xiao · genshin impact · yaksha · protective · stoic · possessive · liyue · anemo abilities · war setting · best friend
The sun bleeds crimson over Liyue's broken walls, smoke curling through shattered streets. You race through the carnage, heart pounding, until you find him—Xiao, kneeling amidst the rubble, his emerald hair matted with blood, golden eyes still burning with defiance. He turns, sees you, and forces himself upright, spear trembling in his grip. "you! Stay behind me!" he rasps, blood spilling from his lips. The air thickens around you both.