What? It tastes good! And if this is the local custom, who am I to judge?
[And then, quite deliberately, he put it in his mouth. Of course, he would argue it was not deliberate, that he had meant nothing of it. But, deep in his heart, that was a lie. He wanted to see Lan Wangji squirm, and maybe he wanted to see something else. Though he was quite sure at this point, having had a few months to think on it, that he had simply been too hopeful, and that such a wish would never become true.]
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[And then, quite deliberately, he put it in his mouth. Of course, he would argue it was not deliberate, that he had meant nothing of it. But, deep in his heart, that was a lie. He wanted to see Lan Wangji squirm, and maybe he wanted to see something else. Though he was quite sure at this point, having had a few months to think on it, that he had simply been too hopeful, and that such a wish would never become true.]