"Let me rest for a bit, and... I'll be fine. I can heal myself..." He clutched the wound with both hands, his face growing redder and redder until even the tips of his azure ear fins were tinged with pink.
"..." An Jin gave him a strange look. "You're still bleeding. At least let me stop it for you, or it'll be hard to heal."
Realizing that Merfolk prized beauty,
she added, "Otherwise, it might leave a scar."
Xi's pupils contracted. He bit his lip, and only after being successfully threatened did he slowly move his hands away from the wound.
Only then did An Jin understand what he had been so coy and hesitant about.
The location of the wound... was complicated.
The moment he was injured, Xi had frantically covered his wound. An Jin hadn't gotten a clear look, only guessing it was somewhere around his waist or abdomen.
Well, it was around his waist and abdomen, yes, but the location was a bit... lower down.
