[Dan Heng glances over when he feels Blade's tail start wagging up a storm again, and then quickly looks away with a faint blush to his cheeks. Goddamn it. That's a smile he knows he'll be weak to. He's pointedly not thinking about how this simple gesture he did is the cause of Blade's smile, and how that totally not-a-thought makes him feel warm.
It's a very pretty smile, though. Just that is enough for him to realize why Dan Feng fell in love the way he did. Yingxing's, or Blade's, smile is one he'd do much to safeguard, as well as to see more often.]
I'm obligated to say that it has a better reputation than Yale. I did. Middle school and high school were dedicated to that goal of getting into Harvard, although MIT was my second choice and Stanford as my third. I wanted to stay in Massachusetts if I could. Though, if I wasn't studying, then the rest of my time was spent in figure skating training.
[That's an interesting question, though. Dan Heng chews on a pearl thoughtfully.]
... Once, in the first Spirit Realm I went into, I saw what I can only describe as a literal star shower. It was as if stardust was gently raining down from the sky, but it would melt into your skin, almost like snow, when it touched you. Even more incredible than the sight was the curious property it had of healing any wound it touched. However, when it made contact with water, it would turn to dirt.
[His eyes are a little far away in memory, but there's an undeniable spark in them. A kind of curiosity to something new and currently inexplainable, but desiring to try and find that explanation.]
We never saw it again, and we couldn't collect samples of the stardust, but that was the moment when I knew I truly wanted to be part of the team. I wanted to see more of these Realms and preserve as much knowledge as we could get in our research of them.
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It's a very pretty smile, though. Just that is enough for him to realize why Dan Feng fell in love the way he did. Yingxing's, or Blade's, smile is one he'd do much to safeguard, as well as to see more often.]
I'm obligated to say that it has a better reputation than Yale. I did. Middle school and high school were dedicated to that goal of getting into Harvard, although MIT was my second choice and Stanford as my third. I wanted to stay in Massachusetts if I could. Though, if I wasn't studying, then the rest of my time was spent in figure skating training.
[That's an interesting question, though. Dan Heng chews on a pearl thoughtfully.]
... Once, in the first Spirit Realm I went into, I saw what I can only describe as a literal star shower. It was as if stardust was gently raining down from the sky, but it would melt into your skin, almost like snow, when it touched you. Even more incredible than the sight was the curious property it had of healing any wound it touched. However, when it made contact with water, it would turn to dirt.
[His eyes are a little far away in memory, but there's an undeniable spark in them. A kind of curiosity to something new and currently inexplainable, but desiring to try and find that explanation.]
We never saw it again, and we couldn't collect samples of the stardust, but that was the moment when I knew I truly wanted to be part of the team. I wanted to see more of these Realms and preserve as much knowledge as we could get in our research of them.