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the healing begins

[ rebuilding their relationship will be slow, it will take time, far more time than it took to build it in the first place, but that's all right. dan heng has time, plenty of time. time, and dedication. he wants nothing more than to offer zhongli the companionship that he has so dearly missed, in whatever shape that he desires it to be in, so dan heng has remained close, lingering in liyue.

so as not to crowd zhongli too much, dan heng has secured for himself a small apartment in liyue harbor that looks out over the water, high in the scarlet terraces. but they see one another nearly every day, wandering the city as zhongli shows him each and every detail of his beautiful home, sharing food, and walking the countryside together. he hears so many stories, sees so many things he had only ever dreamed of seeing before, and finds warmth beside his old mate once more. it's truly fascinating, just how similar liyue is to the xianzhou, right down to the native language, which is all but identical. the food, the architectural style.. the luofu is more technologically advanced, but otherwise there are far more similarities than differences, here.

the day finally comes, at last, that zhongli agrees to be taken up to see the express, that distant shining star in the sky, so with his permission, dan heng sets up a space anchor in a secluded area, one that zhongli shields with stone to keep others from accidentally stumbling upon it. granted, only those who know how to use it would be able to use it at all, but nevertheless, better safe than sorry. once the device is properly arranged, dan heng stands again, activating it, watching the space anchor hum to life with a pale blue glow.

straightening up, he takes zhongli's hand in his own, giving it a light squeeze. ]

Let me know when you're ready, and we'll head up.

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[ oh, that feeling.. the bond reestablishes itself, and the pleasure of it floods into his body, but more than pleasure there is a terrible, wonderful relief, as if a wound he has been carrying for hundreds of years is suddenly healed. an ache that vanishes. a soft whine moves in his throat, but he does not let go, their fingers threading together and squeezing hard. he doesn't release the bite, not yet, not until he knows for sure that everything is back in place. ]

[ Zhongli ensures the bond is firmly established before he releases Dan Heng from his jaws. Blood litters around his lips, darkest at the corners of his mouth when he tilts Dan Heng's chin away from his own neck and captures a kiss, humming low and happy. ]

Xiao mifeng, I feel you ...

[ Not just in the carnal way he is rocking inside that tight vent, although that is very much difficult to ignore if he wanted to try. ]

I can sense your life.

[ he is drawn back from zhongli's skin with a rattling breath, and their mouths meet in a hot, perfect kiss, the coppery flavors of their blood mingling. both of his hands slide into zhongli's hair, grasping, a soft whine lost between them as he shudders. ]

Can you feel my love?

[ his affection? his sorrow, and regret, and deep, abiding devotion? dan heng's legs both hook around zhongli's waist, his hips rolling upward, his body shivering in delight at finally being reunited with someone it has missed so dearly. ]

I can.

[ His own is overwhelmingly ready to be shared too, and it has him grinning against a cheek as they mate on the floor of the archives. Edging himself as much as he can stand, he gasps sharply as the pleasure starts to crest, too long spent away from one another creating fissures of sensitivity that he forgot he ever had in him. ]

I won't ... last.

[ gods, he has missed this feeling, has missed the shape of zhongli inside of his body, fitting wonderfully. neither of them will be able to last, truly, and it isn't long before dan heng is squirming, crying out, his claws sinking against the backs of zhongli's shoulders. ]

Please.. [ he whispers, rubbing his cheek along his mate's. ] I need you, don't hold back, I'm so close -

[ He cannot hold back, not even if he tried, rubbing his cheek against Dan Heng's as he gives into the urge to come and buries a moan against his mate's throat, spilling inside with driving, ceaseless thrusts. It lasts a handful of moments and a century in the same breath before his weight drops to his arms and he shudders all over, aborted thrusts bucking into his mate on pure instinct. ]

[ the moment he feels that hot burst inside of him, dan heng surrenders. lifting his hips, he arches off of the soft bedding, moaning deep and low into zhongli's mouth as he comes. his vent twitches, seizing up around zhongli's cock, while his own spill hot spend between their bellies, pleasure surging, crashing over him, whiting his vision entirely before a sense of peace begins to wash over him. ]

[ This used to be the norm, something he had begin to take for granted. Foolish god. His arrogance back then astounds him now, the assumption he could always have Dan Heng had been born from a confidence so misplaced it missed the obvious signs of dissent in their relationship. Now, as he cradles him through their mutual orgasm, he helps them fall back down, licking the wound in Dan Heng's shoulder so it heals like a silver scars he remembers so, so well. ]

Xiao mifeng ...

[ the orgasm is powerful, all encompassing, deeply sensual and intimate both, a bond reforged, their bodies and hearts coming back together once again. he fights to catch his breath, nuzzling zhongli's ear as he holds to him, then dragging soft kisses over the bleeding injury on the slope of zhongli's shoulder.

he feels relaxed, feels safe in a way he hasn't known in a very long time. ]

I've missed you so much..

I love you. I have always loved you from the start, I could never love anything else the way I crave you.

[ He moans softly into Dan Heng's hair, wrapping him up in his arms. The bond between them pulses with dual heartbeats and Zhongli nuzzles at dark hair, hands drifting all over that body he still knows so well. Tails, already entwined, cinch tighter together. ]

You have always been my heart.

[ zhongli holds him in those strong arms of his, and dan heng surrenders to him completely and entirely, his tail winding, coiling around his lover, his mate, while hot, overwhelmed tears fill his eyes. words cannot ever convey how sorry he is for all that happened, but dan heng will use the hundreds of years he has remaining to him to continue to make it up to him. ]

I love you, too.

[ he whispers, his voice thick and tight, his arms wound around zhongli's shoulders, clinging tightly to him, holding fast. ]

I want to show you how to fly again..

[ That has him sighing happily, a hand curled in Dan Heng's hair to cradle him close as they cuddle on the bedding above a dimly lit floor. Strange, all of this, and he wants Dan Heng back in Liyue soon, but for now ... this is perfect. ]

I would like that, xiao mifeng.

[ it might be strange for zhongli, but for dan heng.. this has been his home for so very, very long. this train, this room - he had a place here when he had nowhere else to turn. he will miss it.

but being in liyue with zhongli will be worth it. the tip of his tail lashes, gentle as it sways contentedly back and forth. ]

I would, too. We'll go back soon.