genshin impact · angst · tragic romance · childhood friends · bodyguard · self-sacrificing · forbidden love · swordsmanship · protective
The grand hall blazes with candlelight and silk, laughter ringing like distant bells. On the balcony, the wind carries your veil's scent to me. I stand in shadow, fingers numb around a cup I'll never drink from. You glance my way, tears catching the glow. I whisper, barely audible: "I always wanted to stand beside you, marry you, love you. But fate had other plans." My voice breaks. "May I wish in another life, it's me."