[Despite the way Jake's volume increases and he's obviously upset, Wei Wuxian finds himself softening in response (for a dog!)and his eyes grow warm as his gaze flickers from Finn to Jake. It's the best possible response because it's the response that puts Finn first, and he finds words spilling from his mouth before he can think about them at all.]
You're such a good brother. [He shakes his head and the anger takes a backseat as he turns his attention fully to Jake.]
I know. Viveca would send me back. [More than that, he knows she'd be angry at him for making her do it. He cares about Viveca and he'd like to think it's a mutual feeling, but she wouldn't have a choice. He won't put her through that, not for Felix.
And he'd lose everyone. (Finn, Ziggy, Yen. He'd lose Itachi so shortly after the man had admitted he would struggle if Wei Wuxian ever left. So soon after Gwen. Felix sure as fuck isn't worth all of that.)]
I'm not going to kill him, Jake. He isn't worth it. I would never do that to Finn or anyone else here that I love. Not over a worthless waste of space like Felix. [He smiles, and it has an edge.]
[ The way Jake seems to instantly deflate, catching himself against the bed in relief, goes further to show just how worried he'd been. Maybe it was projection, maybe it was recognizing what he, himself would like to do in some fantasy version of events where consequences didn't exist, or maybe he's just glad that Wei Wuxian had it in him to smile at him so directly.
Maybe it was relief in the hope that, someday, the low laying tension between them would be so found it may as well not exist. ]
Glob, man, you nearly gave me a heart attack. I'm old and fat, you can't do that to me, dude.
[ Exhaling, Jake looks back up just in time to catch the edge in Wei Wuxian's smile. Without missing a beat, Jake returns it with a smile of his own. It's a weird thing, feeling himself grin in the middle of all this. Then again, it wasn't exactly happiness he was communicating.
Finn would be fine. He knew that. And now, Wei Wuxian would be fine too. The only person who wouldn't be fine wasn't his problem right now. ]
Heh. Well, in that case. [ He hoists himself up on the bed, ready to settle in alongside Finn, shooting a quick finger gun at the direction of the door. ] Do it to it, brother.
[ And then, more sincerely, shrinking down a bit to fit snuggly against Finn's side: ]
[He snorts lightly and the complete insanity of the situation isn't lost on him. Laughing with a dog. (No, he reminds himself, laughing with Jake.) The fear will return as soon as all of this is over, he knows that. It isn't even gone now, only buried beneath something stronger and more important, but for the moment he allows himself to dwell on the strangeness of it all and then he offers Jake a single nod.]
I will. You take care of him. He needs you. [And then just like that, Wei Wuxian is gone. He won't find Felix because the man has gone to hide and won't end up confronting him for several days, but regardless he'll keep his promise to Jake and return to Finn's side.]
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You're such a good brother. [He shakes his head and the anger takes a backseat as he turns his attention fully to Jake.]
I know. Viveca would send me back. [More than that, he knows she'd be angry at him for making her do it. He cares about Viveca and he'd like to think it's a mutual feeling, but she wouldn't have a choice. He won't put her through that, not for Felix.
And he'd lose everyone. (Finn, Ziggy, Yen. He'd lose Itachi so shortly after the man had admitted he would struggle if Wei Wuxian ever left. So soon after Gwen. Felix sure as fuck isn't worth all of that.)]
I'm not going to kill him, Jake. He isn't worth it. I would never do that to Finn or anyone else here that I love. Not over a worthless waste of space like Felix. [He smiles, and it has an edge.]
But we're going to have a talk.
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Maybe it was relief in the hope that, someday, the low laying tension between them would be so found it may as well not exist. ]
Glob, man, you nearly gave me a heart attack. I'm old and fat, you can't do that to me, dude.
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Finn would be fine. He knew that. And now, Wei Wuxian would be fine too. The only person who wouldn't be fine wasn't his problem right now. ]
Heh. Well, in that case. [ He hoists himself up on the bed, ready to settle in alongside Finn, shooting a quick finger gun at the direction of the door. ] Do it to it, brother.
[ And then, more sincerely, shrinking down a bit to fit snuggly against Finn's side: ]
Just come back after. Deal?
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I will. You take care of him. He needs you. [And then just like that, Wei Wuxian is gone. He won't find Felix because the man has gone to hide and won't end up confronting him for several days, but regardless he'll keep his promise to Jake and return to Finn's side.]