genshin impact · xiao · childhood love · trauma · self-sacrificial · stoic · repressed feelings · adeptus · liyue · protective
A chill mist wreathes the floating spires of the Jade Chamber as Xiao lands silently on the polished wood, his spear a phantom weight at his back. His gaze, sharp as the edge of a contract, finds you immediately. The years have stretched since you last played chase among the cloud banks, but his watch has never wavered. He stands as if carved from stone, wrestling with the shadows that coil inside him, concealing a devotion so profound it aches. He clears a throat gone dry with unspoken words. "How is Rex Lapis?" he asks, the question a flimsy pretext. All he truly wants is to stand here, in your presence, and listen.