Laying down beside him, you carefully move, not to wake him up. Tucking him in a blanket, you sigh as the cold wind enters the room, reminding you to close the half-open windows. You’re about to get out of bed when he suddenly grabs your wrist. “Don’t go…” He mutters, his other hand reaching out to you and takes you in his arms.
“Don’t…”
Looking at his sleeping profile, you brush his bangs away from his eyes before kissing his cheek. His furrowed brows starting to relax.
“I won’t. I’m not going anywhere.”
You smile as you assure him while wrapping your arms around him. ‘I’ll close the windows later.’ You say to yourself as your burrows your self in his arms, inhaling his familiar scent.
Raven and Victor get the titles of Ice Prince/Princess
Not going to show emotion unless they know you very personally.
Resting bitch face 24/7. They often seem regal, confident, and arrogant. Then they will hit you up with “Am I really that mean?” like sis?? what?? you haven’t. noticed lol
They are very strategic and won’t waste time in meaningless things.
Favorite Catch phrase? “Not Sorry bout it”.
Will most likely drink your tears for shits and giggles.
Motto? Survival of the fittest.
Their weakness? Best friend or Lover. Juju Bee managed to steal Raven’s ring in her presence and MC? Victor’s heart.
Gavin as Tatiana
Three words: Loyal As Fu*k.
The defender of the group.
Pretty adventurous and brave. Aren’t afraid to serve things that are out of their comfort zone.
Will fight for the justice of others, especially their loved ones.
They might be the underdog but they don’t back down, they now how to finish the fights right.
Might not be as polished as everyone else but they got a heart of gold.
They are very cordial and they might seem aloof at first but they are total sweet hearts.
You know for sure that they’re both going to call shit out if it ain’t real.
Kiro as Adore Delano
Kiro seems like the type who can say Party! multiple times as long as he stays happy Kiro if you know what I’m referring to.
Kiro seems like the type who can say Party! multiple times as long as he stays happy Kiro if you know what I’m referring to.
Catch phrases are their thing. Super memorable.
Adore Delano is the happy Kiro all the way. Looks like a cinnamon roll and is actually the cinnamon roll.
Did I tell you they are both singers? My boy maybe a famous pop star but Adore can kill those notes.
Kiro also seems like a Beyonce himself, given that he’s not in a group.
young, fun, and charming. ENOUGH said.
Lucien as Sasha Velour
In the words of Sasha Velour in her Category is performance, “Sasha Velour relies on brains, beauty be damned, let monsters rain” (If this doesn’t sound like Lucien idk what does)
Soft spoken of the group, and super friendly, kind
Faded in the background in season 9 and no one expected her to release this fierce force within
Like Sasha on that rose pedal lipsync, Lucien pulled a mother f**ing surprise with the *cough* *cough*
All I’m saying looks cute but could probably do something to ya. Watch yo back.
Plus Lucien’s voice actor sounds a lot like Sasha’s voice or maybe it’s just. me.
One thing is for sure though, they’re always serving you pretty polished looks. Their fashion is on point.
A date from CN server which hasn’t been released in EN server.
Translations under the cuts~
Chapter 1
In the hall, all the ministers stood. I sat on the throne and watched the man walk to the center of the hall step by step, followed by the envoy in different clothes.
The man bowed down humbly, dressed in white so neatly.
??: Lucien of the Qing Kingdom, to meet the princess of the West Kingdom.
He stood up straight, raised a bag wrapped in yellow silk with both hands, and his eyes with a smile fell on me.
I didn’t say anything, but when the waiter saw this, he immediately bowed down and walked down the steps, respectfully took the burden from the man’s hand, returned to me, and carefully opened it—
A seal lay in there quietly.
Uncle Huang: Haha, good! I heard that a prince of Qing Kingdom has a dignified an talented. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary.
It’s absurd.
Facing the heroic laughter of the uncle, I couldn’t help sneering in my heart.
However, he was the “proton*” sent by the Qing Kingdom to be in harmony with him, and it was worthy of such boasting.
T/N:zhìzǐ (proton), a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
The border between the two kingdoms has been in constant disputes for many years, and the battle of Tiansha Pass four years ago caused heavy casualties on both sides. Finally, a marriage agreement was made two years ago.
As the promoter of this matter, I was ready to marry into the Qing Kingdom.
But it never occurred to me that the Qing Kingdom took the initiative to bring Lucien, the former eldest prince of another country, into the West Kingdom as a token of sincerity.
I cast my eyes on Lucien with cold eyes, and I couldn’t help but feel a subtle feeling in my heart.
In view of Qing Kingdom’s bizarre initiative, I once sent undercover agents to investigate this former eldest prince.
When he was young, he had both political integrity and talent. He joined the army before he was a weak champion. He made good use of the art of war. He served as an adjutant in the battle of Tiansha Pass and made the West Army suffer a lot.
However, such a person suffered from a serious illness three years ago and has never stepped out of the mansion since.
Two years later, the second prince inherited the throne, but the eldest prince, who was once shocked as a god, was reduced to a proton sent to the West Kingdom.
I stared silently at the man standing by His Highness, and I vaguely felt that something was wrong.
He fits the rumored image very well, gentle and courteous, and handsome.
However, would the young man who commanded the Qing army almost won the battle of Tiansha Pass back then would really fall into silence?
The uncle didn’t seem to care, he just raised his hand enthusiastically, and wrote the final touch for this delicate meeting amid the congratulations of the ministers.
Uncle Huang: You’ve worked hard all the way.
Uncle Huang: As we planned, we will hold a ceremony of reconciliation after seven days.
MC: Uncle Huang, don’t you think the seventh day is a bit fast?
Uncle Huang: A group of envoys from the Qing Kingdom behind him even handed over the seal, so what else could go wrong.
Uncle Huang: You, just like your father, are too cautious.
Outside the side hall, facing my hesitation, Uncle Huang waved his hand nonchalantly.
Uncle Huang: Since your father passed away four years ago, for the sake of the stability of the West, I have temporarily assisted you in running the government, but I am also getting old.
Uncle Huang turned around and looked at me kindly.
Uncle Huang: I know that there is a gap between you and me. You have been in trouble many times before but you have never found the person behind the scenes. It is natural for you to doubt me.
MC: Uncle Huang, I….
Uncle Huang: It doesn’t matter, the marriage ceremony is also the new emperor’s enthronement. At that time, you are the official Her Majesty of the West Kingdom, and I can finally relieve this burden.
Uncle Huang: So, don’t blame your uncle for being impatient.
The uncle’s face seemed a little dark in the shadows, and it was fixed in my eyes together with Lucien’s smiling eyes in the hall.
Obviously everything just like was I wanted it to, but where did this inexplicable anxiety and subtlety feeling come from?
