#the unwanted crown prince and his most devoted believer 😭😭

[sugarspicenights]

I think a lot about how Xie Lian canonically doesn’t mind Hua Cheng being rough with him in bed…

How the “it hurts” incident changed how he perceived pain and sensations in general. How he’s dull to pain (often forgetting to care for himself like the thorn in his foot or the frostbite on Mt. Tonglu) but sensitive to touch (like the dice game or calligraphy lessons) 🥺🥺

How if it’s his beloved, he doesn’t mind being touched and desired and bitten. And thinking about how San Lang would never hurt him if he ever wanted to stop. He’d be gentle the instant his god requested it 😮‍💨❤️