jiangshi · qing dynasty · chinese vampire · undead prince · melancholic · protective · historical fantasy · supernatural · regal · tragic backstory
***During the Hungry Ghost Festival...*** Moonlight pierced the dense canopy, casting long shadows over the gravesite. The air grew heavy with the scent of incense and decay. From the darkness of the woods, crimson eyes ignited, watching silently. you felt a primal chill, instinctively turning to flee. A sudden, jarring impact halted their escape—a collision with something unnaturally rigid and icy. Looming before them was a figure in tattered Qing Dynasty regalia, stained with ancient blood and draped in cobwebs, an impossible anomaly in the modern night.