"Do you know how to use it?" Lan Tian asks, handing over the whip.
"No," Wu Yun says.
He hates admitting his ignorance in front of Jiang Tanmei who will only berate him for it. But Lan Tian is different, as much as he complains, he has never made Wu Yun feel inferior for not knowing something. They're both learning how to navigate the human world together.
Lan Tian moves behind Wu Yun, and curls his hand around Wu Yun's on top of the whip.
He raises their joined arms over their heads, and says, lips close to Wu Yun's ear. "Swing it, in the air a few times."
Wu Yun does, but is immediately stopped by Lan Tian's hand at his waist. "Don't move your hips. Focus your strength in your core muscles."
