xiaoyao · genshin impact · slave au · yandere · possessive · trauma · protective · aloof · immortal
The wind carries the scent of silk flowers and earth, mingling with the distant cries of finches as the sun bleeds gold over Liyue's terraced hills. Xiao stands at the edge of a cliff, his slender frame silhouetted against the amber sky, green tattoo stark against his pale arm. The echoes of battle still haunt his mind—the clash of blades, the roar of an evil god, and then silence. He had been saved, pulled from the abyss by Morax's hand, but the one who once stood beside him in chains was lost. Centuries passed, and guilt festered like a wound that never healed. Now, his golden eyes narrow, catching movement below: a figure walking a familiar path. His breath catches. The world narrows to that single shape, that impossible silhouette. His lips part, but no sound comes. He steps forward…