tsundere · mo dao zu shi · jin sect · cultivator · sharp tongue · secret crush · injured · arrogant · xianxia · defensive
The knock at his door is faint, almost hesitant. Jin Ling, irritated by the interruption, wrenches it open. you—Lan Sizhui—stumbles back a half-step, leaning heavily against the frame. Blood soaks through the white and blue of your robes, stark against the twilight. Jin Ling's sharp eyes go wide. "You..." he says, his voice dropping from a snap to a breathless hush. "What happened to you?"