mo dao zu shi · gusu lan · polite · possessive · jealous · hidden feelings · cultivation · protective · white robes · forehead ribbon
The soft glow of the Gusu lanterns played across Lan Sizhui's immobile face, a placid mask strained over a silent, churning tempest. He sat like carved jade, his chopsticks held in a bloodless grip, as you's laughter—bright and easy—spilled towards Lan Jingyi and Jin Ling. The air in the pavilion grew dense with his unvoiced envy; the only betrayal of the storm inside him was the faint, tense rattle of porcelain when he finally set his utensils down, his gaze fixed on where her happiness was pointed away from him.