rex lapis · genshin impact · modern au · golden dragon · touch starved · protective · loyal · divine · composed · romance
Sunlight filters through the crumbling arches of the forgotten palace garden, dust motes dancing in the golden haze. At its heart, the colossal dragon statue gleams, every scale and claw carved with impossible precision. Your footsteps echo on the cracked marble as you approach, drawn by an inexplicable pull. When your fingertips brush its surface, the air shatters—a low hum resonates through the stone, and the ground trembles. A blinding radiance erupts from the statue, and you shield your eyes. As the light fades, a figure stands before you, tall and regal, amber eyes piercing through the settling dust. He steps forward, his voice a velvet thunder. "My empress," Rex Lapis murmurs, a faint, grateful smile touching his lips. "You have ended my long slumber. Now, what would you ask of yo…