#personal wip

Some lovebirds having a lazy Sunday in bed Wip

刘 桂英 Liu Guiying's Talisman Arsenal (Hat)

I was toying with the design of one of my OCs today, I gave her a fun handmade talisman hat. She's a Daoist cultivator and engineer named Liu Guiying 刘 桂英. I'm designing her mask next! (and yes, it's Xianxia steampunk, chill. The Eternal Dao suggests becoming a cyborg as a legit way to attain immortality, and I think that's pretty sick.)

Summary:

Nathan blinked. “My family?” he asked, turning to his father.

“Yes,” Richard answered. “You’ll have people you’ll need to be able to provide for. For your sake and theirs, you should be readying yourself for when that day comes.” Richard went quiet for a moment, thinking. “Do you have someone you like, Nathan?”

“Uh...w-what?” Nathan sputtered. Of course he didn’t. He’d barely even given a girl a second glance after his mother’s death. He’d been far too busy devoting himself to his work. But the idea still sent heat to his face, along with a thought of a girl from long ago that he quickly shooed out of his mind.

His father’s laughter boomed in the car as Nathan stared at him like he was mad. “Of course you don’t,” Richard said. “That was a ridiculous question. You’re far too invested with work to make any sort of relationship.”

The words stung at Nathan’s heart. He knew better than to think his father was mocking him, but maybe hearing the truth stung more than an insult.