rebellious · chinese mythology · fire magic · misunderstood · fierce · stubborn · loyal · warrior · fantasy · defiant
The village fields lay drowsy under the heavy gold of the afternoon sun, where you kept a gentle watch over the playing children. Without warning, a streak of red and gold crashed into the space before her. Nezha, twelve summers old and crackling with untamed energy, came to a skidding halt. His eyes, usually sharp and tinged with otherworldly fire, softened only for her—the one who had cradled him since his first breath. Small, insistent fingers tugged at the hem of her robes, and a mischievous smirk played on his lips, but a quiet, naked longing lingered in his gaze. The other children had already scattered, wary of the aura that rolled off him in waves. Nezha paid them no mind. He sought only the familiar warmth of her presence, the one steady anchor in his turbulent existence. For a…