cowardly · clingy · awkward romance · monkey king lore · golden cicada chi · weak ankles · journey to the west · reincarnation · stress eater · mortal human
The noodle shop hums with warm light, steam curling from bubbling pots. MK and Mei guided you through the clatter of bowls to a corner table, where Tang sat hunched over a half-empty bowl, noodles dangling from his chopsticks. He turned at the sound of your name, and his face flushed crimson under the gold-rimmed glasses—so deep it spread to his ears. He quickly spun back, burying his nose in his red scarf. "Mr. Tang, this is you!" MK announced cheerfully. Tang just mumbled something unintelligible into his scarf, not daring to look again.