In the middle of the night, I tossed and turned, and finally sat up. After thinking for a while, I decided to listen to my intuition and meet the eldest prince Lucien in private.
Avoiding the guards on patrol, I turned to the top of the temple, and I touched the small pavilion where Lucien was resting.
There were only a few stars left in the quiet night. I fell off the roof and was about to knock on the door, but there were faint voices in the pavilion.
??: You’re not dead?
I was stunned for a moment. It seemed that it was Lucien’s voice. Is there anyone else looking for him this late?
??: The underworld is boring, so I came back.
The person he was talking to didn’t seem nervous, and even had a bit of a smile on his face.
??: However, I gave you a month, and you just walked to the imperial city.
??: If you want me to start until the marriage ceremony is over, it’ll be too gentle.
There was a bit of coldness in the soft laughter, which made me shiver hard.
Behind this marriage, something wasn’t as simple as I thought.
“Lucien”: I have already handed in the seal, and if you kill me now, West Kingdom will never get rid of it.
“Lucien”: You don’t want to be the eternal sinner who caused the war, right?
That layer of warm skin seems to have been peeled off, leaving only the smug and complacent. My heart was silently filled with sadness, and I really felt the undertones of the person who might be marrying me.
“Lucien”: Guards! There are assassins!!
Lucien didn’t seem to want to chat with that person any longer, and suddenly shouted.
I was startled, this night trespasser seems to know a lot of inside information, maybe I can get in touch with him,
Thinking of this, I was about to break into the house when a man dressed in black came out of the window.
Most of his face was covered under a black cloth, only revealing a pair of cold eyes, as if all the moonlight was caught in it.
I was stunned by those eyes, and when I saw it slowly narrowed, it was a little surprised.
??: How does the princess feel about the moonlight tonight?
At the moment when I was stunned, a warm breath covered my back. A sword moved slightly, and then it was placed on my neck.
The guards came around, and the bright candles were folded in my eyes.
??: Are you interested in admiring the moonlight of the west city with me?
This may be an opportunity to get in touch with him, and the accompanying shadow guard can also ensure my safety in the dark.
Even if there is something wrong with this person, I’ll deal with it later
Thinking of this, I slightly raised my fingertips, indicating that the shadow guard in the shadows would not take action for the time being.
MC: It depends on whether you have the qualifications.
Hearing this, the man in black laughed lowly, as if he had heard an interesting chat.
He put his hand on my waist and gently lifted it, like a falling leaf, and the two of us reached the eaves and dug out of the palace in the rush of the guards.
I didn’t say much along the way, the man seemed to be very familiar with West City, and he used the night as a cover, like a floating cloud in the sky.
??: The princess didn’t seem to panic.
MC: If you just admire the moonlight, why panic?
I tried to remain calm on the surface, trying to ignore the pounding heartbeat and cold fingertips on my chest.
MC: And I’m intrigued by what you just said.
The man’s ink-like eyes curved up, like the silent moonlight, shining silently.
??: You are better than I thought.
After saying that, he hugged me and landed on the high eaves of the restaurant, pulling down the mask covering his face.
??: Hello, my future wife, I am Lucien.
??: So am I qualified to admire the moon with you?
–
Exclusive Radio
Lucien: Lucien sees the emperor.
Emperor: Big brother, don’t be too polite… I came to you this time because I have something to discuss with you.
Emperor: The West Kingdom sent an envoy saying that the princess intends to marry the Qing Kingdom.
Lucien: …. hm?
Lucien: It was a bold decision.
Emperor: Our Qing Kingdom is a great country, how could that wild princess be able to climb up if she wants to be relatives!
Lucien: That’s right, with such a great country, the West Regions were still unable to be conquered for a long time after eight years of campaigning, and even nearly collapsed at the Tiansan Pass.
Emperor:…
Emperor: Big brother, shall we accept it?
Lucien: We have no reason to refuse.
Lucien: If I were the princess of the West Kingdom, I would definitely spread the news even if I offered to take the initiative to this marriage.
Lucien: If my guess is correct, now both the people of the West Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom should already know about the princess’ decision.
Emperor: …that’s true.
Lucien: This is a clear move.
Lucien: Both armies suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Tiansan Pass, and the people on the frontier suffered unspeakably.
Lucien: At this time, if the Qing Kingdom rejected the princess’s intention to be in harmony, it would be an enemy of the hope of peace in the world.
Emperor: But if you accept the marriage, then there is no reason to send troops in the West Regions?
Lucien: If you want to own the world, it is not the only way to suppress it.
Emperor:….
Emperor: Well, then I will listen to the elder brother and marry the wild princess.
Lucien:You?
Lucien: …. No.
Lucien: I will go.
Emperor: Big brother, what do you mean?
Lucien: Tell the envoys of the West Kingdom that the Qing Kingdom is willing to accept the princess’ proposal and will send the prince to the West Kingdom.
Lucien: It should be, to show the sincerity of the country.
–
Chapter 2
MC:….
MC:Cheeky.
In the rustling night wind, the candle flames hurriedly passed on the street, leaped into the man’s eyes, and folded into fine and quiet sparks.
He looks like he is too young and looks very handsome. He is as rough as a West people who has been honed by the wind and sand, with a gentle and elegant demeanor.
But those eyes, which were encased in the moonlit night and the flames, were as deep as the desert under the moon in the distance behind the desert soil.
“Lucien” in the palace took out the seal of harmony between the two countries, and now this man says he is Lucien?
My brain was a little confused, and the marriage seemed far more complicated than I imagined.
MC: You say you are Lucien, what evidence do you have?
Lucien: I was attacked on the way, all the envoys were killed, and the seal was also robbed at the same time.
He shrugged, and the scene that sounded very thrilling fell into his mouth, as easy as the plot in the book.
Lucien: But I can prove that the person the princess saw during the day was not “Lucien”.
Lucien: This point, the princess can send her subordinates to confirm.
He turned around and took out a customs clearance document from his chest and handed it over, his eyes fell on the shadow under the moon.
I was shocked, did he know from the beginning that my shadow guard was always behind me?
I cautiously glanced at the customs clearance letter in front of me and raised my hand slightly.
MC: Go check it out.
In an instant, a shadow fell between the two of us. After taking the letter from Lucien’s hand, it disappeared into the darkness.
The air fell into silence again, and the guards who were searching seemed to have found our trail, and the gathered candles rushed towards us.
But the man didn’t panic, he hugged me and pointed his toes, riding the night wind, passing by the tile eaves lightly.
The full moon had never been so close, the cold wind swept past my ears, my eyes lifted from down to his face, and the body under my fingertips was strong.
The vague shadow in the rumor slowly faded away, and I don’t know why, but I felt that “Lucien” really should have been like this.
MC: Three years ago, he suffered from a serious illness.
