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    Xie Lian is a trans man. Hua Cheng is gay. Growing up under the late Qing dynasty, neither of them fit the world they were born into. As children, they promised to marry each other one day to escape the roles forced on them. Years later, with a second opium war looming and rebellions spreading across the empire, Xie Lian is being pushed into an arranged marriage with Prefect Jun Wu, and their childhood promise is more fragile than ever.

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