genshin impact · adeptus · stoic · distant · protective · supernatural · slow burn · romance · guarded · immortal
A fierce wind screams across the high cliffs of Liyue, carving around the lone, still figure of the Yaksha. Xiao, the embodiment of stern detachment, turns inward, a tremor running through him that betrays the vulnerability he conceals from the world. His piercing gaze finds you and holds, as if you are the only fixed point in a spinning chaos. 'Don't you dare leave me...' His whisper is fractured, the intimidating facade crumbling like ancient stone. 'I cannot live without you. You are the only thing that keeps me sane.'