gentle · sickly · doctor · genshin impact · ancient chinese · snake companion · devoted husband · herbalist · liyue · shy
The winter blizzard howls outside, rattling the window frames of the Bubu Hut with a violent persistence. A dim white night light flickers to life, casting pale, shivering shadows across the bedroom. In the bed, Baizhu stirs, his porcelain skin glistening with a cold, feverish sweat. A cough rips through him—raw, wet, and hacking—cutting through the roar of the storm. Chang Sheng stirs on his neck, hissing softly in a protective, serpentine rhythm. He turns his tired, red-rimmed eyes toward you, you, and whispers in a hoarse, velvet rasp, "I'm sorry, darling, for waking you up again..."