❝𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬?❞ --- ZiYu never believed in love. He saw what it did-how it wrecked his mother, left her in pieces that no one tried to put back together. So he built walls. Gentle ones. Soft enough to let the sunlight in, but thick enough to keep the world out. Until he walked in. Tian Xuning. A man made of shadows, silence, and the kind of grief that didn't show on the surface-but ZiYu saw it. Felt it. The cracks behind those obsidian eyes. Tian wasn't meant to fall. Not for a boy who smiled like spring and made his frozen heart ache. He was raised to obey, to survive, to never feel. But ZiYu? ZiYu made him want. And suddenly, the heir to an empire of blood is kneeling at the altar of something he can't control. Something dangerous. Something tender. Something like... love. But how do two broken boys believe in something they both gave up on? --- ● A slow-burn, soft-angst, Tian Xuning and ZiYu BL fanfiction. ● Includes emotional scars, found family, late-night bike rides, forehead kisses, and unspoken love. ⚠️ This story contains emotionally intense themes, psychological trauma, and explicit mature content. Reader discretion advised. ╰┈➤ Started on : 24 July, 2025