[ Jake had been meaning to contact the guy. He really had. The night of, it felt better to wait until things cooled down. Then the next morning, something in him still felt it was too soon. Another day passed, then another, and before Jake knew it almost half a week had gone by and suddenly the question of too soon had become the hurdle of too long.
Jake missed when their communications felt natural and easy, almost like two friends who had already known each other a long time. Of course, knowing someone's cadence, sense of humor, and philosophical musings wasn't the same as knowing someone's soul. Jake just wished the universe could've picked a less bombastic way of reminding him of that.
When Wei Wuxian's username flashes into his head, anxiety and relief springs up in Jake simultaneously. One of them had to take the first step towards repairing what was fractured, and Jake is selfishly glad Wei Wuxian took on that burden this time. As Jake moves to listen to the message, a few fleeting moments of ignorance make his heart feel lighter than it had been in days.
Unfortunately for that lightness, the universe wasn't done with her game.
At the sound of his own name in Wei Wuxian's throat, something in Jake instantly changes. There was fear there, but that wasn't all there was. Something was wrong. ]
Wei Wuxian?
[ He asks, voice suddenly firmer than the younger man would have much occasion to hear from him. Even during their darkest conversations during the fate of Ciraiwei, there was a warmth to Jake's tone that kept that darkness at arm's length. The urgent question in his voice now isn't what is it, it's what happened. ]
time to die
Jake missed when their communications felt natural and easy, almost like two friends who had already known each other a long time. Of course, knowing someone's cadence, sense of humor, and philosophical musings wasn't the same as knowing someone's soul. Jake just wished the universe could've picked a less bombastic way of reminding him of that.
When Wei Wuxian's username flashes into his head, anxiety and relief springs up in Jake simultaneously. One of them had to take the first step towards repairing what was fractured, and Jake is selfishly glad Wei Wuxian took on that burden this time. As Jake moves to listen to the message, a few fleeting moments of ignorance make his heart feel lighter than it had been in days.
Unfortunately for that lightness, the universe wasn't done with her game.
At the sound of his own name in Wei Wuxian's throat, something in Jake instantly changes. There was fear there, but that wasn't all there was. Something was wrong. ]
Wei Wuxian?
[ He asks, voice suddenly firmer than the younger man would have much occasion to hear from him. Even during their darkest conversations during the fate of Ciraiwei, there was a warmth to Jake's tone that kept that darkness at arm's length. The urgent question in his voice now isn't what is it, it's what happened. ]