[ Seeing the hurt on his brother's face softens Dan Heng a little in turn, but he still doesn't bend. He knows what he wants, and he's an adult. Technically, he doesn't even need the other to understand—but he loves him, and he wants him to get it, at least, even if he can't fully support it.
His free hand lifts, covers the hand grasping at his wrist, and this time there's less wilfulness in his gaze but something quieter, more logical. ]
Please don't—I'm not confused, ge. I've liked Yingxing for a long time. well before my first heat. And.. he's telling the truth. Actually, he was the one who insisted we had to tell you. I just wanted to get through my heat first. I—we both—understand that the situation is difficult, and that it would need a discussion, but my heat was the wrong time to do that, so...
[ He sighs. ]
I'm not expecting you to like this right away, but don't be angry with him when I was the one who came here in the first place.
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His free hand lifts, covers the hand grasping at his wrist, and this time there's less wilfulness in his gaze but something quieter, more logical. ]
Please don't—I'm not confused, ge. I've liked Yingxing for a long time. well before my first heat. And.. he's telling the truth. Actually, he was the one who insisted we had to tell you. I just wanted to get through my heat first. I—we both—understand that the situation is difficult, and that it would need a discussion, but my heat was the wrong time to do that, so...
[ He sighs. ]
I'm not expecting you to like this right away, but don't be angry with him when I was the one who came here in the first place.