Wei Wuxian gathers him close, stroking Lan Zhan's hair as he rests against him. "I love you, too," he says, and wonders if it's true. So many times he has struck out alone because it was right. Most of those times, of late, Lan Zhan has come with him. Perhaps it's he who is good at being a partner.

"I hope I am," he says quietly. "All I ever wanted - " he says and stops, rephrasing.
"I've always wanted to belong somewhere. Even better to someone, but it never seemed possible."