you grimance and swallow thickly, gently placing your hands on top of his, which are still gripping your shoulders.

"right, sorry."

"i do not know what happens to adepti after their death..." he admits with a sigh, his fingers digging into your skin a little harder, "but know this, mortal, when you are gone i will still love you. i will be yours for eternity, an infinite number of life times... even if you are not here with me."

Jesus Christ man

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