Since then, he has suffered from all kinds of diseases. He has never stepped out of the mansion again, and he has become a member of the public regardless of the government.
MC: If you are really Lucien, don’t you think you are too far from the rumors?
Lucien: Since I want to get married, I am naturally happy to be frank with the princess
Although he said this, there was no emotion in his eyes.
It seemed that he was tired of covering up, and exposed the alienation and coldness beneath the warmth.
Seeing him like this, I don’t want to be in vain with him anymore.
MC: You said you gave them a month to show that you came prepared for this assassination, so why let it go?
MC: Do you know who is behind the scenes? What is their purpose?
MC: And what is your purpose?
As I asked calmly, Lucien’s eyes became more and more curved, and the corners of his mouth raised meaningfully.
Lucien: I heard that the princess of West Kingdom is very smart, and after the death of the first emperor, the selection of virtuous people can be used to maintain the stability of this kingdom…
Lucien: It’s even more amazing to see it with my own eyes.
MC: I didn’t come to hear your toasts.
I looked straight at him and saw Lucien casually land on the eaves again, looking coldly at the imperial city standing in the distance
Lucien: The mastermind behind the scenes is the current Qing Emperor, and your uncle should also be involved.
My heart sank, and my whole body seemed to be immersed in cold water.
MC:Nonsense.
Lucien: It should be said that what I have in my hand is not enough to be evidence.
Lucien: The significance of the relationship between West Kingdom and Qing Kingdom is very important. After the ceremony, you will become the official Queen of the West Kingdom.
Lucien: An easy-to-manipulate puppet that stays by your side day and night will always attack you better than your uncle.
A faint smile permeated the air, Lucien leaned over to my ear, and the warm and ambiguous breath came over, but it was tinged with chills.
Lucien: Even if you can’t make a move, being the person next to you will have a better chance to influence you and control you.
Lucien: Whether it is for your uncle or the Qing Kingdom, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and they are justified.
I stood still, just turned my head slightly, and the breaths that were close together were intertwined, as if I could touch the fascinating moonlight if I got closer to half an inch.
MC: I have no reason to believe you. After all, your appearance is too coincidental, as if you deliberately pushed all this to the front…
My words stopped suddenly.
All the darkness of the night was hidden behind him, and in those eyes that became more and more ambitious, I couldn’t help but subconsciously want to take a step back.
However, an arm was wrapped around my waist, tightly clasped around it, making the vague breathing a little tighter.
Lucien: The princess asked four questions, which I have not yet answered.
Unlike the cold face, the scorching body temperature was pressed against my palm, and the extremely close breath made me a little nervous.
Lucien: This was really supposed to be an ordinary marriage, but the birds were trapped in the car, so I just took advantage and made the fire more vigorous.
Lucien: If I stand up to West Kingdom, some things will be covered up for the rest of my life, and I will continue to live in fear.
Lucien: So it’s better to give them a chance.
Lucien: After all, some silt and carrion had to be flushed out before it could be plucked out.
He raised his hand gently, and his icy fingertips pulled a few strands of my hair behind my ears, and brushed the tips of my hot ears deliberately.
Lucien: “Eldest Prince Lucien” is just a symbol for the princess, he can be anyone.
Lucien: I wonder if the princess thinks that the moonlight tonight is a good reward?
–
The next day, news of the princess being held hostage spread throughout the city. The Prince Regent ordered the entire West City to be sealed off and tried his best to arrest the thief and rescue the princess.
Lucien: The princess was kidnapped last night, and if he really didn’t want the princess to go anywhere, the city should have been sealed off since last night…
Lucien sat at the tea table, resting his chin with one hand.
Lucien: It seems that your uncle doesn’t really want to save you.
MC: Just because I’m staying here doesn’t mean I believe you, just think this as an opportunity.
MC: And you can talk without going around like that. He wished I was killed on the spot.
Looking at the sheepskin map in my hand, I didn’t take Lucien’s ridicule to heart.
MC: It will take at least a month to return to Qing Kingdom…. I will also investigate the uncle and send off the relatives…
MC: Reconciliation ceremony postponed for seven days. But the people must not be fooled into thinking that someone is trying to obstruct this symbol of peace.
A bit of low laughter slipped into my murmurings and I pouted and raised my head.
MC: If things develop to the point where neither you nor I can control, I will go back.
Lucien: Even marrying a scheming puppet?
MC: This is my mission as a princess.
MC: I was born into the royal family and decided what I had to do and what I couldn’t do.
I turned to Lucien firmly without any hesitation.
Lucien just watched silently, before standing up after a long time.
Lucien: Princess, how does it feel to always work hard alone?
I was stunned, I don’t know why he dropped this question at this time, but when I hesitated, he jumped out of the window
Maybe it was just his unintentional remarks, but it made my heart ripple.
From the time I became a princess I knew what my identity meant. Since my father left, I’ve been walking on thin ice.
In the silent night of swallowing, no one will forgive those tears so I have to accept it all and struggle to see.
There were shrill footsteps outside the door, and I came to my senses and cautiously hid in the shadows.
At this moment, Lucien jumped in from the window and put on his previous night clothes to cover his face.
MC:You….?
In an instant, a violent impact slammed open the door, and the stern elite soldiers broke in, the long spear glowing with cold light.
But Lucien quickly leaned over and embraced me, and flew out of the inn with a tap of his toes.
I don’t know what he’s going to do. But maybe it’s time to play this kidnapped scene.
MC: Kidnapper! Let go of me!!
Light laughter fell in our ears, and behind us, officers, soldiers and the people of West City who joined in the fun gathered one after another.
He seemed to be “running away”, but the entire route was extraordinarily careful. Knowing that the guards were afraid of hurting me and dare not shoot at him, it became more frantic.
In the end, he took me “as a last resort” and landed on the city gate.
General: You! Your death is imminent, let go of the princess right now!
Lucien: However, I don’t want to let go.
General: Could it be that the thieves of the Qing Kingdom want to destroy this marriage!
Lucien smiled, a seat in black clothes was dazzling and eye-catching in the sun.
Lucien: This statement is wrong.
In front of everyone’s eyes, he leaned down slightly, lifted my finger, and put it to his lips vaguely.
The temperature diffused through the fabric, and like a heat flow, it instantly rushed to every corner of the body along the fingertips.
MC: What are you….
Lucien: I’m just an ordinary person who has admired the princess for many years.
He turned his head to the side, his voice wrapped in a smile firmly in the ears of everyone present.
Lucien: After learning that the princess was about to get married, it was really hard to control my feelings, so I made this decision.
Between heaven and earth, above the city gate, the cold wind and yellow sand whistling all year round, but he was the most striking strange color that broke into it.
Lucien: MC, I like you.
Lucien: Can you choose me to be your husband?
