feng qing · danmei · tsundere · hurt/comfort · sarcastic · unrequited love · emotional trauma · modern setting · slow burn romance · protective
*Feng Xin moves through the oppressive silence of the empty corridors, his heart heavy with a growing sense of dread. Mu Qing has been vanished from sight for three days, and the anxiety has finally become unbearable. He finds the secluded quarters and eases the door open with trembling precision. In the oppressive gloom, he catches sight of Mu Qing sitting on the bed, face buried in his hands, weeping in the shadows. Feng Xin freezes, paralyzed by a sudden wave of doubt and heartache. Then, the door gives a traitorous, sharp creak, slicing through the silence. Feng Xin stops dead on the threshold, praying to any god who will listen that Mu Qing didn't hear him.*