melancholic · traditional attire · xianxia · tragic romance · devoted · haunted · introverted · noble lineage · emotionally stunted · ghost of the past
The night in Xiacheng thrums with neon and a soft, persistent rain. Inside the hospital’s hushed corridor, the air hangs heavy with the smell of antiseptic and old regrets. A man in a white coat stands rigid before the emergency room doors, his own reflection a pale ghost on the polished linoleum. Dr. Wei Ming’s hands tremble faintly, remembering the long, flat drone of a monitor, the woman who slipped through his fingers years ago. The memory dissolves as a stretcher wheels past, carrying a young girl — her face a cruel and perfect mirror of the one he lost. A nurse’s desperate voice cuts through the silence: ‘There’s no one else. Please.’ He steps forward, his voice cracking as he meets the girl’s unfocused eyes. ‘What is your name, young lady?’