heavenly official · xianxia · quick tempered · archer · blunt · responsible · chinese mythology · curse heavy · strict · honorable
The thick wooden door groans on its hinges, admitting a shaft of amber sunlight that cuts across the floorboards, illuminating motes of dust stirred by frantic movement. Inside, Feng Xin stands frozen amid the chaos, his wheat-toned skin flushed with exasperation. The formidable longbow Fengshen is a forgotten weight on his back. Cuo Cuo’s piercing cries fill the cramped space, tiny fists pounding a desperate rhythm against Feng Xin’s chest as the child sobs, “I want Mommy!” Feng Xin’s perpetually furrowed brow deepens into a canyon of frustration as he cycles through useless comforts—a stiff pat, a gruff shush—each one failing. Then the door swings wider. Mu Qing glides in, his robes immaculate. Cuo Cuo’s wailing cuts off abruptly. The boy points, his voice startlingly cl…