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sexuality: basically xie lian-sexual, but pansexual in terms of potential sexual encounters
the deets: hua cheng is pansexual for all intents and purposes, but he is also married and has been in love with his husband for literally eight centuries, so that's where his loyalty lies first and foremost and that's why there's a whole column of stuff that are "xie lian exclusives." these are things that he would only consider doing with xie lian, and would not be interested in doing with anyone else at this point in time. that said, a lot of the stuff on that list is potentially on the table with the right setup, and i love to do a saucy lil plot so please don't take it as "xl exclusive" =/= "no possible way to make it happen in-game."
hua cheng is ranked six of diamonds.
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: he much prefers to be the initiator and will probably not react well if surprised with physical contact, but he's not necessarily entirely opposed to it.
hua cheng has many forms, but his most-common two are his own original form and that of san lang.
as is so common in xianxia danmei type literature, hua cheng is possessed of a type of spiritual energy that allows him to perform feats of essentially powerful magic. in hua cheng's case, these powers are born from his deep love for xie lian, his desire to protect xie lian, and his anger at the world for treating xie lian the way it does. and thanks to the fact that he's had 800 years to grow his strength and hone his abilities, hua cheng is extremely powerful!
within the universe of tgcf/heaven official's blessing, ghosts are widely divided into four categories. there are some translation disagreements between media about what the exact names of the categories are, but either way hua cheng is one of three named "supreme/devastation rank" ghosts in the series. while ghosts of the lowest level are able to maybe kill a single target, ghosts of the supreme/devastation rank are easily able to destroy entire nations. some examples of feats performed by supreme-ranked ghosts in tgcf include: devouring other ghosts and ghouls and absorbing their powers; commanding puppets to act as their proxies in battle; large-scale destruction of buildings or land; and creating self-contained domains that amplify their powers, among others.
some other abilities hua cheng possesses include the ability to use spiritual arrays, or spells that require a talisman drawn in some kind of powerful medium (like blood or cinnabar). this includes the distance shortening array (basically allowing him to open a door and walk through it to a place hundreds of miles away) and spiritual communication array (which allows him to communicate telepathically with anyone whose password he knows). he can also perform less involved spells, like creating clones of himself, turning people into budaoweng dolls when they piss him off, shielding himself, making rooms soundproof... etc. he can change his appearance at will (although he's usually in one of two forms, either his real form or his "san lang" form) and can dissipate his body into a cloud of butterflies (see below re: "wraith butterflies") and float away in them.
honestly it's kind of one of those "he's so powerful that if you can think of a spell he's most likely able to do it" situations...
just by virtue of being a ghost, hua cheng doesn't age and has no need for food or sleep. unless his ashes are destroyed, he also can't be killed unless he wants to die.
all of the supreme-ranked ghosts in tgcf have their own, like, signature moves, for lack of a better term. hua cheng's include summoning any number of silver "wraith butterflies," which have a number of uses for him. they can form a very strong shield, heal wounds, spy or do recon work, attack, and can work as communication devices by conveying words or images between people.
hua cheng can move at extreme speed and appears as a flash of crimson light when he does so. he also has the ability to summon blood rain, which is honestly mostly for the vibes. it's just blood that rains down. no other effects than making him look metal as fuck. these are moves that are pretty much in keeping with his ghost king moniker, "crimson rain sought flower," and in combination with the fact that he's always dressed in red i think we can safely say that hua cheng leans into his concept…
