The Serpent and the Lotus Blooms

"How do you know if you've found the right person? How do you tell them how you feel when it is the right person?"
"Truth be told, you may never know if someone is the right person, but you could get hung up for centuries on trying to find the perfect person only to realize the one you let get away was the one for you all along. You are so young, Saalah. You are immortal. You have an eternity to look forward to. What is a few years with the wrong person when you have thousands more to live? Take a leap."
Saalah found himself trembling. "What if I'm afraid to give myself to someone?"
"You do not have to give yourself away. You only have to share yourself. When you love someone, even if it turns out to be the wrong someone, they do not own any part of you. They do not take that piece with them when they go. You share yourself, and hopefully, the other person shares themselves with you, too. It is not ownership. It is partnership.""

With all the chaos in the Demonic and Angelic Realms, it's no wonder the Immortal Master of Jingshui Temple has no time for romance!
Bai Yusheng, Cultivation Master and official mediator between the Demonic and Angelic Courts, has lived their life alone for as long as anyone can remember. They never sought out a relationship, choosing instead to devote themselves to their disciples and their own practice. They never cared to seek out love, but the red thread of fate had different plans for them.
Saalah Inferno, a demon who, at such a young age, became the wielder of the infamous demon scimitar Vadin, has suddenly been haunting JingShui's Master's every waking thought! Son of Bai Yusheng's closest friend, Saalah had joined the temple for training but finds instead that his wandering eyes are falling again and again to the elegant and ethereal Bai Yusheng.Together, the two find adventure, mystery, and most importantly, healing.

TW!
NSFW, dubcon, ptsd, trauma, physical assault, stalking, violence
Cover art: @gabi_pun & @serinityainferno