lin jingheng (ur my dad)

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week 0, monday

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[Lavi's at the gym, a place where one should exercise, but what he's really doing is just sitting on some equipment, watching lin jingheng...

not in an intense, creepy sort of way -- though this is still kinda creepy... if it makes it better(?) the small, flying creature hovering over his head is also staring at lin jingheng

jiiiiiiii.....]

[awol]

[ uhhhhhhhhh lin jingheng is just running his energy out on one of these treadmills. he's kind of vibing for a while until he can see this weird floaty creature just kind of watching him from overhead? hello?

he reaches up and bats a little like a cat ]

If it's one of you devils then beat it. [ fruity weirdos ]

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[cat.... Lavi untangles himself from his seat, moving on over to drape his arms on the treadmill next to our other hell dad,]

That's Golem, my communication device. It's got wings so it can follow me around on missions, and the eye's just so it can move around.

[hi ljh!!!]

W0, SATURDAY

[awol]

[ he is going to make his way to the library in his search for lavi and upon catching sight of him will make his way over. he is wearing a very familiar brown coat, one that definitely belongs to lu bixing, over his shoulders. ]

Evening.

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[Lavi is on the floor, half-hidden by a stack of books. At the sound of Lin Jingheng's voice, he sits up, smiling.]

Hey, man.

[his voice is light, maybe too light]

Poppy still with you?

[awol]

... No, I gave him back to Lu.

[ he is reptile-less, and looks at lavi a moment before joining him on the floor. ]

You sound terrible.

Talk.

week 0 monday

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[me like WOULD LJH BE IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS??? well maybe he's passing on by, just in time to see Lavi appear at the entrance like he's seen a ghost (several perhaps), face white as a sheet as he launches himself down the steps and almost stumbles straight into Jingheng --]

-- Shit!! Sorry!

i can't believe u and i both did this, it's wk 1

[awol]

Hey, what the fuck—

[ as he recognizes lavi, his admonishment goes softer. he holds out an arm to just. mom arm him and stop him from running off, his brow pinching a bit. he throws a cursory glance at the house of mirrors that lavi just ran the fuck out of like a bat out of hell. ]

Lavi? [ why are you apologizing wtf ] What happened?

HELP ME CHAR AHHHHHHH

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[oh, mom arm... Lavi stands still, though it's more because he's kind of frozen in place, stiff and very much not like his usual self. His head snaps up at the question,]

-- Huh? Uh... Nothing. [this incredibly shitty lie] Just needed some air.

[he proceeds to take great lungfuls of it, even though it doesn't seem to be doing anything to calm him down? it's fine]

week 1, thursday

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[i hope jingheng and bixing are in the same room so Lavi can frown at them both in separate pcs at the same time,]

How're you feeling?

[he brought food.... it is... unfortunately.... fast food, but he'll hold out the glass of water for Jingheng.]

[awol]

[ bc this isn't our dads and lavi pc post (to be made okay!!!!), bixing is somewhere probably checking on one of his many children. lin looks at the food and the water and will accept the water first. he's sitting in bed (who's? idk) with a harpoon gun propped up by the bed now and probably childe's stinky red scarf somewhere bc he used it to staunch the bleeding. ]

... A headache mostly.

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[i can feel the kaeya in this chili's.

lavi will also temporarily put the bags on nameless's desk, sorry nameless.]

Sorry, I'd have brought you an aspirin if we had any. Maybe Aki's med kit has some.

[his brow is knit with concern though, watching Jingheng carefully.]

I can come by later if you wanna rest more.

week 1, saturday

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[he'll nyoom over as soon as he sees him,]

How's the bullet hole?

[this is worried son speak for are you okay ljh]

[awol]

Just fine. It held up.

[ yes he went on invest, but it's fine, he just found lots of human flesh! he just got back from hanging out with lbx and he probably smells a little Dank. ]

Holding up?

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[ljh your Smell, though Lavi's used to the smell of human flesh, so it doesn't really bother him.]

I hurt way worse this time, but I'm better here.

[he taps his head. can't have emotions if you're better at repressing them,]

...Can I ask you something? It's about Bixing.

w2, thursday

[awol]

[ here is dad with a cigarette lit between his lips, a bag of takeout and a big cup of tea from the food court. he looks pretty tense, but looks over lavi before holding up his offering. ]

Hungry?

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[hi space dad... Lavi's fortunately more cleaned up now. Bandages wrapped around his right shoulder and arm, and another one around his upper thigh. He cracks a smile, quiet and pained, as he holds up his good hand.]

...Just tea's fine, thanks.

[his voice is hoarse though, like he's spent hours screaming.]

[awol]

[ yaywon im going to throttle you please turn on your location immediately.

lin jingheng sets the food down on the small desk and brings the tea over, putting it down where lavi can grab it when he wants. with that done, he can now drag over the desk chair and just frown unhappily, definitely noticing the rasp to his voice, and just. ]

Where'd you end up?

week 2, friday

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[DAD!!! Lavi immediately follows the scent of smoke -- weird how even on a day like this, the smell is instantly nostalgic. But the person on the other end isn't Bookman, cold and unfeeling. It's Jingheng, who as cold as he might look, can feel so much.]

...Hey. [he's worried...] ...I'm sorry, Jingheng.

[awol]

[ yeah but don't tell anyone he feels things because like. he has an image to maintain of being mostly an asshole. anyways he will look up when lavi happens by and shakes his head, hands clasped together.

what does he even have to say? ]

Hey.

[ he moves over wherever he's sitting, leaving space. ]

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[stop he's our asshole, we love him.

Lavi gingerly slides into the space next to him.]

Cosmos... [...] I told him he could stay with me and Tuuri this week. We were at the theater, with a few others.

w2, saturday

[awol]

[ wow this is lin's first trip on the ferry this way damb. anyways, here he is coming to visit lavi with a plastic baggie in hand and zhanlu on his arm. he'll step forward and put a hand on the bars like whatever. ]

Hey. Kid.

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[Lavi will stand up from the floor, though he hesitates -- as if afraid of crossing the distance.

Then he swallows, and steps up.]

...I'm sorry.

[awol]

[ he drops the bag and reaches through the bars. ]

Come here, you stupid brat.

week 7, monday

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[I FORGOT I PUT A GOOFY PIC HERE jumpscared by my own catchall

anyway puts them in the CITY maybe jingheng is walking down this street filled with cute cafes and food stalls... because suddenly a familiar red-head pokes his head out of one of the stalls to wave at him,]

Hey, Jingheng!

[HE'S GOT A MEAT SKEWER IN HIS MOUTH... but he's talking around it, it's fine, hi dad. he peels out of the stall to approach properly, takes the skewer with the arm that's not in a sling,]

Man, it feels surreal seeing you in the flesh... What do you think of the city so far?