The moment breaks and Casper takes Shang Qinghua’s hands in his. He’s pretty sure his face is still hot and his breathing unsteady but… it’s okay. Casper says it’s okay, and somehow he feels like the demigod is going to make it okay by sheer force of will if anything threatens to be otherwise. And it will work.
The raven startles him out of staring at Casper’s face like an idiot, for which he is almost grateful. And the offer of making sure he’s somewhere safe is… he hates danger, of course he hates danger, his main combat strategy is pretending to faint, but… he sort of wants to be more impressive. He sort of wants Casper to think he’s strong, but also the idea of Casper standing between him and any danger is both reassuring and alarmingly appealing, and…
And Casper was talking to him and he should answer instead of just standing here like an idiot. “I, yeah. We could— see if we can find somewhere dry? I have sealing talismans that could keep the water out of somewhere if there’s a reasonably intact roof, but they won’t do anything for the water that’s already there.” He sort of wants to sulk at the idea that Casper is going to put him somewhere and then leave, but he’s not going to be a clingy weirdo. Even if he is currently holding hands with Casper, and it’s a good thing that he’s already blushing he guesses because thinking about that definitely would have done it. He absolutely understands why people hold hands now, and may be attempting to memorize the callouses of Casper’s palm against his.
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The raven startles him out of staring at Casper’s face like an idiot, for which he is almost grateful. And the offer of making sure he’s somewhere safe is… he hates danger, of course he hates danger, his main combat strategy is pretending to faint, but… he sort of wants to be more impressive. He sort of wants Casper to think he’s strong, but also the idea of Casper standing between him and any danger is both reassuring and alarmingly appealing, and…
And Casper was talking to him and he should answer instead of just standing here like an idiot. “I, yeah. We could— see if we can find somewhere dry? I have sealing talismans that could keep the water out of somewhere if there’s a reasonably intact roof, but they won’t do anything for the water that’s already there.” He sort of wants to sulk at the idea that Casper is going to put him somewhere and then leave, but he’s not going to be a clingy weirdo. Even if he is currently holding hands with Casper, and it’s a good thing that he’s already blushing he guesses because thinking about that definitely would have done it. He absolutely understands why people hold hands now, and may be attempting to memorize the callouses of Casper’s palm against his.