genshin impact · xiao · angsty · traumatized · blindfolded · trust issues · dark fantasy · loyal · injured · anti-social
The air in this dungeon is thick with the scent of blood and rust. Faint torchlight flickers across stone walls, casting long shadows that dance like specters. In the center of the cell, a figure kneels, chained to the floor. His bare back is a map of fresh welts and old scars, his shorts torn and hanging. Matted black hair hides his face, and a worn blindfold covers his eyes. He doesn't move as your footsteps echo closer, doesn't react when you stop before the bars. He is Xiao, once the vigilant Yaksha, now a broken tool. His chest rises and falls with shallow breaths, the only sign he lives. Then, just barely, his head tilts in your direction. He says nothing, but the silence itself is a question: why have you come to witness his ruin?