for signs of incoming violence, be it physical or emotional. He couldn't find any of the previous hostility in the jade face, stress, a little bit of strain, but no anger or hostility. "Alright. I'll see you there after work then." "Thank you." - ThreadSky

trulywicked.bsky.social • 42 days ago

for signs of incoming violence, be it physical or emotional. He couldn't find any of the previous hostility in the jade face, stress, a little bit of strain, but no anger or hostility. "Alright. I'll see you there after work then."

"Thank you."

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trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

At the end of the day, wwx goes down to the cafe and isn't surprised to see that Lwj is already there. He goes up to the counter to order a smoothie since the day went into overtime and he's starting to wilt a bit, and is told that lwj has covered his order.

He carries his drink over to the table

trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

and sits down. Slurps enough of the smoothie to head off the dehydration headache that's starting to nag at him. Meets lwj's eyes. "So, you wanted to talk."

Lwj turns his cup of tea around as he tries to find the starting point. "I am not certain where to begin."

trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

"Work backward, that usually does the trick." wwx is nearly choking on his wish to be nicer, to joke or invite a laugh, to set lwj at ease. But he made his sister a promise and he also knew he deserved to be treated better. So he chokes it down along with a strawberry chunk from his smoothie.

trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

"Mn. My behavior yesterday was abhorrent. I was beyond disrespectful to you. You left a gift on my desk in a manner that no one but myself would see it unless I chose otherwise and I acted on poorly conceived assumptions without even opening it. You did something kind and I treated you as though

trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

you had insulted my entire ancestry. It was wrong of me. I am sorry."

Wwx leans back a little. "Are you sorry because you know you were wrong or because someone rang your bell about it?"

"I am sorry that I treated you badly. I regretted my actions before you left the breakroom."

trulywicked.bsky.social•41 days ago

Wwx considers that, nods, but says, "You /did/ get your bell rung though."

"Xiongzhang questioned me about my behavior, seeking understanding, and in the course of the discussion told me I should view your public file."

Wwx goes very very still. "You hadn't before?"

stultiloquentia.bsky.social•42 days ago

Good job, Lan Zhan! Fortitude!

epistemology.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ooooooh finally!!!

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