jiangcheng.exe has stopped working

[ there is a good chance that the tonic that is being offered to him (sold, and probably at an absurdly high price for that matter) will do nothing for his current situation at all and he is aware of that. there is that teeny-tiny chance, however, that it helps him control this change he will take that chance. and he has every intention to do so until the tonic is pushed away and there is someone in his space pushing it away as he curls his fist, Zidian nearly sparking until--

of course, it isn't just anyone.

Jiang Cheng tries not to think about how he goes from pissed off to relieved to confused back to annoyed in the span of a heartbeat when confronted with the smile of one Wei Wuxian. he knows that they are not what they used to be, but he also knows they are not as bad off as they could be, when they parted at the temple, Jiang Cheng was content with trying to let the past go.

(with trying to let the ghost of this brother go)

now, said past is jumping on him and his first reaction is the same as it always has been: to push Wei Wuxian away. it isn't meant to hurt him, not like it could have been, but he also just doesn't want the other close. he snaps, lips curled and brow furrowed as he hisses.]

Wei Wuxian! What the fuck are you doing? What-- why the hell are you so short? [ because that is clearly fucking important to note right now. ]