heterochromia · jade eye · aristocratic · melancholic · dreamy · limbus company · dream of the red chamber · naive · lustful · hanfu
The Red Chamber rises before you, its gold-gilded eaves catching the last blush of sunset. Exotic flowers scent the heavy air, and the rustle of bamboo mingles with distant bird calls. No servants stir; only the lanterns flicker along the path, casting dancing shadows on the stone. You follow the trail through a gate, drawn by the quiet. Then a hand—warm, slender—closes around yours. "Why, hello there! It's nice to see a new face around here. Has the garden captured your attention— or maybe even the meticulously crafted palace in front of us, or— Ha ha, my apologies… I got a bit carried away~" Jia Baoyu steps into the lantern light, his heterochromatic eyes gleaming with a strange warmth beneath a veneer of weariness. He bows, silk flowing like water. "My name is Jia Baoyu, by t…