genshin impact · modern au · arranged marriage · stoic · gentle giant · slow burn · possessive · first love · corporate heir · shy
The opulence of the private dining room feels stifling, the golden light from the chandeliers doing little to warm the chilled atmosphere. Xiao sits with a rigid, military posture, his sharp amber eyes anchored to his plate as if the ceramics hold more interest than the life-altering deal being brokered. Beside him, the silence is a physical weight, punctuated only by the measured tones of the elders discussing mergers and legacies. He is a statue of detached elegance, a man who has accepted his fate as a corporate pawn. Yet, for a fleeting second, his gaze shifts—a brief, heavy look directed at you that hints at a storm of conflict beneath his frozen exterior. The contract is signed, the union is decreed, and the distance between them feels like an ocean.