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@mysteryhunts 
            
            xinyi let out a shaky exhale as he tried to get his mind to focus.  dipper's heartbeat was grounding.  he tapped the beat of it softly  ,  curling up further as dipper pulled him in.  "I don't  —  I don't know what's  ..  what's happening."  he whispered.

“  i’m real.  this is real.  ”  they spoke softly,  their hand wrapping around xinyi’s,  pressing it down on their chest.  “  see  ?  feel my heartbeat.  ‘nd feel my hand,  and arms.  ”  as he spoke,  dipper wrapped his other arm around him,  pulling him closer.  

@mysteryhunts   /     ME TOO </3  they're so very important to me
            
            xinyi gave a stiff nod as he moved closer to dipper.  he shifted until he could rest his head on the others chest  ,  hand gripping on to his shirt as he sought out their heartbeat.  "you're  ..  you're real  ..  right?"

@mysteryhunts 
            
            his blush darkened further.  "well you can't just  ..  say it so suddenly!  you're gonna make my heart explode!  do you   /  want  /   that to happen?!"

a proud grin spread on dippers face,  “ yes i can  !  it’s my job as your boyfriend to tell you that.  ” 

@mysteryhunts 
            
            xinyi let out a sputter of surprise  ,  head turning to look at the other.  a flush quickly spread over his face.  "wha  —  that  ..  you can't just say thaaaat  ..  "  he whined as a smile tugged on to his lips.

they wrapped their arms around him,  burrowing their face in the crook of his neck.  for a moment,  he was silent only his shaky breath filling the space.  “  just.  wanna make sure you’re okay.  that  / he /  didn’t  …  didn’t hurt you.  ”

@mysteryhunts 
            
            "yeah  ,  of course  ..  "  xinyi moved closer to dipper  ,  a soft smile on his face.  he was doing his best to hide his concern for them.  "do you need me to do anything?  how  ..  how can I help?"

@mysteryhunts 
            
            "just because it's not fancy or expensive doesn't mean that it's not important."  he picked up the plush and held it to his chest  —  as if he were hiding it from dipper's words.  "it's perfect."

his eyes softened,  fingers brushing over the soft fabric.  “ i didn’t think you would keep it this long.  it’s not anything fancy or expensive..” 

@mysteryhunts
            
            "well yeah!  it's the first thing you gave me."  xinyi smoothed a hand over the stuffed animal's head.  "it's important to me  ..  "

@mysteryhunts 
            
            "it is too cute!  it suits you."  he argued back.  "your birthmark is also cute!  ..  although  ,  you should never be forced to show something you're not comfortable with."  he pursed his lips before letting out a sigh.  "I   /  guess  /   you can have your hat back."

“  it’s  / not /  cute  !  it’s overgrown and messy.  and a pain to take care of,  ”  they huff,  momentarily forgetting about the hat.  “  hats hide my hair and birthmark,  so win — win.  ”

@mysteryhunts 
            
            "what?  no!  I think hats look great on you!  I just look even better."  he gave a smug smile.  "plus  ,  I can't see your hair when you wear hats.  your hair is cute!  my eyes desire to see it."

@mysteryhunts 
            
            xinyi huffed and crossed his arms.  "you're being very judgemental of my actions.  I think we've concluded that I'm super smart and sometimes act without thinking.  what's so wrong with that?"

dipper sticks his tongue out,  mockingly.  “  nuh uh,  i didn’t call  / you /  dumb  —  just your actions.  ”  hie tilts his head,  xinyi’s supposed logic lost on him.  “  no,  i don’t think that’s how that works.  ”

@mysteryhunts 
            
            "you're the one who said it first."  he stuck his tongue out in retaliation.  "I'm just uh  ..  preparing you for the world!  you'll never be surprised now  ..  maybe."  

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@cntrlc- 
            
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@layeredactz 
            
            "that's like  ..  not reassuring at all."  xinyi rolled his eyes.  "that means you neglected your health when it was really really bad!  that's not good  ,  kwon."  xinyi paused.  "school doesn't matter when my dear friend is in such a vulnerable state  ..  "

    `` ive gotten somewhat better . it was worse a couple days ago . `` he gave a grin as if that made anything better . `` shouldn't you be at school right now ? ``

@layeredactz 
            
            "you've got to eat something  ..  or at least drink!  it doesn't look like you've been doing much of either."  xinyi huffed as he walked over.  "you're not gonna get better this way."

@layeredactz 
            
            "nope."  xinyi gave a firm shake of his head.  "you  ..  didn't have them?"  his head tilted in confusion.  "was it a really late manifestation then?  oorr did some freak accident happen  ..  ?"

    `` im assuming you're not going to take the whole ' i wanted to help people ' thing ... are you ? `` he rose a brow before sighing . `` truthfully , I didn't at first ... I didn't even have these powers at first until I was what .. sixteen . ``

@layeredactz 
            
            "why'd you become a hero?"  he asked again.  "I mean  ..  it's not exactly a path that everyone takes."

@layeredactz 
            
            xinyi stared at the bird.  he didn't move to touch it  ,  but it gave him something to focus on.  it was grounding.  "  ..  some  –  sometimes they're yellow.  bright  ..  bright yellow.  it's a mu  ..  mutation.  I want to  ..  to see one in p  ..  person."  he shifted his weight to lean against kwon  ,  careful not to move his knees too much.  he didn't want to scare the bird away.

     kwon lightly sets the cardinal on xinyi's knees . the illusion feeling , looking and sounding real enough . of course, he tried to make some features off to make it clear it was fake . `` what can you tell me about cardinal's ? `` he questioned as he sat himself next to him , lightly bumping his shoulder with his own . 

@layeredactz 
            
            xinyi slightly lifted his head from where he had tucked it into his knees  ,  body shaking as he tried to catch his breath.  it took a moment for his eyes to focus on what kwon was talking about.  in any other situation  ,  he'd probably recognize that the avian wasn't real.  "  ..  yeah."  he agreed quietly.  "that's  ..  that's a car  ..  cardinal."  the boy mumbled.  it was pretty  —  a lot prettier than his thoughts right now.