Wow, He Xuan hates that. The eating souls part doesn't even cause him to bat a single eyelash out of place, considering he's known for eating water ghouls, but the rest of it. The rest he hates, to a very core-deep degree. And the more she says, the more that he loathes it. ]
If you were seeing them on your own, before, don't do it again. Don't talk to them alone. [ With a small shift, he gets her hand from his sleeve and into the crook of his elbow to start walking her down the hall. Brisk, with the intent to get Elsewhere. ]
They never treated me like this alone... we were in a group when it happened.
[Which almost makes it worse, honestly.
When he shifts so that her hand is in his elbow, instead, she leans into him and follows him down the hall. She's a little unsteady on her feet, and when she draws closer to him, he may be able to smell alcohol on her breath that explains it. #copinghabits.]
...you don't talk to them alone either. You don't - you shouldn't have to feel like that.
[Not again.
Although he'd certainly been made of sterner stuff than that, even as a mortal.]
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Wow, He Xuan hates that. The eating souls part doesn't even cause him to bat a single eyelash out of place, considering he's known for eating water ghouls, but the rest of it. The rest he hates, to a very core-deep degree. And the more she says, the more that he loathes it. ]
If you were seeing them on your own, before, don't do it again. Don't talk to them alone. [ With a small shift, he gets her hand from his sleeve and into the crook of his elbow to start walking her down the hall. Brisk, with the intent to get Elsewhere. ]
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[Which almost makes it worse, honestly.
When he shifts so that her hand is in his elbow, instead, she leans into him and follows him down the hall. She's a little unsteady on her feet, and when she draws closer to him, he may be able to smell alcohol on her breath that explains it. #copinghabits.]
...you don't talk to them alone either. You don't - you shouldn't have to feel like that.
[Not again.
Although he'd certainly been made of sterner stuff than that, even as a mortal.]