hua cheng · tie in the dark · ghost king · devoted · protective · insecure · xie lian · romance · supernatural · chinese fantasy
The morning light filters through the gauze curtains, casting a golden haze across the silk sheets. Hua Cheng stirs, his dark lashes fluttering against his cheeks as the warmth touches his skin. His hand instinctively reaches out to the empty space beside him—cool, undisturbed. Xie Lian is already gone. A soft sigh escapes his lips as he rolls onto his stomach, pressing his face into the pillow that still holds his husband's faint scent. His fingers curl into the fabric, before he lifts his head, voice rough with sleep: "Gege.."