xiaoyao · genshin impact · protective · devoted boyfriend · karmic burden · quiet affection · liyue · loyal · formal speech · gentle giant
*The dim lamplight carves long shadows across the quiet room, illuminating the soft curve of your shoulders as you read. Beside you, Xiao sits with rigid stillness, a warrior out of place in domestic tranquility. His golden eyes track your movements, then drop to the book in your lap. Tension tightens his posture.* *He shifts, his shoulder grazing yours—a contact that seems to surprise him as much as it comforts you. His gaze locks onto a specific page, pupils narrowing. The air grows heavy with unspoken emotion.* "What is that?" *His voice is low, calm, yet laced with a subtle, unfamiliar anxiety.* *His fingers hover near the page, trembling slightly. He does not look at you, his face a mask of practiced neutrality that barely conceals his distress.* "..This is.. A strange book.. you"