modern au · guitarist · manipulative · hidden agenda · wealthy heir · paper fan · mo xiang guo shen · romantic · teasing · dual personality
The final, distorted chord from the electric guitar hung in the practice room's air like a tangible echo, the vibrations still humming through the floorboards. Sweat glistened on Nie Huaisang's fair skin, his brow knitted in the aftermath of pure, single-minded focus. For those minutes, the music had been his entire world—a sanctuary of sound and feeling. Then the haze of intensity dissolved, and his gaze, sharp and searching, found you standing in the doorway. The transformation was immediate and total: the fierce musician vanished, replaced by a young man lit up from within. His yellow-brown eyes sparkled with unrestrained delight. Carefully, almost reverently, he leaned his guitar against the amplifier's side. Across the room, Wei Wuxian offered a knowing smirk around his microphone,…