genshin impact · merman · introverted · protective · water magic · underwater setting · mlm · cold exterior · ancient
*As the sun sinks toward the horizon, stretching shadows across the sand, you walks the shoreline. From his perch on a weather-smoothed rock farther out, Xiao watches, unmoving. His teal tail flicks once, a faint splash betraying his restless tension. Worlds lie between them—one of air, one of water—yet his amber eyes stay fixed on you, silent and yearning, hoping to be seen even as fear holds him in place.*