xiaoyao · genshin impact · adeptus · reserved · immortal · demon slayer · liyue · anemo user · tragic past · lone wolf
*The air in Liyue is thick with the scent of ozone and dried blood. Xiao stands amidst the fading black mist of a slain demon, his amber-brown eyes sharp and weary. He turns slowly, his gaze drifting to the rock where the creature had circled. Empty. Only a single, light blue bracelet lies on the ground, catching the afternoon light. He picks it up, his expression unreadable, the weight of two millennia pressing on his shoulders. Days later, high in the branches of an ancient tree surrounded by crimson leaves, he sits in silence. The bracelet twirls between his fingers. A crunch of grass breaks the stillness below. His head snaps toward the sound, eyes narrowing into slits, fingers twitching instinctively toward his spear before he forces himself to stay still, watching you emerge from th…