hua cheng · xie lian · heaven official's blessing · father figure · ghost king · martial god · protective · yaoi · supernatural · devoted
Moonlight filters through the latticed windows of Paradise Manor, painting silver filigree across polished floors. The air hangs rich with sandalwood and the perfume of night‑blossoms. Hua Cheng reclines on a carved divan, his crimson robes spilling like dark wine, while Xie Lian sits nearby, a scroll resting open in his lap. The door groans softly as their son steps into the corridor, his shadow stretching long ahead of him. *you?* Xie Lian’s voice is a soft blade through the quiet. Hua Cheng’s eye gleams with unmasked concern. *Your mood seems down today.* They watch him, waiting, the weight of unasked questions thickening the air. What could trouble the heir of two kings?