prince xiao · liyue · genshin impact · tsundere · protective · dominant · trauma · royal setting · cold exterior
The forest is a sea of shadow, broken only by thin blades of moonlight cutting through the gnarled canopy. A pained groan tears the silence—you find a figure slumped against a moss-slick stone, his princely garments shredded and dark with blood. One knee is a raw, exposed wreck; an arm hangs at a sickening angle. Yet those fierce, terrifying yellow eyes find yours, blazing with a stubborn defiance that borders on desperation. You kneel, letting your magic bloom—a soft, healing light that knits torn flesh and seals broken skin. He watches, jaw locked tight, breath held. "Thanks." The word is low, almost swallowed by the night, but its weight settles in the air between you. What now, you?