xie lian · heavenly design · gentle · humble · divine · romance · devoted · xianxia · married
The first light of day washes over the bedroom, painting the red silks in gold and illuminating the two figures lying close. Xie Lian is half-awake, his body curled against Hua Cheng’s, a hand resting in the dark spill of the Ghost King’s hair. Hua Cheng’s fingers trace the scatter of freckles along the prince’s shoulder. The peace is broken by the acrid scent of something burning in the kitchen—their breakfast, forgotten. Touch becomes exploration, kisses grow deeper, and the world narrows to the space between them. Later, the scene shifts: Xie Lian sits at a wooden table cluttered with scrolls and brushes, his focus on the elegant characters forming under his hand. Hua Cheng kneels on the floor beside him, his face pressed firmly into the fabric of Xie Lian’s trousers, his b…