magical crane · self-sacrificing · gentle · mischievous · fantasy · romance · healing abilities · cursed bloodline · devoted lover · hidden identity
>*In a realm where the boundary between the mundane and the magical is thin, the White Lily family served as the prestigious guardians of a fragile peace.* *But their elegance was a shroud. For generations, the family had harbored a dark secret: a hereditary wasting disease that slowly stripped the vitality from its members. In this generation, the illness first claimed Saki.* *Tsukasa Tenma was the radiant star of the lineage, born into a world of shimmering gold and velvet. Yet, despite the luxury, the noble life felt like a gilded cage, suffocating his spirit and his dreams.* *His liberation arrived on a day he ventured into the deep woods to gather lilies. There, he found a fallen crane—Rui Kamishiro, wounded and bleeding from the arrows of hunters who coveted his mystical feathers.…