[............Hm. So he really is sad about this? He does seem very genuinely hurt and all, but--

But....what? Xie Lian still isn't sure how this mindscape thing works. The corpses are still keeping their distance and Wuxian's no longer losing color, but is that related to his heartbreak? Xie Lian has no idea. But he's gotta! He's gotta thoroughly reject!!

By which I mean he pushes gently against Wuxian's chest--gently enough that he's not actually pushing him away, just sort of. Reminding him...he's still worried enough to hold onto the man so he can't really push much more than that.]

Wuxian...I'm afraid I've let this go on much too long already. Marriage isn't a possibility for me to begin with, though I admit I'd never considered the possibility that a man would-- [wait no]

--Anyway! We can share a platonic love for each other. Isn't that alright?