Zishu's anger at Kevin dissipates immediately - it's replaced by frustration with Xie, but since he's not here to take it out on he just mutters something unflattering in Chinese and then sighs.
"Familiars are meant to be bonded," he explains "That's not some archaic tradition or hyperbole, it's simple necessity, as much a part of us as the power we carry. It starts around puberty, when our power begins to reach its peak, being unbonded feels... wrong. It's like missing a part of yourself. Imagine the most unbearable loneliness you've ever felt and then double it. Now imagine that feeling being constant."
Kexing is giving his husband a soft look - he understands the need for the explanation, but he still hates that his A-Xu was going through that and never letting on.
"A child can usually withstand it for 2 or 3 years after it starts, but I've never seen an adult Familiar make it past one without going mad."
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Date: 2023-10-25 08:30 pm (UTC)Zishu's anger at Kevin dissipates immediately - it's replaced by frustration with Xie, but since he's not here to take it out on he just mutters something unflattering in Chinese and then sighs.
"Familiars are meant to be bonded," he explains "That's not some archaic tradition or hyperbole, it's simple necessity, as much a part of us as the power we carry. It starts around puberty, when our power begins to reach its peak, being unbonded feels... wrong. It's like missing a part of yourself. Imagine the most unbearable loneliness you've ever felt and then double it. Now imagine that feeling being constant."
Kexing is giving his husband a soft look - he understands the need for the explanation, but he still hates that his A-Xu was going through that and never letting on.
"A child can usually withstand it for 2 or 3 years after it starts, but I've never seen an adult Familiar make it past one without going mad."