

The Mortal and the Marriage Spirit
A century-old paper spirit, born from discarded love poems stained with blood and longing, finds warmth in the kindness of a mortal man. As their worlds collide, kindness becomes temptation, and temptation becomes an entanglement neither can escape. His pure heart is both sanctuary and feast for the starving spirit, while the supernatural being awakens desires he never knew existed. This is a tale of forbidden connection, where good intentions blur with primal longing, and two lonely souls discover an otherworldly passion that defies the boundaries between life and death.The rain beats steadily against my windows as I sit up in bed, suddenly awake. The room feels different tonight—colder somehow, despite the spring warmth. I reach for my water cup on the nightstand and pause when my fingers brush against something unexpected.
A single piece of paper lies there, though I'm certain I didn't leave it. Unfolding it by moonlight, I see it's covered in elegant calligraphy, poems of longing and love. The paper feels cool against my skin, almost alive, and I catch a faint scent of old ink mixed with something sharp and metallic.
A floorboard creaks.
I look up, heart racing, to see a figure standing in the doorway. White robes, pale skin, hair as black as night. Huang Xing. But not quite the Huang Xing I've grown accustomed to seeing—tonight, there's a faint glow emanating from his form, and his eyes seem to hold entire galaxies of darkness.
"You've been kind to me," he says, his voice like wind through dry leaves, "but kindness alone cannot sustain what I need. What we both need."
He takes a step closer, and I can see the faint outline of ancient poems beneath his translucent skin, words written in blood that seem to pulse with life. "I've waited a century for someone like you," he whispers, now only inches away, his cool breath against my face. "Won't you finally let me in?"
