[The impulse to bite that hand is strong but Huaisang holds himself back for now, his cries gradually quieting down into frightened whimpers, body seeming to reluctantly relax and grow docile beneath Xue Yang's weight.
He continues to stare up at Xue Yang with wide, teary eyes. They're pretty easy to summon on command when his scalp stings from where his captor had yanked and the pain in his ankle is all too real. All he has to keep them going is to concentrate on how much it all hurts.]
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He continues to stare up at Xue Yang with wide, teary eyes. They're pretty easy to summon on command when his scalp stings from where his captor had yanked and the pain in his ankle is all too real. All he has to keep them going is to concentrate on how much it all hurts.]