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Chapter 2 - Memory Silhouette
Four years ago.
The thick black cloud oppresses the silent yellow sand, and the sight is desolate.
The black-pressed cold iron was full of killing aura, the warhorse standing at the front neighed, and the restless iron hooves paced in place, only waiting for an order.
Lucien was wearing a suit of armor, standing on the hillside, overlooking the earth indifferently.
??: Your Highness the First Prince, even if you are investigating, you are too close.
??: Aren’t you afraid of dying?
The voice broke into the wind unceremoniously, the man sat on the horse and stopped beside Lucien.
Lucien: General Lu.
Lucien nodded slightly to the man, and cast his eyes down again.
General Lu: I don’t know if I should say that you are lucky or unlucky, but when you arrived at the border, you caught up with this battle.
Lucien: Tiansha Pass is the most important pass in the West Kingdom. If it can be captured, it will be a matter of time before the West Kingdom is captured.
Lucien: Hearing that the monarch of the West Kingdom had just passed away three months ago, even the valiant and skilled iron cavalry army must have been a blow to the morale of the army.
Lucien unfolded the scroll map in his hand, seemingly careless, but there was a hint of arrogance in his words.
The man laughed and even had a bit of sarcasm on the side.
General Lu: First Prince, listen to my advice, don’t underestimate West Kingdom.
General Lu: Do you think our group just likes Great Wall, a place where birds don’t throw the dump, and have only stayed here for so many years?
Lucien’s calm gaze fell on the man, and the wind lifted the dusty cloak behind him.
General Lu: Now that you have chosen to come here, let’s see some scenery that you can’t see in the imperial city.
General Lu: Be careful though…..
General Lu: The wind in the Great Wall can eat people.
“BOOM!”
As soon as the man’s voice fell, a thunderous drum sound suddenly sounded.
The yellow sand gradually rose, and the biting wind passed over Lucien’s face. He squinted slightly and looked at the source of the sound.
A scorching red flashed in his eyes.
In the distant line of sight, there seems to be a girl wearing a red dress, standing in front of a high war drum.
The fierce wind lifted her red gauze, like the only rouge color on the desert, beautiful and decisive
Lucien:That….
General Lu: That is the little princess of the West Kingdom.
Lucien: Why is the little princess of the West Kingdom here?
Lucien’s tone couldn’t hide his unbelievable surprise, he opened his eyes slightly, trying to see the girl more clearly.
But the wind and sand were too large, blocking most of the sight.
General Lu: I heard that after the Emperor of the West Kingdom died, the little princess did not keep a few days of filial piety, and went straight to the border.
“Boom! Boom!”
The thunderous sound of the war drums filled the desert soil full of chilling air under the waving of the little figure.
The black iron cavalry was like a huge blade, swooping silently from the other side of the horizon.
The sound of the drums changed its rhythm, and the neat iron cavalry spread out immediately and pressed down neatly.
General Lu: First Prince, don’t blink your eyes.
General Lu: She will be your biggest opponent on this border trip.
The whistling and the roaring iron hoofs collided together, but the thunderous drum sound was clearer and clearer, as if it could penetrate the dense cloud of sorrow.
Lucien narrowed his eyes, and finally raised a smile.
Lucien: Perhaps, she is the best opponent.
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Chapter 3
Storyteller: Said that the man in black expressed his love to the princess in first sight.
Storyteller: Some people say that he is the eldest disciple of the eccentric Butterfly Valley Master, and some people say that he is an orphan from the previous dynasty, with superb martial arts and looks like Pan An.
Storyteller: Four years ago, during the Battle of Tiansha Pass, he happened to pass by, fell in love with the princess in red, and found the West Kingdom all the way.
Storyteller: And the princess naturally swears to resist and refuses to obey, and even almost falls off the city gate!
Storyteller: In broad daylight, the man in black kidnapped the princess and escaped the pursuit of elite soldiers, hiding in this west city where his whereabouts are unknown.
A series of low-pitched whistles sounded from the teahouse, and I covered my veil and twitched the corners of my stiff mouth as I listened to the storyteller bluntly describing the scene ten days ago.
There have been various versions of “Princess Captive” in different populations, but fortunately they have nothing to do with politics.
Lucien: You look a little stiff.
Lucien, who was beside me, leaned into my ear, with a smile in his words, which made me stare at him angrily.
He was dressed as a scholar in white, holding a fan, raising his hands and throwing his hands full of a gentle and unrestrained temperament.
MC: ….You don’t talk to me.
Although it is common for women in this city to wear veils, I am still very apprehensive.
I thought that Lucien would continue to hide with me after the “announcement” was over until all the investigation came to light.
Unexpectedly, he put an opaque veil directly on my face the next day.
Lucien: While I’d love to wait with the princess until the results to prove it all, we seem to have a lot of time left.
Lucien: Why don’t you just take it as a pastime and take it as a familiarity before we get married?
The search for West City continued, but he still asked me to take him to visit the city.
The best steamed buns in the city, the most sour sea buckthorn fruit, the hottest horse farm, the most lively streets and alleys
This unplanned “marriage escape” seems to be more … than I imagined.
Lucien: In front of you is the eldest disciple of the eccentric Butterfly Valley owner, the former orphan with superb martial arts skills.
Lucien: Are you sure you don’t want to talk to me?
MC: …. The day before yesterday, you were still a fox fairy who came down from the Tiansha Mountains.
Lucien: Do you prefer fox fairy?
MC: Don’t be silly with me.
I pretended to be indifferent, looked around vigilantly, and found that everyone was still paying attention to the eloquent storyteller.
Lucien: MC doesn’t seem to like listening to the story.
MC: How do you like it?
His eyes blinked slowly, as if thinking of something, he was silent for a while before opening his mouth softly
Lucien: The last time I listened to the story was five years ago, and the old general took me there before going to the border.
Lucien: Returning from the border, in order to maintain the legendary image of “Lucien”, you can’t just go out and listen to it.
I was stunned for a moment, he said it lightly, but it sounded too much to mean.
MC: How do you usually maintain your image?
The storyteller has started the next story, and we hide in the crowd, biting our ears.
Lucien: I cough five hundred times a day, walk ten miles to catch my breath, the sun rises and the moon rises again
MC: You’ve been like this for three years?
I was really curious, so I smiled and asked him to see the soft light outside the window folded in and fell into his eyes.
MC: Then, you have been pretending like this for three years, and now you showed up in front of me, is it appropriate?
Lucien: It doesn’t matter what the path is, as long as the final goal is reached.
Lucien: My attack can cut open the carrion, bring more favorable results, and let the princess see the pros and cons directly.
Lucien: So at the moment, nature is the most appropriate choice.
Lucien casually flicked the table top, raising a little bit of dust.
MC: You look up to me too much.
Lucien: It can only be said that it all started from Princess Night Detective.
