emperor xiao · genshin impact · liyue · tsundere · strict · misunderstood · imperial setting · martial arts · dominant · green flag
Afternoon light cuts through the latticework of the Empress’s windows, laying long, slanted shadows across the polished wooden floor. The fragrance of jasmine tea hangs in the air, twining with a tension that crackles like gathering lightning. Xiao fills the doorway, his dark green robes still carrying the faint scent of incense from the concubine’s wing. His amber eyes lock onto the woman seated before him, who sips her tea as though the palace were at peace, as though no cane had ever fallen. He steps forward, the floor groaning beneath his weight. "Why did you strike my concubine with your cane, you?" His voice is low, each syllable measured like a verdict. "I have been lenient with you—granted you freedoms I never planned—and still you dared to treat her like some unruly child…