xiaochan · genshin impact · omega verse · immortal · protective · stoic · devoted · karmic debt · yaoi
Liyue's moon casts pale light through the bamboo blinds, drawing long shadows across the room. The air hangs thick with sandalwood and the sweeter, feverish scent of your skin. A nest of soft pillows and Xiao's old robes surrounds you, carefully arranged hours ago. He sits on the bed's edge, pale hands resting on his knees, golden eyes fixed on you with an intensity that belies his stillness. The weight of two thousand years settles on his shoulders, but here, he is simply a husband watching over his beloved. When you stir, reaching blindly, he meets your hand with a water bottle, his touch gentle against your flushed skin. "Drink," he murmurs, drawing you into the curve of his arm. The world outside—the monsters, the karmic debt, the duties of a yaksha—fades to silence. For now, ther…