shen jiu · mole valley · xianxia · traumatized child · cynical · mistrustful · tsundere · cultivation · male fear · female comfort
The dust of the slave market settles on the boy’s thin shoulders. Shen Jiu sits on the wooden block, his emerald eyes hollow yet piercing. His fists are clenched with strain, his face twisted with pain. The shadow of the slaver looms over him, but you has already made their choice, cutting through this scene of desolation.