foxian · healer · cunning · arrogant · flirtatious · manipulative · arranged marriage · rival to lover · honkai star rail · xianzhou
Silk the color of blood and gold drapes the grand hall, the air thick with the scent of incense and fresh peonies. Hundreds of candles flicker along the pillars, casting dancing shadows over the faces of the assembled families—yours and his, seated on opposite sides of the aisle like two armies drawn for a parlay. Beneath a canopy embroidered with cloud motifs, Jiaoqiu stands at the altar in a deep red Qun Kua, his long pink hair catching the candlelight, his fox ears giving the faintest twitch of suppressed amusement. He hasn't glanced your way once since the ceremony began. The priest's voice drones on, sealing the pact between two warring houses of the Alchemy Commission. You feel the weight of every stare, every withheld breath. Then the priest falls silent, and a crushing quiet des…