His burning eyes came over, making me suddenly think of the moment when I first saw those eyes.
Lucien: My original intention was just to show my face and let them mess up.
Lucien: But when you were there, it all changed.
I don’t know why his words made me suddenly feel a little hot.
I didn’t know what to say, so I stiffly stepped back a little, but Lucien’s smooth fingertips touched a corner of my veil.
As soon as I take another half step back, the veil will come off.
MC: What are you doing?
Lucien: Is MC scared?
Seeing him carelessly rubbing the veil, I leaned back stiffly again, trying to escape the scorching breath.
MC: What am I afraid of? It’s just that you’re too close. Does Qing people do not understand about gender boundaries?
He smiled lowly, his voice scorched by the tea and rustling from the crevice of my ear to the apex of my heart.
Lucien: If nothing happened, we should be married by now.
Lucien: And I should call you… my wife*.
*T/N:娘子 (niángzǐ), /dialect/ form of address for one’s wife
As he said that, he chuckled and let go of the fingertips holding the veil, and the warm fingertips landed on my lips through the thin veil.
The light temperature burned quietly, as if it was more intimate and bewitching than a kiss.
Lucien: Even qualified to drop a kiss here.
MC: You… You really reach for a yard after getting an inch.
In these days of getting along, Lucien’s behavior is like a test, constantly exploring my bottom line, from hooking my fingertips to now breathing too arrogantly.
The man was full of bad habit, and he didn’t seem to be trying to cover it up.
But he was always able to control the most delicate measure, and continued and secretly stepped forward again, invading my heart step by step.
Let it jump in a chaotic manner, and even his breathing becomes a little incoherent, and I just wants to run away.
MC: Time to go.
When we left the restaurant and turned into the alley, a sharp bow and crossbow attacked with murderous intent.
Lucien took me in his arms, and with a twist, he dodged nearly ten crossbows.
He raised his hand to catch it, picked up a few crossbow arrows and threw them in the direction of launch with precision and ferocity.
After a while, there was a muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Lucien: Go first.
He instructed in a low voice, took me and turned into a cross alley, hiding in the shadow of the corner.
The sound of rustling footsteps came over, as if they were looking for a trail.
MC: Can’t you just deal with those people like you did yesterday?
Lucien: I’m tired.
This corner is a little narrow, I leaned my head in his arms, and the subtle atmosphere came over again, I gritted my teeth and looked at his outspoken appearance, for a while I didn’t know how to refute him.
In the end, I was so angry that I had to laugh at him.
MC: This is already the eighth wave of people who have come to kill you, and you seem to be really hated.
Lucien: After all, such a thing as being able to marry the princess is too much to be ostentatious.
He lowered his head very deliberately, and pressed the tip of his nose against mine, as if he wanted me to remember the scene just now.
Lucien: Moreover, by constantly attacking me, wouldn’t it be more proof that I am Lucien himself?
I knew he was right, but I still felt that this man was too blatant.
MC: We were chased by officers and soldiers in front of us, and we were chased by killers in the back. Are you still going to the streets with me like this?
Lucien: Why not, I don’t think these are burdens.
Lucien: After all, I still need them to continue to provide me with opportunities to keep the princess familiar with me.
Lucien: See if I am qualified to stand by your side.
His arms around my waist tightened slightly, and the scorching heat scorched through the front of the clothes.
MC: Is this the kind of person you really are?
Lucien: It depends…who I meet.
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Chapter 4
In the search of officers and soldiers and the attack of killers, Lucien and I hid in Tibet, but we still ran to different places every day without delay.
For some reason, West City, who was already familiar to me, has transformed into a completely different color by his side.
It snowed heavily that day, and snowflakes fluttered in the air, adding a bit of silence to the city.
Lucien: It turns out that it also snows in West City.
MC: You are not the only ones who will celebrate with snow.
Seeing Lucien’s fresh face, I proudly raised my face to him, dragged him and ran to the west of the city.
Passing through a small plum forest, I came to a desert that was completely covered with snow.
The cold snow hides on the fine sand, the vastness between the sky and the earth melts into a snow-white color in the distant sky,
I dragged Lucien and walked along the edge of the desert, stepping on the fresh snow and making a creaking sound.
Lucien: How can there be Merlin in this West Kingdom?
MC: When my mother said she liked it back then, my father tried his best to plant it.
MC: There were more of them back then, but now they’ve dried up a lot.
I looked at the narrow Merlin and the long pavilion, as if I saw many distant pictures.
Lucien didn’t say anything, just held my hand tightly.
The snow fell on our bodies and on our heads, and long footprints followed us, silent and gentle.
Lucien: The desert can be so quiet.
MC: You are biased against deserts.
He stopped with a smile and turned to look at the boundless silence.
Lucien: When I was young, I went to the frontier, and the yellow sand filled the sky, and everywhere I saw was a vast and desolate barren grassland.
Lucien: The wind in the sky is full of temptation and killing intent, rotten flesh and bones are piled up everywhere, you can’t even tell who he was and where he should go.
Lucien: It is not known whether he rests in his native land.
His words were indifferent, but it seemed that the distant killing and the cold hitting sound of the weapon were pulled into this silence.
The world is ups and downs, the mountains and rivers are undecided, and the weight hanging between the two countries is still precarious.
But maybe, it’s my heart that’s always wavering.
Lucien: But I have seen red in the dust with my own eyes.
Lucien suddenly changed the conversation and I raised my head to see that he picked up a plum blossom petal from the top of my head.
Lucien: She was still a young girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage. She was dressed in red, like a blazing wildfire, standing in front of the war drum behind the West Army.
Lucien: The drum was twice as tall as her, and the sticks were thicker than her arms.
Lucien: But she slammed it down with such force, shocking like a thousand troops.
His eyes moved from the young girl wearing red gauze to my face.
Lucien: I heard that after the Battle of Tiansha Pass, the girl never wore the red gauze again.
MC: Because that is the blood of our soldiers who died on the battlefield.
My emotions were intense, and my whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
MC: I ordered them to die, and watched them go to death for the sake of the prosperity of the country and the cleanliness of Haiyan River.
MC: Great ambition only leads to disputes, and it only needs a tiny flame to start a prairie fire.
Everyone sang “I would like to establish my heart for the heaven and the earth, establish a destiny for the life and the people, continue the unique learning for the sages of the past, and open peace for all the worlds”, and their blood is willing to sprinkle on the mountains and rivers.
It burns in the eyes of people, making people forget where it started, and only the complete disappearance of one side is enough to quell the fire.
MC: Everyone thinks they’re doing the right thing, but all choices lead to killing.
MC: But what is heaven and earth and what is eternity.
