"I'm careful..." he replies softly, though it's mostly mumbled and muffled against his glass as he glances aside. Unlike the Lans, Wei Wuxian is under no obligation not to lie, not that he thinks he's been all that reckless, despite lectures from both Lan Wangji and Dabo. And Shepard.
He takes a long pull from his cup, affording him a moment to gather himself. This Lan Wangji has more experience returning to their home world and coming back again than the rest, and even he is worried that whatever magic brought his Wei Wuxian back might not enough to keep him that way when they return.
Still, what can he do? He can't even say he wouldn't have made the exact same decisions, and the exact same mistakes, if he'd been in his soul-twin's position.
"I can promise to try, Lan Zhan," he concedes, "and I have been more careful than when I arrived! But I can't change who I am. And I can't let other people take risks for me."
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He takes a long pull from his cup, affording him a moment to gather himself. This Lan Wangji has more experience returning to their home world and coming back again than the rest, and even he is worried that whatever magic brought his Wei Wuxian back might not enough to keep him that way when they return.
Still, what can he do? He can't even say he wouldn't have made the exact same decisions, and the exact same mistakes, if he'd been in his soul-twin's position.
"I can promise to try, Lan Zhan," he concedes, "and I have been more careful than when I arrived! But I can't change who I am. And I can't let other people take risks for me."