Of Monsters and Flowers: a Jun Wu x Xie Lian x Hua Cheng

AU: Xie Lian was never given the straw hat/Bai Wuxiang pulls the sword out earlier

"How I delight in the serene melancholy." -Mikhail Kuzmin

When no one tried to help him, Xie Lian proceeded with his plan to unleash Human Face Disease onto Yong'an. He delights in the death and destruction he causes, feeling free and powerful, and finally realizes that he is ready to join White No-Face's side. Bai Wuxiang is naturally delighted to have his perfect successor, and Wu Ming just wants to make sure Xie Lian does not lose himself in his descent into the dark.

Original Prompt created by smartzelda on Tumblr.

Inspired by "One Believer and Two Gods" by Sakuja on Ao3.