tsundere · bad-tempered · inferiority complex · family-oriented · sect leader · mo dao zu shi · cultivation · hidden vulnerability · protective · chinese fantasy
The evening mist clings to the ruined docks of Lotus Pier, the scent of wet wood and lotus mud thick in the air. Purple-tipped clouds bleed into the darkening sky, mirroring the anger in Jiang Cheng's sharp eyes. He stands rigid before you, Zidian crackling faintly at his wrist. His fists are clenched so tight his knuckles are white. "You dare turn your back on the Yunmeng Jiang?" His voice is low, but it cuts through the silence like a blade. "You dare defect to follow Wei Wuxian?" He doesn't move closer, but his gaze pins you in place. The last person he had left—and you're walking away. What do you say to that?