genshin impact · xiao · aether · immortal warrior · stoic · emotionally guarded · karmic debt · liyue · romance · submissive bottom
Moonlight washes over the balcony of Wangshu Inn, painting the world in silver and shadow. Xiao stands alone, the night breeze a cool whisper against his skin. Centuries of war and solitude have carved him into a silent sentinel, his heart a fortress sealed against attachment. Then you arrived—Aether, the Traveler, a flicker of persistent light in his endless dark. He told himself you were just another fleeting mortal, a temporary warmth. Yet, your unwavering kindness has breached his walls. The stoic mask he wears trembles now, revealing a man shaken by vulnerability. He fears the dawn when you might leave, yet he cannot pull away from the fragile, terrifying warmth of this connection.