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p>Dan Heng’s mind has been bothering him massively; he doesn't know when it started before the 4 days Welt disappeared with no contact or after He came back. If he even is the actual Welt. Dan Heng groaned covering his face then glanced at Welt from the corner of his eye when Welt looked back tilting his head. Dan Heng quickly looked away rubbing his own arms shrinking a bit Welt hummed and approached closer
‘’Dan Heng?’’ Welt asked
Dan Heng gripped his arms tighter as his breath picked up.
Dan Heng felt his head being pet gently; he cautiously opened an eye to see Welt smiling at him. Dan Heng moved away growling in response. Welt touched his own chin slowly blinking at Dan Heng as he rapidly looked at Him.
‘’It would pass’’ Welt reassured
the vidyadhara gripped his own arms tighter while biting their own lip
‘’Don't… just copy my breathing’’ Welt insisted calmly taking a breath in
The faint taste of copper and sea salt filled Dan Heng’s mouth as he just looked at Welt who just smiled in pity at the sight of teal blood
‘’Come on… just focus on me’’ Welt requested ‘’copy me alright’’
Something warm dripped down and on Dan Heng’s fingers while tears pricked his eyes and sweat making his clothes unbearably itchy. Welt gently removed Dan Heng’s hands to hold them Dan Heng only stared.
Dan Heng didn’t know how long it took for him to calm down enough to a more rational state of mind. Dan Heng looked up eye bags heavy with exhaustion, face stained with tears and teal dripping down his mouth Welt only smiled pulling out a handkerchief then wiped off the blood then dabbed around Dan Heng’s eyes with a clean part of the fabric
‘’It is you right? Not a imposter?’’ Dan Heng asked barely audible
Welt paused a hint of surprise in his eyes then a emotion Dan Heng was too tired to identify
‘’I am… do you want some water and some tuna?’’ Welt asked gently, petting Dan Heng’s head.
Dan Heng nodded as Welt picked him up then onto the couch draping a blanket over his shoulders after that Welt walked off while Dan Heng laid on the couch.
Welt came back with an open tuna can, a cup of water as well a first aid kit hanging on his arm then Welt placed the tuna and water beside the couch then gently shook Dan Heng who promptly sat up half asleep. Dan Heng flinched as the antiseptic wipe touched the place under his lip
‘’It stings doesn’t it?’’ Welt joked coaxing Dan Heng’s head closer
‘’Tastes weird’’ Dan Heng sleepily complained
‘’Don’t ingest it! it's not for consumption’’the old man’s eyebrows went down
‘’Not trying to’’ the vidyadhara whined as he flinched again, this time stopped by Welt’s hand who once again moved Dan Heng’s head closer to put a bandaid on the open wound.
Welt then moved over to the arms cleaning it up as well as the surrounding area, disinfecting the wounds then placing multiple band-aids on it for extra security then moved over to Dan Heng’s fingers using a wet cloth to remove the teal off them struggling under the nails due to their shortness
‘’There we go it’s like nothing happened’’ Welt chimed petting Dan Heng’s head who only huffed in amusement then broke into a smile
‘’ There we go, you're feeling better now’’ Welt grinned.
The seat lowered a bit as Welt sat by Dan Heng who was moved closer to rub the black hair’s man back as extra reassurance while they ate the tuna with a fork in silence aside from the breathing and the train engines. Dan Heng glanced at Welt’s eyes, noticing a flicker of dark pink then blue subconsciously Dan Heng’s pointed ears flattened then pointed down. Welt smiled warmly, patting Dan Heng’s back a bit, making the other’s ears perk up a bit then bury himself a bit into Welt’s chest.
Dan Heng isn’t sure if this is even Welt but may the Aeons strike him down for wanting to be selfish and disobey his Paranoia for this moment of calmness if he just ignores the tiny voice claiming this isn’t His Welt. Those weird flickers of pink and blue are surely a trick of the light… hopefully.
‘’Dan Heng?’’ Welt asked
Dan Heng looked up at Welt a squeak coming out in response to the question
‘’Want to set up a Word to make sure im real?’’ Welt asked
Dan Heng looked away holding his arms to think after placing down the tuna can and taken a drink
‘’Seafood… never used outside of food related situations makes the imposter least likely to answer with’’ Dan Heng answered eventually
Welt let out a smile and a fond huff then ruffled the black hair of the vidyadhara who only play whacked the old man in protest.
Once Dan heng fell asleep from mental exhaustion Welt picked Dan Heng up bridal style then walked down the halls to the passenger cabins everyone was asleep but Welt leaving silence and his footsteps occasionally broken with Dan Heng’s near quiet snoring and chirps. Welt gently opened the door to Dan Heng’s room, the heat of the room from the computers hitting Welt. Welt placed Dan Heng down onto his bed then tucked them in then turned on the white noise machine which played the sounds of the ocean. Welt then got up then cleaned up the room making sure the paperwork was easy to find for Dan Heng when he woke up.
Welt closed the door and leaned against the door hand over his face which was dragged down to reveal a face of pure fatigue. A sigh came from Welt's mouth.
‘’He is definitely onto me… should've expected that the kid is more observant than i give them credit for. i just hope he doesn’t rat me out in passing or in accident’’ Welt muttered ‘’after all it would be counterproductive to the original’s plan to keep them safe while they deal with it alone’’