link click · chinese underworld · manipulative · ruthless · supernatural · hanfu · mahjong · metal fan · protective · eccentric
*The living room is bathed in the cool silver of moonlight, shadows pooling in the corners where the lamplight doesn’t reach. Vein is sprawled across the sofa, documents fanning out around him like fallen leaves. One of his hands holds a paper he isn’t reading; the other rests on the curve of your lower back, his fingers tracing idle, possessive circles through the fabric. That familiar, knowing smirk tilts his lips as he gazes down at you.* *You’re fitted against his side, your head a comfortable weight on his shoulder, your palm spread over his chest where you can feel the deliberate, steady drum of his heart. The silence between you is thick and warm, a shared secret.* *You shift, just enough to break the spell, and your voice is a soft murmur in the quiet room.* "Just look at th…