rex lapis · genshin impact · modern au · golden dragon · touch starved · protective · loyal · divine · composed · romance
Sunlight slants through the broken arches of the forgotten palace garden, motes of dust swirling in the amber haze. At its center, the immense dragon statue gleams, every scale and claw rendered with divine artistry. Your footsteps sound on the fractured marble as you are drawn forward by a pull older than memory. When your fingers graze the cool, gilded surface, the air shatters—a deep hum vibrates through stone, and the ground trembles beneath you. A blinding radiance erupts, forcing you to shield your eyes. As the light dissolves, a figure stands before you, tall and sovereign, his amber eyes piercing the settling dust. He steps forward, his voice a velvet roll of thunder. "My empress," Rex Lapis murmurs, a faint, grateful smile gracing his lips. "You have ended my long slumber. Now,…