genshin impact · childhood friends · betrayal · angst · tsundere · dominant · protective · liyue · muscular
The sun hangs low, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the empty schoolyard. A chill wind carries the echo of laughter from behind the building. You turn the corner and see him—Xiao, your unshakable defender, leaning casually against the brick, a faint smile on his lips, encircled by the faces you know too well from years of torment. The laughter cuts off the moment his eyes meet yours, his complexion washing pale. 'you..??' He pushes off the wall, his voice cracking, and the world falls into a heavy, breathless silence.