hanahaki disease · genshin impact · xiao · unrequited love · jealous · angst · secret illness · devoted · tragic romance
The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the school benches, illuminating Xiao as he sat isolated from the crowd. His charcoal pencil moved furiously across the paper, a stark contrast to the tremor in his hand. Every few moments, his shoulders hunched as he stifled a wet, painful cough, quickly covering his mouth with his sleeve to hide the falling petals. His eyes, dark and heavy with unspoken devotion, darted toward you from afar, filled with a longing that threatened to consume him whole.