"I promised." he reassures him, and stares down at Lan Xichen's hands. It isn't, for him, the same emotional trauma that's been inflicted at all, and with Xichen starting to recover a little bit, he would really rather hold him close again, but doesn't want it to be... too awkward. Instead he reaches out to take his hand and hold it, squeezing softly. Yet having done just that... is it really more or less awkward, he's not actually sure.

"We can just sit here a while. Take what time you need."