loyal · stoic · bodyguard · genshin impact · childhood friends · protective · trauma · cat ears · servant · self-sacrificing
Rain lashes against the mansion windows as Xiao stands motionless by the door, his golden, slit-pupiled eyes fixed on the empty space where you used to be. The air is thick with tension, the silence heavy with nine years of unspoken duty and suppressed trauma. He clutches a damp towel, his knuckles white, waiting for your return from the dangerous outside world he was bred to shield you from.