#𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐔𝐄 : 医女

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“I know you’re not going to answer if I ask you WHAT you want for lunch today - so let’s start with something simpler.” Leans forward - elbows leaned against the table, chin balanced atop stacked hands, tilting her head and regarding him with round, glittering eyes. “Do you want me to make you rice or noodles? Either will taste like HERBS, unfortunately - but I can keep adjusting the ratios if you don’t like the taste very much.” She got him out with great difficulty, so she’s certainly going to take good care of him. The medicine is inevitable - his body has been through too much, over the years, and there’s a good amount she has to make up for, to fill. And then - well, she’s at least got to cultivate some sense of choice in him as well, as much as possible.

@dreams-of-fate liked for a starter ! feat. t.antai j.in

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Water TOUCHABLE in the air, a faint film of mist blurring the edges of everything a soft gray, colors bleeding into the horizon further and further away. She's SEEN this before, she has the distinct feeling, heart skipping beats for no reason she can recall when he approaches. A million years ago, in the depths of her memory, in a world a little more OTHER than this one, a little darker, a little softer. Except she was holding THE OTHER END of the umbrella, then. "You..." Finds her voice, when he is tangible and real in front of her - like she's looking at him for the first time, for REAL - the hesitant question in the syllable unanswered, unanswerable. A SOFT exhale, slow - and then all of a sudden she reaches out and pokes him square in the forehead. " - You've no awareness as an ILL person, do you?" Sweeps the rain from his hair with deft fingers, clearing her throat, gaze focusing on the spot above his head. "What'll we do with you if you catch your death of cold?"

Dancing in the Rain

@pctaldrunk - Tang Tang - Nonverbal/Action Prompts

umbrella, sender lets receiver under their umbrella.

Perhaps it was curious to see Feng Maoyin about in the daytime, especially considering their first meeting, but a rainy day was somewhat different. Oddly enough, the 'sickly' young master seemed more lively when walking in the rain. He did not appear to mind that his clothes and hair were dampened by water falling from skies above, skies darkened by clouds as he traversed the inner courtyard, just...enjoying the scenery despite the weather. But when he noticed the physician with her umbrella, he wandered silently closer until he gracefully ducked beneath her umbrella, wearing a soft and serene smile as he greeted kindly. "Good morning, Zhuānjiā..."

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@abyssrisen asked : ❕ bingtangggg - SEND ❕ FOR MY MUSE’S REACTION TO YOURS PICKING THEM UP AND CARRYING THEM AROUND (ACCEPTING)

She's only JOKING, she doesn't have time to say - because her feet leave the floor entirely in a moment, center of gravity shifting, inhale SHARP as she adjusts her grip so that she has a firmer hold on him, arms looped more securely around his neck. He's holding her SO CAREFULLY, so gently in fact, that she hardly feels a thing. Protest is swallowed without ever making it past lips as he carries her to the window. She doesn't let go, however, at her specified destination - instead peering up and studying him silently through dark lashes.

After a long moment, she exhales and closes her eyes, leaning closer so that her cheek rests against his collar. "...Do you know..." Voice is a touch hoarse, a touch warm with laziness and a smile and something else entirely - sincere, and small, and sweet. "You're really...GOOD."

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When do you gaze at your soulmate?

when they're working

see this is what you love most. their eyes light up and no one can do it quite like them. whether they are a fighter or a healer. whether they are full of grace and gentle poise, or brute strength and wild energy, you love them when they are at their purest form. raw and unfettered. unadulterated by social cues and careful masks we all wear. when they are just them, trusting their instincts, using their experience, relying on the skills they earned. this is when you heart swells with pride. and you can never decide if you want to interrupt them and draw them into your arms with a hungry, appreciative kiss. or if you could sit there and quietly observe them for hours with more satisfaction than anything physical could bring.

tagged by : @ephemeralshot tagging : @abyssrisen (u kno i think u been tagged already but jfsadj;dfl <3 idc ur doubletagged now), @evcryopeneye, @personnages, @adversitybloomed

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She has NEVER BEEN to this particular courtyard with its twists and turns and fine landscape, the stone mountain and the twisting little stream. Her father did mingle with his peers in times of peace - but she was too young to travel much, then. As a young duchess, she had only ever made voyages that were ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY - summons to court, and the such.

Still - a strange wave of FAMILIARITY comes over her. The stone path that leads to the correct rooms seems to be - WALKED BEFORE. A cool breeze that seems out of place in spring, the scent of MIST in the air. Something about it is familiar, even if she can't quite put her finger on what. Her feet take her where she's meant to go, it seems.

