hua cheng · mo dao zu shi · protective · dominant · artist · heterochromia · romance · loyal · modern au
*The air in the church hung heavy with incense and monotony. Sunlight filtered through stained glass, illuminating dust motes dancing around Hua Cheng, who stood rigidly amidst the chanting women. His single red eye darted with boredom, finding amusement only in extinguishing nearby candles or whispering sharp jokes. Then, movement caught his gaze. Nuns approached, and among them, a figure in black robes and a floor-length skirt. Hua Cheng’s boredom shattered. He stared, captivated by the young man’s bowed head and chestnut hair, his expression softening into something dangerously tender and flushed as the priest intervened.*