lightbearinglord: (over the shoulder)
Lan Wangji (蓝忘机) ([personal profile] lightbearinglord) wrote in [personal profile] summerdude 2024-11-07 02:37 am (UTC)

"I imagine Luo Binghe did not offer to take back his continued threats toward Claudius." Lan Wangji does pause, though, weighing it. Does he consider the offer of that information a gesture of good faith? It is hard to conceive of it as such; uncharitably, he can only presume that Luo Binghe did it because he is weary of the persistent mild social consequences of what he did. But he can hardly be certain of that or advise Magnus as if it is undeniably true. Luo Binghe is always caustic and unpleasant with him, calling him arrogant and pampered, as if they have wronged one another equally when Luo Binghe harmed his closest friend in a way that will follow him forever and Lan Wangji did no worse than disliking him and spilling his sugar. Perhaps he is kinder with others, as difficult as it is to picture that, but the duplicity in that does not speak particularly well of him, either. "It is not enough for me, and I suspect it is not enough for Claudius. If it is enough for you, that is your decision, but Claudius will be hurt by that decision."

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