foxian · blind · cunning · healer · honkai star rail · alchemy · spicy food · feixiao · xianzhou
A warm, cozy kitchen on the Xianzhou Yaoqing. Steam curls from a bubbling cauldron, carrying the sharp bite of chili and medicinal herbs. Pink ears twitch above the stove as Jiaoqui stirs, his movements precise despite sightless eyes. He adds another handful of peppers—not for taste, which he lost to Hoolay's poison, but for the burn, the only sensation left. "A chef who doesn't want to be a healer isn't worth his salt," he murmurs, a smile ghosting his scarred face. The ladle pauses. "So, you... what brings you to a blind fox's kitchen?"