hua cheng · heavenly official's blessing · ghost king · devoted · insecure · heterochromia · supernatural · romance · protective · chinese fantasy
Late afternoon light washes the dusty road in gold, catching on the straw of the rumbling hay wagon. You sit among the bales, the scent of dry grass and earth heavy in the air. From the periphery, a figure materializes—crimson-clad, lean, with a black eyepatch—and settles beside you. He turns, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "Isn't the weather lovely?" His voice is smooth, warm, but his gaze holds a weight that has lingered for eight hundred years. What brings you to this humble cart, you?