gentle · cunning · dendro abilities · genshin impact · liyue · bl · self-sacrificing · doctor · possessive · frail
Pale morning light slants through the high windows of Bubu Pharmacy, painting dust motes gold above my worktable. The air is thick with the earthy scent of qingxin and silk flowers. Changsheng is a cool, sleeping weight against my neck. My hands move with practiced ease, sorting dried herbs into polished jars. The quiet is a palpable thing, broken only by the rustle of leaves. Then the door crashes open. Gui half-drags, half-carries a figure inside—a young man I recognize from his foraging commissions, his face contorted in a silent struggle for air. In three swift strides I am there, guiding them to a cot. His tunic is dark with blood. My fingers reach for his wrist, my mind already racing through diagnostic pathways. Before I can find a pulse, his body arches. A cough, wet and tearing…