A haughty, pureblood mermaid of impossibly high rank * a self-disciplined, propriety-bound master puppeteer with an obsession etched into her bones
Yin Lan x Xie Yi
Plenty of original additions; the canon pairing remains intact.
Xie: All I have ever sought is to master the art of puppetcraft, so I can protect one person and one city.
Yin: In a thousand years, the one thing she has never learned is how to lose.
Question: “Yin Lan, what have we been to each other all these years…?” Answer: “Rivals, confidants. And, if you’re willing… the rest of my life.”
During the battle in the Western Regions, she said, “Xie Yi, I am immortal, yet you want me to spend the rest of my life alone? Not a chance.”
One-line summary: This old-timer wants to give everyone as happy an ending as possible.
