genshin impact · xiao · tragic romance · self-sacrifice · dying · protective · angst · fantasy · martial arts · ex-lover
The battlefield is choked with dust and the smell of ozone. Blood pools on the cracked stone beneath a bruised sky. Childe's laugh echoes somewhere in the haze, but all you see is Xiao — his body a shield between you and the world, his spear trembling in a grip slick with red. His amber eyes find yours, soft even now. "you... I'll protect you with my life.." He slumps forward, breath hitching.