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[crisantemo]

[ The fact that he doesn't hesitate and he's so sure of this eases her initial worries - even with the anxiety still lingering there, she pushes herself to speak. He's done so much for her, that she can't help but feel maybe she's asking for too much now. ]

It's... I'm pretty sure I'm turning into a spirit, and I need a tether. Like Eizen and his coin.

[ Is this a family thing then? Who even knows at this point, but it's happening now. ]

I don't feel like an item will be enough, though. So I would need to make that kind of pact with a person...

[ So it would basically bind them together. She wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of restriction on how far she can move from him too, and immediately the worries spike up as she finds herself fretting. Is this really asking too much? ]

- But I don't want to pressure you, I know this is asking a lot. I can try to think of something else.

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[ he's quiet for a long moment. considering his words, considering Lapis'--deciding how best to say this without sounding like an idiot, while also reassuring her that this was okay--that this was something he would allow. No, that he'd invite. ]

About a year ago. [ he starts, making a small gesture with both of his hands, his palms up and open to the air. ] Maybe longer, by now. When I got cursed by that strange shop. With the inability to eat food, the desire--no, the requirement to drink blood in order to get by, day to day.

Who was the first person to put themselves on my doorstep after I'd drank Zhongli's blood and made an idiot of myself due to imbibing the blood of a god?

...Who was it, the person who came to my house, week after week, while we were really nothing more than new friends, to make sure I was okay, that I could live in relative comfort without worrrying where my next burst of sanity would come from?

You offered that to me, without hesitation, without any bit of regret. Even if that affliction left me, if I still had it, I don't doubt you'd still be opening your neck or wrist to me, whenever I needed it.

...As such. I think. Without even a moment of hesitation.
That being a 'tether' for the most important person in my life. Who's done nothing but support me in every way since we first met?

It's the easiest choice in the world for me to make.

[crisantemo]

[ Lapis tries to swallow back her nerves as she waits for his response; logically, she knows he would probably help her. But there's still that lingering worry that's rearing its ugly head. What if this is asking for too much, what if this is pushing at boundaries? The last thing she ever wants is for Jinwoo to do something he doesn't want to do - he deserves better than that, after everything he's gone through.

So his words get a confused blink at first, head tilting as she listens. And then it clicks, eyes widening as her shoulders hunch; something almost sheepish passing over her expression now. ]

I... Of course I would've still given you blood if you needed it. I told you that you would never have to face that alone.

[ And that he would never be alone again, that she would always support him. So... why did she worry so much about this? When he was there for her at her lowest points, even when she was plagued by nightmares? When he's been there for her just as much as she has for him?

...

She... Really was being an idiot again, and she breathes out a quiet laugh as she scrubs at her eyes. ]

... Thank you, Jinwoo. You... You really are amazing. [ She rubs at her eyes again, taking another moment to soothe her nerves. ]

Then, when you're ready, I can put the tether in place.