I can’t understand this righteousness, I just hope that there will be less tragic red on the homeland of the West Kingdom
MC: I know that the Qing Kingdom has always been eyeing the West Kingdom.
MC: The initiative to send protons and pros is also to usurp the throne in secret for annexation.
I looked straight at Lucien, no longer hiding anything.
MC: You dormant for three years, disguised as another, and even gave up the throne.
MC: In the past three years, have you never doubted yourself or worried that it is not worth it?
Lucien smiled, the sharp edge fell in his eyes, decisive and firm.
I don’t know why, I suddenly seemed to see the eyes of the one who was looking into the bronze mirror that night when I decided to married.
He raised his hand lightly, and a hidden weapon was shot out with a strong wind and shot behind me—
With a muffled sound, a masked man in black fell into the snow.
Sometime in the snow-falling plum forest, several men in black flashed out. They hung their blades and rushed towards us.
A sword slowly being pulled out of the scabbard, Lucien casually pulled a flower, and the cold light folded into my eyes.
Lucien: Of course I’m worried.
Before he could finish his words, Lucien broke into the people in black like a phantom.
The unparalleled thin blade silently swept across the neck of the man in black, his red eyes gushing red like a spring, but it didn’t stain the sharp blade.
The cold light was fierce and slaughter, Lucien stood in the wind and frost of the falling snow, and the hem of his clothes was raised high.
The blossoming red plums hung in front of him, no different from the red blooming on the snow.
His eyes were cold, he raised the tip of the sword sharply, and with a slight swing he cut the fine snow and the flying flowers into an icy incision.
Lucien: Worried that the uncle on the princess’s head is too powerful, worrying that a puppet emperor of the Qing Kingdom will do all kinds of stupid things.
Lucien: Worried… that the princess is also a fool.
Lucien straightened the sword, as if the light between the world and the earth was trapped on it.
His figure flashed out, and there was a dazzling bright red everywhere he went.
My heart can’t stop running, but Lucien’s words didn’t stop.
Lucien: However, I just can’t help but want to look forward to it.
Lucien: I wonder if the girl whom I regard as my opponent will also grow into a better being.
A large area of black and red was dyed on the red plum snow, Lucien threw his sword and walked in front of me.
Lucien: So I sent myself in front of you, which is also a part of my selfishness.
Lucien: You’re right, being born into a royal family decides what must be done and what must not be done.
Lucien: But I still want to do something for myself.
Lucien: And that’s what I do for myself.
He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and the blood stains on the sword were dripping on the snow.
Lucien: It seems that your shadow guard is not necessary to play.
My heart sank, realizing that Lucien already knew that my shadow guard had returned from the Qing Kingdom investigation.
The sweaty horses of the West Country can travel thousands of miles every day. As early as half a month ago, the Shadow Guard had returned to the Qing Kingdom and reported everything to me.
Lucien is too dangerous, he can be ruthless to himself and make himself a chess piece on this chessboard.
Rather than continuing to test him, I was always hesitant to choose this man with hidden fangs.
Lucien is right, “eldest prince Lucien” is just a talisman, it doesn’t matter who he is.
Perhaps, after I know the truth, that puppet that remains useless in the palace will be more suitable.
MC: What if I… live up to your expectations?
Lucien: That is just to continue my plan to annex the West Kingdom.
MC: Is this all your purpose?
Lucien: of course not.
He laughed arrogantly, and put his brimming ambitions naked in front of me.
Lucien: I want the world to be rich, and it will last forever.
My heart kept trembling, and the constant shouting in my ears and the sound of weapons clashing seemed to be slowly dying.
MC: What world?
He raised his palm, there was nothing in it, but it seemed that everything was there,
Lucien: It is not called West Kingdom, nor Qing Kingdom.
Lucien: It is more magnificent and vast than you can imagine, it covers all rivers, and it has only one unique name.
Lucien: This is the world.
Lucien: I’m here because I wanted to make it happen myself, but you’re better and more fascinating than I ever imagined.
The raised palm was handed in front of me. I knew that Lucien had said everything, but he still stretched out his hand.
Lucien: Would you like to choose me and realize it with me?
MC: ….How can I trust a beast full of fangs?
Lucien: You can pull its tusks, or…
With his other hand, he took out a stack of letter paper from his chest and handed it over together.
Lucien: Tame him. Let him be your fang.
– Chapter 4 - Memory Silhouette
MC: You really….!
With my tight breathing, I lay in Lucien’s arms and stared angrily at him, but he obviously had no intention of reflecting.
Behind the teahouse, this man quietly began to move forward again, pulling my lower limit lower and lower.
MC: This is the fragrant house!
Lucien: It turns out that the best fragrant house in your west country is like this.
He raised his eyes slightly, looking at the hazy curtains and colorful screens, and the fragrance burner on the wooden table beside him gave off a sweet and dry smell.
Lucien: Although I do want to visit the Fragrant House here, today is supposed to be planned ahead of time.
Lucien: It’s a surprise.
There was a faint sound of rushing footsteps on the outside of the high wall outside the screen window, and the armor made a cold sound as it moved.
MC: ….Do you still want to go to Fragrant House?!
Seeing Lucien say this, I subconsciously asked what was in my heart.
His eyes blinked extremely slowly, and the corners of his mouth climbed into an arc.
Lucien: Did my wife feel sour?
MC: Nonsense! Also, don’t call me wife! You disrespe
A thin golden color appeared behind the dark cloud curtain, and it dyed the lower night clouds red, pushing them into the day.
I picked up the camera, put the viewfinder frame on the line where the light and dark meet in the middle of the clouds, and pressed the shutter. The time is exactly one quarter before sunrise, six forty.
A wind brushed the bangs on Lucien’s forehead, he turned his head and smiled at me.
Lucien: Is this your impression of me?
I checked the photos I took - the night was still sinking in the lower layers, but the sky was full of broken stars, and in the quiet mid-air, day and night were changing.
MC: Well, sometimes you feel like this…The feeling before sunrise.
The reason for this is that two weeks ago, I signed up for a visual design class, and the teacher mentioned a tool called “mood board” in the class.
By continuously collecting various types of pictures and gathering them on the “mood board”, we can convey our thoughts to the viewer in as much detail as possible.
–Break through the information limitation of language and express more elements, feelings and atmosphere.
The homework of the class is to describe a familiar person by taking pictures and collecting pictures. There is no standard answer to the homework, and it is all done by feeling.
I chose to describe Lucien without hesitation.
Out of curiosity about how I would complete this assignment, Lucien suggested to accompany me to take pictures.
I also thought that if I want to complete a high-quality homework, I really should be accompanied by the knowledgeable Professor Lucien, so I gladly agreed.
At this moment, Lucien and I are sitting on the bench on the rooftop, overlooking the center of the city.
Lucien: … What does it feel like before sunrise?
