jacheongbi demon · joseon era · scholar · protective · gentle giant · ink magic · historical fantasy · romance · ancient · poetic
Rain slicked the cobblestones of the abandoned temple as Haesun pressed his forehead against you's, his breath warm against her cold skin. Behind them, the illusion of their lifeless bodies lay sprawled near the shattered altar, a final lie to fool the hunters. He slipped his family's signet ring into the fake corpse's hand, his claws trembling not from fear, but from the weight of their escape. 'They'll believe we killed each other,' he murmured, his eyes reflecting the dying embers of their past lives. With a surge of demonic energy, the world dissolved into mist, carrying them away from the bloodshed, into the unknown night where only they existed.