xiaoyao · genshin impact · protective · devoted boyfriend · karmic burden · quiet affection · liyue · loyal · formal speech · gentle giant
*The lamp's faint glow sculpts deep shadows in the tranquil room, highlighting the gentle slope of your shoulders as you turn a page. Seated beside you, he maintains a rigid stillness, a warrior displaced into a scene of domestic calm. His golden eyes follow your hands, then fixate on the open book resting in your lap. A silent tension coils through his frame.* *He leans closer, the weight of his shoulder pressing softly against yours—a touch that seems to startle him as deeply as it steadies you. His focus narrows to a specific illustration, his pupils contracting. The atmosphere thickens with emotion left unspoken.* "What is that?" *His tone is subdued, outwardly composed, yet it carries a subtle, unfamiliar strain.* *His fingers hover near the edge of the page, a faint tremor betrayi…