[ Well. Yes, there is that, and admittedly, Lan Xichen can't say it's not a little bit as a result of some of Wei Wuxian's own actions, but it isn't entirely because of them.
He had done remarkably well with the junior disciples from their various clans, after all.
But he will let it go for the moment, nodding his agreement to Wei Wuxian's plan and turning to examine the door they'd just broken into.
The only thing that he currently carries with him is liebing, and he risks damaging his xiao as much as the door if he attempts to use it to make a mark on it - but there are other ways to leave a sign.
He uses a sharp edge of metal from the broken lock to cut off the end of the sash around his waist, tying one end of it around both door handles.
Then he looks back up, just in time to see Wei Wuxian walking through the door at the other end of the hallway. ]
Wei Wuxian, stay -
[ - close to me, he means to finish that with, but then there isn't much point to continuing as the door has slammed shut behind him.
Lan Xichen is across the hall and at the door before he even consciously thinks about doing so, pulling liebing from the inner pocket of his clothing. He has no spiritual power to put behind it, but the instinct to grab it as he tries to open the door only to find it now locked is there anyway.
There is a small flare of panic that he does his best to ignore. ]
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He had done remarkably well with the junior disciples from their various clans, after all.
But he will let it go for the moment, nodding his agreement to Wei Wuxian's plan and turning to examine the door they'd just broken into.
The only thing that he currently carries with him is liebing, and he risks damaging his xiao as much as the door if he attempts to use it to make a mark on it - but there are other ways to leave a sign.
He uses a sharp edge of metal from the broken lock to cut off the end of the sash around his waist, tying one end of it around both door handles.
Then he looks back up, just in time to see Wei Wuxian walking through the door at the other end of the hallway. ]
Wei Wuxian, stay -
[ - close to me, he means to finish that with, but then there isn't much point to continuing as the door has slammed shut behind him.
Lan Xichen is across the hall and at the door before he even consciously thinks about doing so, pulling liebing from the inner pocket of his clothing. He has no spiritual power to put behind it, but the instinct to grab it as he tries to open the door only to find it now locked is there anyway.
There is a small flare of panic that he does his best to ignore. ]
Can you hear me?