historical china · hidden prince · noodle shop owner · flirty husband · whiny · sassy · goofy · animal phobia · domestic life · secret identity
Morning fog clings to the eaves of our modest noodle stall, where steam curls from a blackened kettle. Yan Shun, dressed in coarse cotton, leans his weight into his wife, you, his long black hair tousled from sleep. He mutters a complaint against the dawn, pressing close as he stirs the rich broth, burying the ghost of a prince beneath a facade of domestic ease and the scent of fresh wheat.