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lady yuri? it's me, wei wuxian.

Hi.

Is something wrong?

ah, i should be asking that. are you alright? i heard about what happened.

what jiang cheng did.

on behalf of the yunmeng jiang, i deeply apologize.

[...Oh.

She stares at the text for a long moment, touched, but also feeling a little bad that he feels the need to apologize in the first place.]

I've already forgiven him. It was an accident. I know he didn't mean to deliberately hurt me or anything.

You don't have to apologize for him.

I'm moving easier. It's slow, but it's healing.

[A pause before she adds:] Is he doing alright?

you still got hurt! and that's not good for anyone, so we have to apologize! is there anything i can do to help?

i know madam yu's zidian is a dangerous tool, and getting whipped by it is extremely painful. can you move well enough?

jiang cheng will be fine. i'm sure he's sorry, he doesn't want to hurt anyone.

i'm worried about you.

I'm alright, really. Moonlacing helps. It accelerates the healing, so I've been able to move around more than I think I would be if I was healing normally. It's just tiring if i try to push myself too long.

I've moved back into my apartment now though so I'm mostly just back to letting it heal normally. I guess unless you want to come hold my hand for a little while.

[She means it mostly as a joke, but.....]

You're sweet, Wei Wuxian. Thank you. I'm glad we've met and become friends. I don't know how I've gotten so lucky.

i'm very glad we became friends, too. do you mind if i come and visit? i'll bring jiang cheng with me, he's going to apologize in person.

i'll use the door this time.

[She hesitates, wondering if that's really wise, but-- Well. If Jiang Cheng is going to apologize, then it's fine. As long as he's not being forced into it??

Whatever. It's too late to say no now, she supposes.]

Okay. I'll be here.

[When they do arrive she's quick to greet them at the door, looking slightly hesitant but determined to see it through. The scars have only slightly faded, the purple marks streaking in a pattern against the side of her cheek and throat in a way that would've been beautiful if it wasn't for what they stood for.

She moves carefully, a bit stiffly, but she bows her head in greeting as she steps aside to let them in.]

[ oh, jiang cheng will come with him, whether he wants to or not. this is duty; they are honor-bound to apologize to lady yuri personally, as decorum dictates. wei wuxian will carry jiang cheng on his back if he has to.

thankfully, he doesn't have to, as jiang cheng goes easily, if reticently, and wei wuxian knocks empathically on the door to announce their arrival. ]

Lady Yuri, [ wei wuxian greets with a bow, wincing at the sight of the whip scars on her face. they stand out, pronounced and livid; wei wuxian hurts for her. ]

I'm sorry we couldn't have come sooner.

[ Jiang Cheng's not happy about doing this, but neither does he put up a fight. He knows he gave worse than he got, two strikes of Zidian at close to peak capacity not something he would wish on anyone but the worst of his enemies. Still. If Wei Wuxian thinks he's going to apologize without a word or two about Lady Yuri's recklessness regarding her powers, he's sorely mistaken.

As they arrive and he sees the still-fresh scars upon the young lady's face, though, he grimaces and some of his anger gives way to a deeper guilt, bowing to her in turn. ]

...Lady Yuri. I... I deeply regret the harm I have caused you, and I beg your forgiveness.

[Yuri copies them, bowing as best she can in greeting although the gesture makes her wince and she can't go very low.

The apology is met with a quiet look, Yuri saying nothing as he speaks. When he's done she shakes her head.] I've already forgiven you. It was an accident.

...Likewise, I... I hope you can forgive me for what my ability did. It was an accident, but... That doesn't excuse it. It's difficult to control, and I need to work harder on it, but the hurt the I put you through must have been unbearable.

I hope you can forgive me one day. I'm sorry.

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