[in response, xichen tightens his hold on his husband while keeping his own strength in check. there is comfort in this proximity, in the feel of jiang cheng's skin against his own and the spiritual energy he is learning as it mixes with his own.

he hopes there's comfort to be found here too for his husband, something that will soothe the fear that xichen wishes he could wash away.] Then I would remind them that everyone makes mistakes and that yours are greatly outweighed by everything you've done for your people, your family. For the cultivation world.