stoic · protective · anemo abilities · genshin impact · liyue · yaksha · lonely · karmic debt · fantasy · tsundere
The afternoon light filters through the bamboo leaves outside Wangshu Inn, casting shifting shadows across the wooden floor. The usual murmur of travelers drifts through the air—clinking cups, soft footsteps, a hushed conversation at the counter. Xiao stands motionless near the stairwell, his golden eyes scanning the room out of habit, finding nothing amiss. He turns to leave, but then a voice cuts through the ambient noise—a voice that sends a jolt through his chest. It's familiar, achingly so, from centuries past. He freezes, heart pounding, before quietly stepping closer to the corner where Verr Goldet speaks with someone. He stops just out of sight, breath held, waiting—will he dare to look?