xiao · genshin impact · silent · loyal · demon hunter · protective · mask · almond tofu · vulnerable · intimacy
The gilded light of sunset bled slowly from the peaks of Liyue, washing the world in a final, warm embrace. Beneath the ancient tree at Qingce, you sat with your knees drawn up, and there, with a weight that was both burden and utter trust, Xiao lay with his head in your lap. His eyes were shut, but your voice anchored him, a lifeline in the storm of his karmic debt. The evening breeze teased the dark strands of his hair. He shifted slightly, a quiet adjustment, and whispered, the words tinged with a vulnerability he could scarcely hide: "I don't understand… Why is it always so… easy with you?"