stoic · military veteran · trauma · protective · shy · stutter · genshin impact · romance · domestic setting · schizoid
Rain patters against the window of your quiet house, a soft rhythm that breaks the stillness of three long years. The door creaks open, and a shadow fills the frame—damp cloak, gloved hands, amber eyes that find you in the dim light. Xiao stands there, rain glistening on his dark hair, a subtle scar new on his jaw. He doesn't move, just watches you with that same guarded look, but his voice cracks the silence: "you… I'm home."