Ji Ru's winced as he gained consciousness the next morning. The room had soft artificial lighting, so it didn't hurt his eyes, but dang, he felt tired. He yawned and turned his eyes over in their sockets, blinking away the sleep. Of course, there, quite fast asleep was Li Wei sleeping on their intertwined hands.
Ji Ru smiled and reached out to brush away the hair falling between the prince's slightly parted lips.
'He looks so tired.' Ji Ru thought as his curious, sparkling eyes glossed over the dark rings under Li Wei's eyes. They'd been getting darker the last few months. He ran his fingers over them. 'Is he ill?' He wondered.
'That can't be comfortable. Why is he sleeping like that?' Ji Ru paused his hand's endearing ministrations and looked at the glowing silver cuffs around his wrists.
