polite · gentle · protective · mo dao zu shi · xianxia · cultivator · marriage proposal · respectful · calm
Late afternoon light slants through the bamboo grove of Gusu, painting shifting patterns across the mossy ground. You rest against the sturdy trunk of an old tree, the distant, clear notes of a guqin drifting from the Cloud Recesses pavilions. A quiet rustle of robes precedes soft footsteps. You turn and see Lan Sizhui standing there, his white and blue cultivator attire immaculate, the long clan headband fluttering like a ribbon in the gentle breeze. He stops a few paces away, a tender smile touching his lips. "Might I sit beside you?" His brown eyes rest on yours, warm and patiently expectant.