A curt KNOCK - and then she is opening the door with more rustle and noise than is perhaps necessary, shifting her bag to the other arm. " - Feng gongzi." Pokes her head into the room, a grin already curled at lips. "I brought some medicine for you. It doesn't taste bad, I promise - " Invites herself in with short, energetic stps and sits herself down opposite him, putting down her bag on the table. "I added three whole spoons of sugar." Lifts her fingers, as if to tell him the amount, and then unwraps her package, setting up her little medicine stove with EASE. "I just have to heat it up a little. So we have to sit here for a while. I could take your pulse in the meantime."

Large dark eyes are sparkling with unbridled and unconcealed hope as she leans closer over the steaming stove. "You WILL let me help you, won't you?" Officious, and with the tone she frequently hears her grandfather take, despite it being uncharacteristic to HERSELF, Tang Tang announces, "It's no good to give up now."

plotted starter for @yinjiyang !

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@dreams-of-fate asked : "I uh. I tripped." (meng.zhen @ tang.tang) - BLOOD (ACCEPTING AHAHAHA)

" - INTO HIS KNIFE?" There's a note of incredulity in her voice. Knives, she should say, as her thoughts supply unhelpfully. Unexpectedly she doesn't cry the way she wanted to when she REALIZED what was really going on. Instead she feels limp - the rag is tossed unceremoniously back into basin of water, turning red, and she slumps into the floor from where she must have been kneeling for hours, elbow finding purchase in a seat behind her. "After you sent - EVERYONE away? After you - wrote Wen Wan for poison? You TRIPPED. Right." She's burning up under her own skin, her head throbbing. Sweating after the METICULOUS work of closing wounds with needle and thread - glad she's finished, because she's certain her hands are shaking now. "...You two are just as bad as each other when it comes to risk, did you know that?"

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The can of coke, freshly pulled out from the vending machine dispenser, extends from her hand, and she presses the condensing, cool surface of thin aluminum to the other's skin. " - Hey, you back with me?" Dark eyed gaze keeps careful watch a minute longer, and then she pulls the tab, and presses the drink into the other's hands. "Hydration's IMPORTANT, you know. Come on - drink your soda, and I'll get you to some shade."

@indigodreames liked for a starter ! feat. your pick!

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@swordswept asked : so this is how it ends? just like that? (lulu and tang tang) - ANGST STARTERS (ACCEPTING)

JUST LIKE THAT - the decision is deceptively simple at its surface, spoken aloud - perhaps that's how he thinks of it. Simple. Clear cut. But the nights she spent pouring over ancient texts, sleepless and determined and anxious nevertheless - terrified, in fact, breaths blowing hollow and aching in her chest - LEFT THEIR MARK. Her face is thinner, the purple under her eyes visible and evident evident. She's burning herself to cinders for someone who in turn only lit himself brighter and brighter. He'll burn out and so will she, and he may not care - but she did. Presses her lips together. "...I don't see how else it can end." Her voice is soft and when she raises her eyes to look at him, they're resigned. "You won't listen to me. You won't talk to me. I don't see how it's going to make a difference, whether or not I'm here."

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Most of the people I see are people that are suffering. Life is bitter enough. If I could give them a little bit of sweetness, why shouldn’t I?

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some editing scraps (tm)

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"...PSST - " Steam curls like rising clouds from brown ceramic spout gently boiling over silver coals - into the air, catching the sun, half concealing the girl's face and the upward curve of lips as she waves him over with a quick glance over her shoulder. Voice is only half a whisper - "Come SIT for a minute and have some goji tea - you've been running around in the heat all day." At her BEHEST, of course - but he's done so well with the parts that she hadn't wanted to touch that she can't bring herself to feel particularly bad. Perhaps she'll treat him to dinner as thanks - a few dinners? It was QUITE the work load he'd taken off her hands. "You're so efficient - if I hadn't known you were the earth master, I might have GUESSED you were a civil god." Well, one of the ones worth a damn - herself not included, but she was a SPECIAL case.

Pours him a cup of tea, and pushes it across the table. Produces the little pack of osmanthus cakes she had Guilin buy from the shop across the street from her temple as well. "...I got these while you were...occupied." A sly smile. "I saved you some though!"

plotted starter for @sanctiabyssus !

