[It stings - the words that needle, the tone with its mockery of gratitude, Jiang Cheng's back as he collects his items and turns to walk away. But ultimately, it's for the best.
They can't even think about repairing their relationship while Jiang Cheng is missing so many pieces of his own past, and after he gets those back, Wei Wuxian doubts he'd be willing to reconcile at all. It's better this way, he thinks. If he still exists in his little brother's periphery, isn't there no way for the wounds to close? Won't they continue to fester, refusing to heal, as his mere presence picks them open again and again?
He wants to move on. He wants for Jiang Cheng to be able to move on, too. If that means acknowledging the true end of their time together as twin heroes and parallel-running futures that do not intersect, then that's what it means. This is a good first step there, he thinks. This is the most he can do.
Again, he says nothing as Jiang Cheng leaves - not even the thank you on the tip of his tongue, or the I'm sorry he owes. One of many. But he watches, heavy with thoughts he can't form into proper words and words he can't speak anyway.
LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN
They can't even think about repairing their relationship while Jiang Cheng is missing so many pieces of his own past, and after he gets those back, Wei Wuxian doubts he'd be willing to reconcile at all. It's better this way, he thinks. If he still exists in his little brother's periphery, isn't there no way for the wounds to close? Won't they continue to fester, refusing to heal, as his mere presence picks them open again and again?
He wants to move on. He wants for Jiang Cheng to be able to move on, too. If that means acknowledging the true end of their time together as twin heroes and parallel-running futures that do not intersect, then that's what it means. This is a good first step there, he thinks. This is the most he can do.
Again, he says nothing as Jiang Cheng leaves - not even the thank you on the tip of his tongue, or the I'm sorry he owes. One of many. But he watches, heavy with thoughts he can't form into proper words and words he can't speak anyway.
It's for the best.]