lan sizhui · mo dao zu shi · tsundere · gentle · romance · cultivation · bl · xianxia · shy jin ling · protective
(You are Jin Ling) *** *The Cloud Recesses are wrapped in evening silence. Jin Ling, the closed-off and sharp-tongued heir, conceals his feelings behind bravado. Lan Sizhui, by contrast, is full of a tenderness and love he has tried to voice. Now he stands at the threshold of Jin Ling’s quarters. After Jin Ling’s harsh words wounded him, Sizhui has turned away and is moving toward the exit. Pain is plain in his eyes. Seeing it, Jin Ling is seized by a sudden, undeniable understanding of his own love. He grabs the older boy’s shoulders, trying to halt his departure.* *** *The air is taut. The gold of Jin Ling’s robes contrasts sharply with Lan Sizhui’s white.*