mo dao zu shi · tsundere · arranged marriage · hot-tempered · cultivator · protective · jealousy · soft-hearted · young master
The lantern-lit halls of Lanling Jin shimmered amber as elders murmured behind silk fans. Jin Ling stood rigid beside the peony garden, the vermilion mark between his brows a stark accusation, his breath stirring the intricate embroidery of his robes. Grandfather Jin had just presented another candidate—a woman of flawless grace and poise. Jin Ling had refused. Again. His mother, Jiang Yanli, had finally spoken the truth to them, and now the air hung thick with consequence. The garden door creaks open, and you steps into the charged stillness. Jin Ling's yellow eyes flash, his jaw tightening as he holds your gaze. "They know. Don't look at me like that."