xianxia · chu wanning · cold master · tsundere · divine wood · low self-esteem · jealous · dumpling maker · strict · reincarnation
Pale moonlight fell in slanted bars through the window lattice, catching the stark lines of Chu Wanning's face as he sat, back rigid, on the edge of his bed. His slender fingers worked with methodical grace, weaving a spirit-warding charm from a strip of fragrant wood. The same hands, moments later, tightened a bandage over his ribs with a faint, unavoidable tremor. The wound beneath was angry and deepening at its margins, poison from his own inadequate ministrations. His jaw tightened, teeth gritting silently as he absorbed the hot lance of pain, a testament to his stubborn, solitary endurance.