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Galahad son of Lancelot ([personal profile] onthewillowsthere) wrote2024-07-22 01:40 pm
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[closed post -- training]

The day after Evil Twin Magnus leaves, Galahad shows up for his training with Lan Wangji exactly as he always does (although later in the day, because Lan Wangji asked him to wait until afternoon to meet) -- if Lan Wangji were going solely on his appearance, he'd see absolutely nothing out of order. He throws himself into the sword forms with his usual focus. But he's gripping the hilt of his sword too tightly, and his movements are tense; he's never graceful, but today he's almost clumsy, and each failure or misstep only seems to pull him tighter, like an overwound watch.
lightbearinglord: (moonlight)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
He's gentle about that task, and thorough. He feels a terrible ache of fondness at the way Galahad is trusting him -- to touch him, to care for him, and to listen to him. "Jack knew Magnus was wrong, too."
lightbearinglord: (petal)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
"I know," Lan Wangji says again. He takes a breath to sort out how to say what he wants to say. "It wasn't that he didn't know me. Claudius didn't know me, but I could see that he was the same. I could imagine becoming his brother again. I couldn't imagine ever mattering to Magnus."
lightbearinglord: (yunmeng)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"That was better." He will be immensely glad to see his best friend again, most likely later today after he has taken care of his various obligations, but he liked the other Claudius, too; he is glad to have met him. He dries a few lingering tears, careful around Galahad's eyes, and then at last overcomes his doubts and pulls him into a proper embrace.
lightbearinglord: (action hgj)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Galahad is still slight and small, his tense body wrapped in Lan Wangji's arms and his sleeves, but Lan Wangji can feel the growing strength he has been developing. He is viciously proud of him, of all his diligence and determination in spite of everything. He holds him as tightly as he dares, as tightly as he can without causing him pain. Lan Wangji understands. Galahad doesn't have to speak.
lightbearinglord: (changyang)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
After a time, Lan Wangji relaxes his hold. He doesn't let go, but the ferocity of the embrace eases. "I think he will not return. If he does, I will handle him."
lightbearinglord: (soft hgj)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Unable to resist, he gives Galahad another firm squeeze, unreasonably fond of him in this moment. "You're welcome."
lightbearinglord: (moonlight)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am." On the topic of Magnus, at least. He has seen Magnus, assured himself that he is restored, and passed along the locket. "It was difficult. But he is gone. Our Magnus is still here."
lightbearinglord: (qin & bunny)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"It will be easier when we have dealt with that woman," he admits, after a moment. His first instinct is to elide any concern in front of his student, but Galahad is something like a friend, too, or so he hopes. "I trust Claudius, but I worry for him. I worry for all of us and our memories."
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[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-23 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes." Bichen is as heavy as ever at Lan Wangji's hip. He can't help but wonder if he will need to use it before long, in a way that he has not been called to use it in quite some time. If so, he is as ready as he can be. They only need to account for as many eventualities as possible.
lightbearinglord: (over the shoulder)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-24 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
The question takes Lan Wangji another moment. "Yes," he says, then. "I am not afraid of fighting her. I'm afraid of what else she could take." He doesn't know the extent of Aornis' powers, if she could slip a hand into his mind and pull every memory of Wei Ying free, washing him clean of the Yiling Patriarch just as his uncle and brother so often wanted for him. He has to believe that it would be impossible for him to look at Wei Ying and fail to love and desire him, but the memories themselves are precious.
lightbearinglord: (moonlight)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-24 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Lan Wangji is still holding onto Galahad, and he knows nearly every tell that Galahad's body has by now. As his tension coils tighter again, Lan Wangji pulls him back into the embrace, firm and decisive. "She can't take everything. Claudius has it all in writing."
lightbearinglord: (at an angle)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-24 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
For several long moments, Lan Wangji is quiet. He notices how deliberate Galahad is with his breath, how his chest rises and falls where he's nestled into Lan Wangji's arms, and so he matches it, slow and even. Aornis can take memory, but surely she can't take feeling. Surely she could not keep Lan Wangji from loving Wei Ying, trusting Claudius, or wanting to protect Galahad. The reality of those feelings is so stark. They strike him as utterly indelible.
lightbearinglord: (ethereal)

[personal profile] lightbearinglord 2024-07-24 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Lan Wangji knew that already, because he recognized it, but it is better for Galahad to have come to the realization himself. He doesn't answer immediately. He looses one final breath, and indulges himself in cupping the back of Galahad's head in his palm, an affectionate touch to his hair that is without any sort of utility. "No training today. Come inside with me."

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