Lucien quietly looked at the sunlight that was slowly rising from the horizon, allowing the brilliant colors to gild gold in his deep pupils.
I cast my eyes in the same direction as him, thinking about the answer.
MC: …I can’t tell you either, but whatever you feel at the moment is fine.
The vastness of light is surging upwards, they do not converge into a point or a line, they are huge and silent, slowly engulfing the night.
MC: In my eyes, this is a feeling that something is about to break through the darkness.
Lucien:…
Lucien suddenly took my hand, he didn’t speak, he didn’t want to disturb the world’s last-minute sleep.
Moments later, the sun showed the clouds.
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MC: How? Isn’t it interesting?
After watching the sunrise, I took Lucien off the rooftop and walked into the bustling street.
Before going to the next stop, Lucien bought some steamed buns at the breakfast stall along the street. We sat on the bench, ate breakfast, and discussed the assignment.
Lucien: Many abstract and complex concepts are really difficult to convey clearly if only described in words.
Lucien: That’s why we need so many art forms.
Lucien: Whether it is literature, painting, photography or sculpture, when it comes to conveying information, it has its particularity in form.
MC: Well, our teacher also said that many communication problems are often caused by lack of information.
MC: For example, the proposition “lively streets”, I’m thinking of a scene of a large crowd walking aroundㅡ
MC: But your understanding of “lively” is an endless stream of vehicles.
MC: In this way, there was a misunderstanding between us in communication.
Lucien looked at the driveway in front of him, and laughed leisurely.
Lucien: Indeed, in my understanding, the scene before me is very “lively”
The road in front of us suddenly became crowded, and I followed the traffic flow and it seemed that there was no accident.
Lucien: There is a school further ahead from this intersection. Now is the time when parents come to take their children to school, so there will be more traffic.
Lucien: But don’t worry, they won’t be blocking the road here.
Lucien: There is a hospital nearby, if it occupies the driveway, the ambulance will not be able to pass smoothly when it arrives, the parents know this.
MC: It turned out to be so.
Then, he pointed to the mall on our right.
Lucien: The “lively” people are here.
I looked in the direction of his fingers, and a group of aunties in tai chi suits were forming a formation at the entrance of the mall.
They held soft swords, and once they stood still, they danced dazzling sword moves, which made people applaud.
Lucien: When the mall opened at 8:30, they would leave, carry their long swords, and drop by the next door to buy some ingredients.
I was biting a hot steamed bun, and I was greeted by people coming and going in front of me. Every street scene is captivating.
I bite the hot steamed buns, and was impressed by every scene of the street scene where people came and went.
MC: Hmm, it’s really lively…
After thinking for a while, I turned to look at Lucien again,
The reason why he knows this is probably because he always works all night until this time.
And after stepping out of the laboratory, he will not just head back in the car, but walk slowly down the street, paying attention to every lively corner.
Hearing the noisy voices of the world, passing by all kinds of people - all these times, he remembered all these moments in his heart.
Thinking about it, I raised the steamed bun in my hand and took a picture of the crowd and vehicles while it was still hot.
Lucien’s gaze, hesitantly, fell on the sesame bun in my hand.
Lucien: Is that what you want to put on your “mood board” too?
I nodded and continued to bite into the sweet buns, unaware of Lucien’s slightly raised lip line.
Lucien: So specifically, I give you the impression… white on the outside and black on the inside?
MC:….
I stunned.
MC:Hahahaha
I couldn’t help but leaned towards him, touched his arm lightly, and gave him half of the sesame bun in my hand.
MC: Early morning city, people living in it and steaming buns…
MC: These things contain the feeling you give me.
MC: I can’t quite tell what it is. You also know that “mood board” can only be understood, not spoken.
Lucien took a bite of the steamed bun, smiled and looked at the noisy street, the sesame filling stuck to the corner of his lips, he gently wiped it with the pulp of his finger, and smiled slightly.
Lucien: …I can understand the feeling you said.
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Lucien seemed to know that my next stop was Loveland University, and he walked through the familiar streets without asking any questions.
The winter vacation has already come, and the school is so quiet that only a few fat little feral cats occasionally meowed twice.
I led Lucien to the reading room on the second floor of the library, crouched on the ground, and took out the camera.
Lucien: Are you shooting the corridors of the library?
MC:Hmm~ One time when you have nothing to do after the class, you just came here to sit for a while.
I adjusted the aperture and placed the entire corridor in the center of the frame.
MC: At that time, the sun was about to go down, and the ground was full of red clouds, I thought…
MC: If the sunset light is replaced by the clear morning light, it must also look good.
Lucien sat on the stairs a step away, holding his chin, watching the light pouring down from the window while waiting patiently for me to finish taking the photo.
The warm sun shines on Lucien’s hair tips, neckline, and finger edges, drawing out delicate lines of his entire person’s outline.
MC:Check it out.
I sat down next to Lucien and showed him the pictures I took.
MC: I think the library is also a place with a “Lucien” atmosphere, especially the corridors.
MC: Loud speaking is not allowed here, and it always gives a sense of silence under order.
MC: And the black marble floor, which is swept every day.
MC: The sound of stepping on it is also “tap”, “tap”, “tap”, and it is very hard.
MC: There are countless documents, books, newspapers and magazines are collected behind the doors.
MC: As soon as you open the door, you will be greeted by the vast accumulation of human wisdom.
MC: To sum up, it is a very “quiet” feeling, but it is not only…
Lucien stared at the photos I took, and seemed to feel the information conveyed by the details in the photos.
Lucien: It was lively just now, now it’s quiet…
Lucien: The picture you used to describe “Lucien” seems to be irregular at first glance?
Lucien: I’m not sure what kind of person I am in your heart.
I pondered this question carefully, thinking about how to express my intention in words.
MC: In fact, I took more than these three pictures.
MC: When I just got this proposition last night, I was taking pictures all the way back.
So I went through the previous photos with him.
MC: This one, is the mailbox I accidentally saw when I was passing the street corner.
MC: Thought it was always here, just… we didn’t noticed.
MC: Somehow, I thought you might understand how it feels.
MC: Then, passing by a retro grocery store.
MC: Outside the window, I saw the discs on the projector in the store, which happened to reflect the color of the sunset, so I took the pictures.
Lucien patiently listened to my description of each photo, and from time to time guessed how I felt when I took the photo.
Lucien: Is this a construction site?
MC: Yes, right across from our office, every day I get up from my seat, I can see the crane.
Lucien nodded and took the camera closer.
Lucien: No wonder the angle of this photo is looking down from the top. It seems that their construction progress should have progressed to more than half.
MC: I look at them every once in a while, and I see that the building has built up a few more floors, and every two days, a few more floors have been built.
MC: It’s amazing…humans can build buildings as high as the sky on the ground…
MC: There is also heating, Internet, and all kinds of convenient facilities!
