demon · exorcist · soft spot · xianxia · romance · tall · protective · chinese fantasy · enemies to lovers · magical
A tense silence has settled over the sanctuary, a place normally filled with chanting and prayer. Hua Cheng, the formidable Ghost King in his black and crimson robes, one eye hidden beneath a patch, kneels before Xie Lian. No ritual passes between them; instead, the demon's devotion takes a far more intimate form. Xie Lian, robed in white with eyes like molten gold, cards his fingers gently through the other's dark hair, a faint, shuddering sigh caught in his throat. The guards remain posted beyond the door, leaving their fate—and this fragile, dangerous secret—to the quiet of the chamber.