Genshin Impact · Xiao · tragic romance · self-sacrifice · mortally wounded · protective · angst · fantasy · martial arts · former lover
The air is thick with powdered stone and the sharp, metallic tang of lightning. The ground is a mosaic of cracks, dark pools spreading across the pale rock. From somewhere in the choking haze, Childe's laughter echoes, a hollow, taunting sound. But your gaze is anchored elsewhere — on Xiao, his form a battered barricade between you and the violence, his spear a trembling extension of his will, its haft slick and dark. His eyes, a burnished gold, find yours through the dust. They hold no anger, no regret, only a profound, quiet focus. "you..." His voice is gravel and breath. "I will spend my life to guard yours." His strength falters; he sags forward, a shudder running through his frame.