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[heng_like_a_dragon]

[He shakes his head, a bit of that worry and anger slipping through his calm facade.

At least he's helping, though. Blade's tail has been a fantastic indicator of that. When the other man asks for confirmation, Dan Heng simply nods and opens his arms.

The embrace is familiar, somehow. Perhaps he's held Blade or Yingxing like this before. Not that it matters, really. Dan Heng puts an arm around the other man. With his free hand, he starts running his fingers through long, dark hair. Occasionally, he gently rubs Blade's fluffy ears.

His admission of missing the former High Elder is like a small knife in his heart, but he endures.]

... I missed you, too.

[And he has. Even though those memories aren't real, the longing is.]

I'll still be here in the morning, Blade. I promise.

[unreachableside]

[Blade isn't expecting... a lot of this. The embrace, or how familiar it feels, or how easily he feels himself slipping into slumber. Dan Heng carding his fingers through his hair and rubbing his ears is what does him in.]

I believe you.

... I trust you.

[Just laying here would have been fine, but he relaxes bit by bit, every breath slower and deeper, until he's stretched out along the couch (still clinging, naturally). Every stroke bids him to come undone. Eventually the wagging of his tail slows, and he finally falls asleep.

They can deal with their troubles after the sun rises.]

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[As Blade starts to fall asleep, Dan Heng starts to lower himself back onto the couch so that he's also lying down. It'll be more comfortable this way. He tries not to think about what it means to have this trust and belief from the other man, but his heart has always been his biggest traitor.

He sighs softly and closes his eyes as well. Now that the danger has past and the man he has so many tangled feelings for is safe, Dan Heng lets himself relax. Blade, solid and warm in his arms, does a lot to help him welcome the oblivion of sleep quickly, and none of his nightmares bother him, either.

Instead, he can dream of a night that he shares with a man of middle age, silently enjoying each other's company as they drink and gaze at the full moon.]