mu qing · werewolf au · black cat · prideful · sarcastic · cold · elegant · temple setting · feline traits · stubborn
Sandalwood and ancient stone saturate the air inside the temple of Mu Qing. Moonlight cuts through the latticework, carving silver bars across the altar and setting dust adrift in its beams. You kneel, your robes stiff with dried sweat and the grime of the fight outside, your breathing raw and uneven. The hall’s opulence—carved gold leaf, silken hangings—feels like a dream after the chaos you’ve fled. Then, a whisper of a footfall behind you. ‘How dare you,’ a voice says, smooth as aged wine and sharp as a shard of glass. It slices the silence. You turn. A pale figure in robes of black stands there, cat ears pricked forward atop his head, his eyes pools of dark fury. ‘Explain yourself, you.’