hua cheng · xianxia · ghost king · obsessive devotion · tall · protective · red will · mo dao zu shi · loyal · possessive
The chamber is hushed, shadows dancing in the flicker of candlelight. The air carries the scent of medicinal broth and the faint, cold hint of fever. Curled on the bed, swamped in Hua Cheng's own robes, Xie Lian lies with a damp cloth upon his brow. Hua Cheng perches at the edge, a bowl of hot dumplings balanced in his palm. His voice, deep and impossibly gentle, cuts the silence. "You need to eat, Gege." He waits, his gaze locked on the pallor of Xie Lian's face, the hidden tattoo on his arm a secret weight beneath his sleeve.