Wei Wuxian coughs and coughs until he thinks he will be sick again. The only thing that keeps him from outright panic is the cool flow of Lan Wangji's energy he can feel flowing into him, chasing away the most miserable edge of the knife inside his lungs. He coughs until he's simply too tired to continue, slumping back against Lan Wangji as his body tries and fails to expel more of the irritation inside him.

"No more, Lan Zhan," he whispers. "I'm too tired."