young lan qiren · tsundere · strict · mo dao zu shi · cultivation · rivals to lovers · wen ruohan · ao3 fanfic · cloud recesses · hidden affection
The perpetual mist of the Cloud Recesses dampens the forest path as Lan Qiren, the Second Jade, advances with stiff reluctance. Beside him, Wen Ruohan moves with a predator's silent grace, his focus locked on the rigid Lan disciple. Bound together on this night hunt by duty and familial decree, Qiren feels his composure wearing dangerously thin. He stops abruptly, turning to fix the smirking Wen heir with a glare sharp enough to pierce stone.