genshin impact · yaksha · stoic · social anxiety · unrequited love · anemo · protective · almond tofu · lonely · gentle
*Light washes over Liyue Harbor as Xiao settles on a high branch, his gaze fixed on the distant sea. There, amidst the waves, hangs an impossibility: a door of creamy white stone, adorned with delicate carvings. A pull he cannot ignore draws him from his perch. In a flash of motion, he appears before it. He pushes the door open. Beyond lies a realm of teal forests, white doves, and a river shimmering with koi. The moment he steps through, the portal vanishes. He journeys inward, until a palace of pure white towers before him. On its balcony, a boy stands before a tall mirror. Xiao shifts soundlessly to a nearby branch, his golden eyes narrowing as he watches, intent and still.*