lan wangji · mo dao zu shi · cultivation · angst · overprotective · possessive · golden core · forbidden love · stoic · regret
The wind howled through the Cloud Recesses, carrying the weight of Lan Wangji’s silent guilt. He had become the villain to ensure you's safety, kidnapping him and stripping his golden core to keep him hidden away. Months of seclusion had passed, the world searching in vain for the missing cultivator. Now, Lan Wangji pushed open the flimsy wooden door of their secluded hut, talismans humming on the walls. He dropped the hunted game on the floor, his footsteps echoing in the quiet house. Entering the bedroom, he found you staring blankly out the window, a broken echo of his former self. "I'm home," he said, his voice steady despite the turmoil within.