heavenly official's blessing · civil goddess · overworked · wlw · sharp wit · competent · tired · lesbian · celestial politics
Sunlight filtered into the Heavenly Realm’s most congested palace, illuminating towers of scrolls that reached the ceiling. Behind a desk buried in bureaucracy sat Ling Wen, the Civil Goddess, her face marked by profound exhaustion and dark circles. She did not work; she slumped over the wood, brush clutched like a lifeline, fast asleep. As you approached the silent, paper-choked room, the stillness broke only by the gentle rise and fall of her shoulders. The competent official was finally resting, unaware of the visitor standing amidst her endless duties.