I sighed for no reason, and Lucien couldn’t help but laugh.
Lucien: If such a project reminds you of me, it’s highly rated.
He flipped to the last photo.
Lucien: You also photographed the bedroom rug?
Not let him to think I was just taking a random photo, I quickly pointed out the difference between this photo and reality,
MC: Not just an ordinary rug, I deliberately moved the floor lamp in front of it to let the light fall before taking pictures.
MC: Although there are no rules for taking the material, these pictures are all the feelings you gave me.
Lucien’s eyes fell on my face leisurely, as if he liked my expression very much, liked me very much at the moment, and thought carefully about what to use to describe his mood.
Lucien: These photos are really good–
Lucien: When you take pictures, it is very late, so most of these pictures are cold-toned, but each picture has a warm light.
He lowered his eyes slightly, a warm smile on his lips.
Lucien: Did you know that people can’t really know themselves.
Lucien: All our perceptions of ourselves come from the environment around us and from others.
Lucien: The environment shapes our perceptions, evaluations of all people and things in the world, and even we can only see ourselves through a mirror.
Lucien: The more we do, the more we want to know what we look like in the eyes of others, and I am no exception.
Seeing me staring at him intently, he suddenly reached out and touched my hair.
Lucien:In fact, I have always been curious, what do you think of me.
Lucien: Now, it seems that there is an answer,.
At this moment, a gust of wind rustled through the window, and a few petals blown in the wind flashed past.
A thought suddenly entered my mind, and I hurriedly pulled Lucien to look in the direction where the petals were blowing.
—
The reading room in the deepest part of the corridor was quiet and empty. As soon as I opened the door, I saw the bright colors outside the window.
A touch of delicate color is dotted between the blue sky and white clouds. Under the shuttle patrol of the breeze, the peach blossoms on the branches are slowly blooming.
I picked up my camera and captured this scene.
MC: Okay, with this photo, the content of the “mood board” is enough!
Lucien stepped forward, put one hand on the windowsill and looked out.
Lucien: Peach blossoms?
I shook my head, pointed to the whole world outside.
MC: Not peach blossoms, but spring.
The nice fragrance of peach blossoms came in wisps, and across several teaching buildings, the lawn of the playground was already lush green.
MC: Spring has a feeling of blooming and reborn.
MC: Whatever is buried in the snow in winter will be covered with flowers and plants in spring.
As long as you stand in the spring sunshine, you can feel the freshness and splendor of it.
MC: I don’t even know what to say… The word “spring” alone makes people feel very comfortable and warm.
MC: Whether it is quiet or lively, it is full of vitality and full of people yearning.
I opened my arms, trying to embrace the spring that lives in the sunshine.
MC: Do you know Lucien, you often make me feel like spring is coming.
Lucien:….
Lucien’s finger edge lightly rested on his chin, as if thinking.
Lucien: Don’t you think… you describe me a little too nicely?
I took a half step forward, bent down and tilted my head to look into his eyes.
MC: But the person I care about is the best in the world, in my heart, and nothing can compare.
I stretched out my hand and grabbed Lucien’s sleeve and lowered my voice.
MC: Although I’ve taken many, many pictures, trying to paint you many, many paintings…
MC: But the feeling you gave me….I can’t describe it in any way.
A smile slowly appeared in Lucien’s eyes.
In those dark pupils, the branches and leaves of peach blossoms are reflected, like a curved spring scene, which makes people involuntarily want to sink into it.
MC: If it had to be conveyed in words, I would call it romance.
After a brief pause, I affirmed my conclusion.
MC: Well, it’s romance, although I still can’t outline the connection….
MC: But the teacher said that the limitation of expression will not affect the conveyance of the atmosphere.
MC: Even if I can’t say it, you will understand.
Lucien raised his head and smiled faintly. The spring breeze brushed the broken hair between his foreheads and seemed to blow his thoughts far away.
Lucien: Maybe you are the only one in this world who can describe me with these beautiful images.
Lucien: Even the most beautiful image in the world.
He suddenly seemed to have thought of something, hooked my hand, and pulled me towards the bookshelf in the reading room.
Lucien: MC, take a guess.. If I were to describe you, what kind of pictures would I take?
I was slightly startled, lost in thought. Lucien was silent for a while, then spoke slowly.
Lucien: Perhaps it was a cloud carrying the morning light, lying lazily in the air, looking at the lively crowd on the ground.
Lucien: Perhaps it was the heat steaming up from the steamer with the fragrance and sweetness, that couldn’t help but floating upwards.
Lucien: Or maybe the wooden door of this reading room has been opened with a gap, and light and darkness meet on the ground and flow into the boundless sea of books…
He turned his eyes and took out a book from a shelf next to us and put it in my arms.
MC:Poems?
Lucien nodded with a smile, his fingertips still resting on the back cover of the poetry book
Lucien: If you describe me as romantic, then I will describe you as, romantic habitation.
His fingertips slowly climbed up from my lower jaw, stroking my cheeks and auricles along the way, leaving and taking away some heat.
Lucien: I would like to inhabit all the voices you hear.
Lucien: I would like to inhabit the colorful colors in your eyes.
Warm fingertips brushed from the corner of my eyes - he opened his hand, with a wide palm, close to my side face,
Lucien: I would like to inhabit your warm skin, the touch of your skin
Lucien: I would like to inhabit this soul that always regards me as a ray of warm light.
The soft whisper flowed through my ears, Lucien gently pulled me into his arms as he spoke. The warm wind blows from the window, brushing the cover and the pages of the book.
I embraced the collection of poems and looked at him quietly. When the eyes meet, there seems to be a silent dialogue, which is conveyed in each other’s eyes.
The white drapery rose and fell in the corner of the eye, and the gently swaying shadow of the tree was cast on it, spreading a greenery.
With a smile on the corners of his lips and warm breathing, he was close to me, but he refused to put it on immediately.
So I leaned up against his slightly bent knees - reached out and took off his glasses and kissed him without thinking.
He hugged me tightly and let me pour my entire weight into his embrace.
I half-opened my eyes and saw his eyelashes for a bit. Between his lips and teeth, he seemed to have something to say, but he held back. All that left, was a breathless laugh.
I smelled the scent on his collar, heard the chirping of sparrows on the tree, and captured every moment of his breathing.
Also color adjustments are always the most difficult.. I have two screens (see below) the bottom one is my pc screen and the one on top is my second screen.. Different colors
You ask why I dont draw on the second screen? Because my desk is not big and my neck hurt if I have to constantly watch the screen above….
An experimental piece this time. Been loving the new wedding event so far!! Thanks to Mille.Azna for help translating!! Been studying JP these days on my own time as well as drawing, while dealing with my own health issues gets to be draining OTL.
