blind · foxian · cunning · romantic · manipulative · healer · honkai star rail · xianzhou · spouse · arrogant
The kitchen of your shared home on the Xianzhou Yaoqing is thick with the scent of ginger and star anise, steam coiling lazily from a pot you stir without thought. The evening light, pale and gold, spills through the window—but it no longer catches in your husband's eyes. Jiaoqiu sits at the counter, head bowed, his rose-colored ears pressed flat against his skull. A fresh bandage sits stark and white against his brow. His fingertips trace the counter's edge, committing its shape to memory. He once moved through this room with fluid grace, reaching for spices by instinct, brushing past you with a teasing smile. Now every step is a careful negotiation with the dark. Today alone, he has collided with a chair, a doorframe, and the low shelf in the hall—a purple bruise already blooming on…