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She makes another FACE at him over her bowl of maltose candy - purposely uglier than the first. Arms are crossed over her head to meet the shower of DRIED HERB sprigs swinging swiftly at her head. " - It's not ALL for me. I'm saving some for your poor patient. This stuff is GOOD for your throat, I'll have you know."

And both their patients tend to cough themselves raw.

Protest is followed by retaliation, of course - her FLINGING a book lazily at his head in return. "And anyway, sugar is medicine for the SOUL." Huffs, holding her bowl closer. "Which is equally important!"

"If you keep drowning yourself in sugary things, you will end up just as bad off as some of our patients." Lin.Chen's eyes cut in her direction. "Put the sweets down."

He rolled them when the look he received was as if he told her to cut her very arm off.

"Now what's that look for? I'm not your grandfather, I'm not going to indulge you." He reached for the nearest object to bonk her on the head with.

@pctaldrunk ft. Tang Sanyue

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"...You decide what's right, you decide what's good - just remember." Inhales deeply, and stirs the contents of her vending machine drink with her straw. She's seen just about everything the city has to offer at three in the morning on her breaks during night shift. "Someone is on your side, someone else is not. While we're seeing our side - maybe we forgot. They are not alone. No one is alone."

@indigodreames liked for a lyric starter !

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@swordswept asked : “It seems I’ve died and gone to heaven those wound were worse than I thought. At least I have a pretty angel by my side. Hello angel” (*chants * tanghulu tanghulu tanghulu-)

" - Well, your angel says calling her pretty isn't going to get you out of your bedrest or medicine, UNFORTUNATELY - " Unable to suppress a smile as she leans over despite her exasperation that he's gotten himself into this, elbows propped up against the edge of the bed. Taps her chin, humming as if she's considering - "But since you're so new to heaven, I think I'll stay and keep you company for a few days?" It was time to STOP for a little while anyway - she was starting to tire of moving through cities and towns - and she was ALSO starting to miss him.

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@dreams-of-fate asked : “help” + jin just mentally being so nerfed that getting out of bed was a problem : '') - SEND ME THE WORD “HELP” + A WAY YOUR CHARACTER COULD BE INJURED (OR SICK), AND I’LL WRITE A STARTER WHERE MY MUSE IS HELPING YOURS WITH THAT INJURY/ILLNESS (ACCEPTING)

"...You don't HAVE to get up." He works too much as it is - it's not an issue with his body this time, but very likely his body needs the rest as well. She sits down on the side of the bed and smiles at him. "You can stay right here today. Doctor's orders, if it'd make you feel better about it. And I'll sit with you. We can just stay here." He ALSO spends, in her opinion, entirely too much time sitting in silence BY HIMSELF. "It's perfectly alright not to want to go anywhere or to do anything sometimes. You know, when I was a child, on days like this, my grandfather would stroke my hair and read me stories." Reaches out to pull up the covers over him again, patting the soft material gently.

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It's - FUNNY, that now that she's here, all she wants to do is look at him.

"...I don't just mean you're a good healer." Though he's undeniably A QUICK STUDY - and if not for him, she likely would have died. Not that she considered that possibility when he found her and she grasped his sleeve and smiled through mouthful of blood and gave in to the darkness - something in her was relieved and comforted, knew and had faith that he knew what to do. "Well, you ARE - and I'm very proud, make no mistake." He didn't let her die - and she didn't let him fail. "But, what I meant - " Draws out syllable, long and with the hint of laughter and purposeful in keeping the audience GUESSING as she shifts and her hands press down slightly into his shoulders.

She pulls herself even closer to him, grinning despite the slight aches that run, tingling and dull, across her side. Tilts her head as she peers at him. "What I meant was, you're very good to me."

SMILE LIFTING HIS FEATURES AS GENTLY and effortlessly as he lifted Tang Tang in his arms. Beyond the window, a sunset sky full of clouds cast a warm glow into the world below, into their little room. When she nestled herself into him, he was sure his face was not warming from the sun. He had known she only wanted to be carried to the window to see the pink fluffy clouds, but now that she was in his arms, he didn’t want to set her down again. She didn’t let go, he didn’t let go either. He only stilled his arms, so she needn’t worry about falling as the two gazed outwardly at the evening sky, roofs and treetops appearing to glitter in the gentle breeze.

Her voice was thinner than before, she hadn’t yet recovered. But her words, her smile, brought a wave of fondness to his pond of worry. “Is that so?” He smiled, “It must be because I had such a good teacher.”