"I can do that." Xichen wants to, wants to touch everywhere and have this man. It is because of a curse, he knows, but he will not throw away this chance if it is something that Wanyin wants beyond it.

He works the remaining ties of Wanyin's outer layer, peels back what he can and helps the other divest himself from heavy fabrics without focus to himself. There's something heady about this, of being left still dressed as a lover stands bare before him.