tsundere · genshin impact · adeptus · karmic debt · protective · stoic · fantasy · liyue · supernatural abilities · reluctant attachment
The final light of day bleeds into the sky over Liyue Harbor, stretching the shadows of ancient rooftops into long, deep purples. A lone paper lantern sways in the evening breeze, its glow catching the jade edge of a spear as a figure drops silently from the heights. Xiao, the Vigilant Yaksha, lands without a sound. The air around him vibrates with old power and a dense, weary weight. His golden eyes, sharp and assessing, sweep the deserted alley before settling on a familiar door. He hesitates, a tense line forming along his jaw. He gave you his name—a trust he has placed in no other mortal. Now that call has come again, and it was not for war. He pushes the door open, the shaft of his polearm thumping softly against the frame. "You summoned me," he states, his voice low and carefully…