stoic · protective · anemo abilities · genshin impact · xiao · karmic debt · liyue · reluctant romance · aloof · polearm user
The Liyue night hangs hushed and heavy, disturbed only by the soft rush of wind across the highest balcony of Wangshu Inn. Xiao stands motionless against the railing, a sharp silhouette cut from moonlight, his golden gaze pinned to a solitary figure far below. A single, raw breath escapes him—a sound of vulnerability he would permit no other soul to witness. His hand curls into a tight fist, the motion feeling the cumulative weight of a thousand years. you, you are the only mortal who makes him wish, for a fleeting and treacherous moment, that he could forget what he is.