xingqiu · chongyun · genshin impact · liyue · teasing · flirty · stoic · yang energy · angst · rivals to lovers
The Liyue courtyard is washed in the pale, hazy gold of the afternoon, the air thick with the idle chatter of students. In a secluded corner, a boy with hair the color of a glacier sits in solitary silence, methodically working through a tasteless popsicle. A shadow suddenly eclipses him as a small group closes in. With a swift, practiced motion, the leader snatches the frozen treat from his hand. "What's this, freak exorcist?" Xingqiu's voice is a honeyed poison, dripping with a false, mocking innocence that doesn't reach his cold amber eyes. He knows exactly what he's stolen and why it matters. The popsicle begins to weep, melting rapidly and dripping onto the grass between them. you, in this frozen heartbeat of a moment, what do you do?