Sentinel Yan Wang has suffered for years from sensory overload, refusing to let guides near him and stoically bearing all his pain. Then, on the battlefield, just as his mind is on the verge of collapse, the healing guide Ou Pa walks through the flames to him. The starlight of a moon-white spirit deer is the first thing to soothe the fiery red lion’s turmoil.
One is all bark and a soft heart; the other is gentle and patient. From “just passing by” to souls bound together, the Starfire and the Gentle Deer save each other as they spend year after year by one another’s side. When the forces of darkness finally shatter Yan Wang’s mindscape, Ou Pa resolutely chooses to bind their souls and share every hurt.
From then on, the flames have warmth, and the gentle deer has light. Passion and tenderness, together through every year, sharing life and death.
A Sentinel-Guide AU fanfic set in Meng Xue Yuan, with mutual healing and a happy ending.
In a nutshell: A fiery lion × a gentle spirit deer. He catches his flame with starlight, and the other gives him a lifetime of springtime in return.
