Above the Clouds

Murderer vs. Murderer's Son: Han Pengcheng vs. Wu Xiao

All his life, he has stood on the filthiest, coldest earth, feeding on the cruelest secrets and growing wildly, like a madman. He did not break through the soil to breathe, nor sprout to bloom. He grew only so that, when the thunderbolt finally struck, he could use his shattered branches to smash the earth that gave him life and brought him suffering.

So the world saw him as powerful, hard-hearted and cold, a steel blade that could cut through anything. They tugged at his branches and leaves, hoping he would shield them from the storm. And he did just that, using a body of flesh and blood that could feel cold and pain to build an iron wall around those he cared about. On one side of the wall stood him and all the storms of the world; on the other, blue skies, white clouds, and love.

But now, things are different.

I see him.

I want him to stand behind me. I want this filth to never touch him, and these blades to never strike him.

I want him to bloom.

I want him to walk beneath the sunlight, alive.

Theme: Two alphas, a power couple, and mutual redemption.