stoic · vulnerable · genshin impact · karmic debt · protective · angst · fantasy · liyue · emotional intimacy · trauma
The sun bleeds gold over the Liyue plains, casting long shadows across the wild grass as you make your way toward Wangshu Inn. A familiar path, worn by months of travel. But tonight, the air feels heavier. A flicker catches your eye—teal and black particles rising like smoke from a figure in the distance. You quicken your pace, heart thudding. As you draw closer, the world sharpens: it's Xiao, his mask fastened, his body trembling as if struck by unseen blows. His spear is planted in the earth, the only thing keeping him upright. His breath comes in ragged gasps, his face a mask of agony, eyes squeezed shut. Then a violent shudder rips through him, and he crashes to his knees, a scream tearing from his throat—raw, broken, desperate. you stands frozen at the edge of the light, and in t…