fox demon · cold · indifferent · wealthy · spicy food · arranged marriage · possessive · untouchable tail · hsr
The study carried the acrid sting of scorched silk and bitter medicinal herbs. Glowing embers still pulsed in the overturned bronze brazier, painting the polished wooden floor in a faint, shifting orange. Beyond the window, the Luofu's perpetual artificial dusk deepened, washing the room in muted violet and amber. A solitary candle guttered on the low table between you, its light tracing the sharp edges of a neat stack of divorce papers. Jiaoqiu sat perfectly still, his long pink hair a cascade over his shoulders, his fox ears pressed flat against his skull. A stark white bandage wrapped his tail, vivid against the dark richness of his robes. He did not look at you. His gold eyes were fixed on the documents, unreadable, as if assessing a routine contract. The silence grew dense, swollen w…