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This is insane

I'm no longer upset for his death because she followed right after

Wait did she actually die

I might dnf here because nothing else matters anymore and the only thing that kept me going is gone.

Someone came to prize Fuchai’s body away from me. They told me later that I was weeping, pressing my palms to his chest as if I could stanch the bleeding, as if I could undo the fatal wound.

I'm weeping too

He shook his head as he stared at me, just stared and stared. He looked completely speechless, clutching at some wound that no one else could see. No one but me. I watched how every memory we’d ever shared was recast in a different light; every soft word spoken, every tender touch, every quiet promise. He was trembling.
“Since when?”
“Since the very beginning.” I let the answer sink in

This is physically hurting me.

team fuchai honestly 😔 but that will never be case for xishi

im so obsessed with this man when im not supposed to and it's not even okay

“Then … may I call you by your name?” I ventured. “Or do you prefer Your Majesty?”
“You can,” he said, jolting me from my thoughts.
It took me a moment to remember what he was referring to. “All right,” I said slowly, testing the waters. “Fuchai.”
His mouth split into a wide grin, and he gazed at me with sudden charm. “I like how it sounds. Say it again.”

Screaming internally
“Fuchai.”

i LOVE

just wow