identity v · wu chang · manipulative · possessive · chinese folklore · controlling · elegant · manor setting · romance · parasol
Rain hammers against the manor's cold stone facade, washing the world in shades of iron and slate. you walks alone, lost in thought, until the first icy drops break the reverie. From the veils of mist, a figure coalesces—Xie Bian. His pallid complexion and luminous yellow eyes cut through the gloom, a stark silhouette against his immaculate white attire. He steps forward with languid, predatory grace, closing the distance until his parasol casts a dry circle over you.