Writer who's depressed like all the others

Xie Lian's cultivation path is religious; he's a devote daoist and meditation and following its tenants bring him power.

Hua Cheng's cultivation path is just as religious, but his religion is literally Xie Lian. That's where he gets his power. There is a trope in Wuxia & related genres (these are gods so not technically Wuxia I think but I don't remember the specific name) where someone cultivates and meditates as a hermit in a cave until becoming a master. The Cave of Ten Thousand Gods, the Kiln... Hua Cheng did that, and we can tell what he was doing in there was worshiping Xie Lian.

And with that... He literally gets power from Xie Lian in a more obvious sense. He & his spiritual weapons get stronger when kissed and complimented, since they're being blessed by his god. The butterflies swarming when XL tells them good job. E'ming being able to grow to normal size after having shrunken due to XL praising him and giving him a kiss (which people keep acting like is a blowjob metaphor as if that wouldn't imply HC is a grower and not a shower which I think would be dumb), HC himself being able to heal and start getting bigger when XL gives him a kiss, too.

he's tending to his garden one fateful evening when he hears a little pop. an elf, maybe. he turns around to find a young boy so shockingly familiar he physically recoils.

little harry is bleeding from his nose, sobbing, apologising. snape watches him for a moment before taking him inside.

Danny: Do you want to go to an alternate dimension with me after school?! Its a dimension where the dinosaurs never died out and dinosaurs are kinda just dangerous pets!

A guy: He'd eat you if you died

Charlie: Oh I know.

A guy: He doesn't love you he just wants food (power).

Charlie: Thats ok.

Charlie: One time he patted my head. (equivalent to let me pet him)

A guy: He still doesn't love you he just wants you to give him something.

Charlie: I would happily give him whatever he wants.

A guy: One day he might just leave and never come back.

Charlie: I hope not but he can do what ever he wants.

I thought it was made pretty clear that Snape was forced to stay at Hogwarts and teach? Like he doesn’t have a choice at all? The books make it clear that year after year Snape is gunning for the DADA position, which he knows is cursed. Once he becomes the DADA professor that’s it, something will happen to him that will prevent him from ever teaching at Hogwarts again. And, considering what happened to some of the other professors, it will probably end up badly for him.

Dante moves to Gotham for a fresh start and opens a bakery called "Dante's Infer-dough" (because he's a pun-loving, quippy dork, no matter how cool or mysterious he acts). He uses his powers to do most of the work (heat core/pyrokinesis for baking & duplication to run the place single-handedly where no one can see).

He also gets ingredients from the Infinite Realms that you can't get on Earth, from Realm-exclusive ingredients to things that are extinct. Super cagey about his recipes, for obvious reasons, but tries to be accommodating to people who need to know the ingredients for health reasons.

Has a sign that says, "START SOMETHING AND I'LL END IT." He doesn't care if you're a civilian, vigilante or rogue, if you cause problems he will HAVE a problem. There's a "NO CLOWNS OR CIRCUS/CARNIVAL SHIT" rule, but he'll allow Harley in if she's not dressed up in her costume.

Red Hood decides to check out the new business, make sure it's not a cover-up for something sinister. I'm a sucker for the whole "gives ecto-infused food to liminal who doesn't know they're liminal" thing, so let's have Dante warm up to the guy and start adding ectoplasm to his orders because he clearly needs it.

Does Red Hood start to fall for the mysterious beefy baker who makes heavenly food? None of your damn business! Do you know who else should mind their business? His family! They noticed his shift in demeanor and are now "subtly" investigating Dante and the bakery out of curiosity. Dante is kinda annoyed that all these vigilantes are sniffing around, because he has to be more careful to not be caught using his powers, but holds to his rule of not starting conflicts.

Just ending them.

Things I can see happening in no particular order:

The Batfam losing it when they realize they can't identify some of the ingredients, or that the only match is a food that doesn't exist anymore. Who is this guy and where is he getting this from???

Red Hood trying to strike up a convo about books (the bakery name is literally a reference), only to be heartbroken when Dante admits to not like reading. He bounces back when Dante explains that he struggled with it in school and an asshole English teacher ruined the subject for him. Red Hood is now determined to fix Dante's relationship with literature

Maybe afterwards he installs a little bookshelf in the bakery and Red Hood falls even further

Dante getting to square the fuck up with someone who breaks his very simple rules of "be chill & no clown shit". No one's really shocked by it, this is Gotham and the guy is clearly jacked. People are still impressed by his clear fighting skill. Mostly Hood. The Batfam are adding this to the list of "BAKERY MAN ODDITIES"

Dante side-eyes Nightwing whenever he's in the bakery, because he may not be in the circus now, but Dante can practically smell it on him. If he does anything too circus-y Dante glares at him and taps the sign. The guy is on thin fucking ice.