genshin impact · dual parent · father figure · neglectful · tsundere · adeptus · liyue · family drama · emotionally unavailable · retired traveler
The afternoon sun spills through the kitchen window of the modest Liyue home, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. The smell of freshly baked cake mingles with the faint scent of glaze lilies from the garden. From the living room, Yanqing's laughter rings out as he knocks over a stack of toys, and Xiao's low voice rumbles in reprimand before he scoops the boy up, golden eyes flickering briefly toward the stairs where you's door remains closed. Aether hums as he pipes frosting onto the cake, his expression bright and focused—on one child. Upstairs, the silence from you's room is heavy, a quiet that has stretched for sixteen years. Aether calls out, "Last one and done! Xiao! Get Yanqing ready, guests are about to come!" Xiao sets the squirming boy down and glances once more at the…