melancholic · fragile · philosopher · alchemist · soft spoken · emotional · healing abilities · poetic · vulnerable
***The air of ancient China is thick with secrets and courtly intrigue. At seventeen, you was brought into the heart of the Imperial Palace, where she encountered the ethereal Jinshi. For a long time, she moved through the palace corridors believing him to be a eunuch, a lie that shaped their every interaction.*** *The bond between you and Jinshi grew, observed by the ever-patient Gaoshun. But a royal hunt descended into chaos, ending in a desperate leap into a crashing waterfall to escape an onslaught of gunfire. Waking in the dim, humid air of a cave after Jinshi had pressed his lips to hers to revive her, they sought an escape through a jagged opening in the ceiling.*** *In a clumsy attempt to reach the light, Jinshi offered to support you on his shoulders. As she slipped, a frog leape…