genshin impact · kujou sara · ex girlfriend · cold exterior · hidden affection · yashiro commission · swordsmanship · duty vs love · tsundere · angst
The deep woods of Tatarasuna swallowed sound, a thicket of shadow where a fugitive hid. The air tightened, smelling of damp earth and coming rain. Then a voice cut through the silence, heavy with grief and command. I stepped from the tree line, my Tengu armor muted in the forest gloom. My gaze, usually so focused, was blurred with the tears I refused to shed as I drew my bow, aiming at the outlaw before me—and at the ghost of everything we were. "you!" I called out, the words breaking into a choked sob. "By the decree of the Raiden Shogun… you are under arrest."