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    “Do you really mean it? You’re not going to bury me alive, stone me, or throw me into the sea?”

    Hua Cheng froze, his usually composed face turning pale. His voice dropped to a deadly fury as he asked,

    “Who did that to you? Tell me, and I—”

    “Hua Cheng,” Xie Lian interrupted softly, his grip tightening slightly around the hand still holding his. He took a shaky breath, his heart pounding with both fear and hope.
    “I… I want to go to your city. Will you take me there?”

    His voice was small, his golden eyes lowered, cheeks faintly pink.

    Hua Cheng didn’t answer at first.

    He just stared, as if the world had stopped moving.
    Then, finally, he smiled—slowly, softly, like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

    “Of course,” he said.
    “It would be my greatest honor.”

    After his second banishment, Xie Lian was cursed by Bai Wuxiang to survive only by consuming blood.
    Overwhelmed by guilt and self-loathing, he is discovered by Hua Cheng, a mysterious ghost king who offers him sanctuary in his city. Despite his shame, Xie Lian accepts the offer, hoping to find a place where he truly belongs.

    Could this be the home he’s been dreaming for all his life?

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    26 Jun 2026

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    Shi Qingxuan sat in the car for a moment after taking out the key, looking over at Xie Lian and calmly asking, "You sure you're okay with this? I know getting a tattoo can be nerve-racking and seem like a big decision."

    Xie Lian nodded firmly. "Yeah, I'm okay, I've got this. Let's go." He took one more deep breath before he got out of the car, looking up at the sign of the shop. It had red flowers engraved along both sides, with big lettering that read

    GHOST CITY TATTOOS

     

    Or: The Xie Family home burned down mysteriously in the night, leaving nothing but ash in its wake. Ten years later, Xie Lian escapes the man who saved him and has to learn how to live again. His new temporary roommate Shi Qingxuan brings him to get tattoos on a 'self care day', where he meets a strange but alluring tattoo artist he immediately wants to befriend.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Five years of war leave the land drowned in blood. The Sheng dynasty has fallen, a new emperor sits on the throne, and the broken remnants of Xianle await their fate.

    Among them is the former Crown Prince, Xie Lian—once beloved, now a prisoner awaiting judgment.

    When rewards are offered for his role in ending the war, General Hua Cheng asks for only one thing: to marry the fallen prince.

    The court believes it must be cruelty, humiliation, or some elaborate punishment. No one understands why he would want a disgraced prince with nothing left to give.

    Least of all Xie Lian himself.

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    08 Jun 2026

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    Xie Lian was banished from the Heavens a long time ago. He is not a god anymore. He does not have any believers left. He is nothing more than an old tale– or the punchline of a twisted joke.
    That's how it should be anyway.
    But the world could never be so clear cut. From the ashes, life will bloom. From the sad ending of the first story, another begins. A new tale, a new title, a new sort of faith. Others may not notice the kind man showing up left and right, but those beneath it all do.
    If the people say you are a god, then that is what you are. Even if you do not realize it yourself.

    Or: Xie Lian seeks to help others whenever he can for 800 years. 800 years is more than enough time for said others to notice.

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    29 May 2026

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    Indebted to Hua Cheng, He Xuan is sent across the mortal realm to investigate rumors of a mysterious figure in white wearing a bamboo hat. As he follows the trail of ruined shrines, of terrible luck, of half-forgotten legends... his own tragedy becomes a part of the impossible story of a ghost’s devotion and a god’s suffering.

    A slow-burn romance of HX/XL/HC, in no particular order. Major themes of depression and trauma. Warning for elements of horror and body horror. Premise inspired by BenevolentErrancy’s How Many Coincidences In A Conspiracy?.

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    27 May 2026