silvysartfulness:Chapter XIII - Silver Tongue of Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It is up! :D The

silvysartfulness:Chapter XIII - Silver Tongue of Heaven Has A Road But No One Walks It is up! :D The wellspring wasbeautiful, and Song Lan gently lifted Xingchen’s hand to tell him,relieved to see the tension gently smooth from his face, drawing out a small smile.“There areseveral small waterfalls running down the cliff face, into a deeppool. Ferns and moss on the cliffs. The water is blue and clear, itcatches the sunlight.”“I can hear it,”Xingchen said, smile warmer. “And the birds, and the breeze in thetrees. It sounds like a very peaceful place. Let’s stop and rest herefor a while.”Xue Yang hadalready thrown himself down to sit on a protruding rock near thewater, giving their entwined hands a look of blackest hatred. Butafter his last words on the road – because of course he hadto get the last word in – he had stayed completely silent.“LOOK AT HISFACE,” Song Lan hadangrily written in the dust as Xingchen faltered, pale and shaking.“You’re tearing him apart!”Luckily that hadbeen enough, no further violent intervention needed. Xue Yang hadgiven Xingchen one look, briefly wide-eyed, as though the pain on that anguished blindfolded face hadn’t been apparent before, andstepped away, lips pressed together and hand clenching.Ignoring the man’sglowering now, Song Lan led Xingchen past him to the pool of clearwater, finally letting go of his hand to let him drink, wash the roaddust off his face. Thankfully he just looked tired and contemplative, nothing worse, no red stains bleeding through the blindfold.Once he was done,falling still, Song Lan touched his fingertips with his own, andXingchen let them linger for a few moments of breathless tenderness before lifting his hand to listen. Small drops of water still beadingon his skin, catching the sunlight.“Do you stillwant to meditate?” he traced lightly. “The mountains, skyand water converge here - it’s a place with strong spiritual energy.”———–This is a fun chapter, and has some interesting twists and turns for sure! One of the key scenes (you’ll know it when you get there, I’m sure) has been plotted out since summer, so it’s a delight to finally be able to share it!As always, any comments, tags, asks or other means of interaction mean everything to me! Thank you guys, so much, your encouragement is what keeps me going. ♥ -- source link

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