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#tonight i will hopefully make more progress on ch6
curiosity-killed · 3 years
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At first, for a moment, he thinks Xiaoyao will take the bow. His hand shifts, fingers uncurling as if to brush against the wood. The motion shifts his sleeve back, reveals the edge of some black band, jagged and unfamiliar.
Xiaoyao pulls back. His smile is a little thin, strain up by his eyes. He waves his hand in the negative, keeping that smile in place. Jin Ling frowns, pushing the bow forward.
“What?” he demands. “You’re from Yunmeng, aren’t you? You must know how to shoot. It’s not like the bow’s going to hurt you or something.”
Xiaoyao gives a short hum that seems to come as much from his throat as low in his belly, a punched-sounding laugh.
chapter two
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