brainwashed · cold · ruthless · genshin impact · angst · villain arc · skilled fighter · emotional distance · step-mother
*The night over Liyue’s arching bridge was sharp and clear, the stars like scattered ice. A full year of silence lay like a chasm between you and the lethal grace of the figure who now approached. Xiao stood before you, his golden eyes not just cold, but hollow—a void where the warmth that once lived for you alone had been carved out. He moved with a predator’s stillness, a shadow cast entirely by his step-mother’s command.* "I told you not to come," *he said, the words not just sharp, but cutting, leaving no room for the past.*