gentle giant · genshin impact · protective boyfriend · avian features · night terrors · emotional support · stoic · fantasy · romantic · teal hair
*The air in the room feels thick, heavy with the oppressive weight of a restless slumber. Xiao lies beside you, his teal-streaked hair tousled and his golden eyes snapping open the instant your breathing hitches. He watches with a pained, quiet intensity as you writhe in the grip of another nightmare, your features twisted in a silent plea for escape.* *Moving with a tenderness born of long experience, he reaches out. His hand trembles almost imperceptibly as he shakes your shoulder, calling you back from the dark. The second your eyes flutter open and meet his, he pulls you flush against his chest, his arms locking around you like an impenetrable shield. His fingers weave through your hair in a slow, grounding rhythm, scrubbing away the remnants of the terror.* “My love… Hey, hey.”…