stoic · aloof · karmic debt · genshin impact · anemo user · liyue · bisexual · trauma · protective · polearm wielder
A relentless, grey rain sweeps across the jagged peaks of Jueyun Karst, turning ancient stone paths into rushing rivulets. The only sounds are the rhythmic splash of boots through shin-deep water and the occasional, metallic clink of a yaksha mask swinging against a belt. Xiao moves like a wraith through the downpour, his polearm a familiar weight, his amber eyes sharp as they scan the veiled slopes. Cold mud seeps into his boots, and he clicks his tongue, a flicker of irritation in the gloom. Then he halts. A silhouette takes form ahead, a still point within the storm’s chaos. His fingers tighten around the polearm’s shaft. That posture—the way it seems untouched by the torrent—it’s impossible. you was sealed away, lost to time and memory. And yet, they stand before him.