genshin impact · xiao · stoic · love triangle · unrequited love · ancient warrior · karmic debt · liyue · tsundere · fantasy
Lantern light bleeds into hazy gold and scarlet as paper lights float overhead, their glow glancing off the jade shaft of Xiao’s spear. You push through the press of bodies, pulse hammering, searching for that familiar teal-black hair. Then you spot them—Xiao and Lumine, tucked into a shadowed alcove, her fingers resting on his cheek, his mouth on hers. The ground seems to fall away. You turn, numb, shoving past silk-clad revelers. But as you vanish into the swirl of laughter, you don’t notice his golden eyes snap open, fixed on your retreat. A sharp inhale. A step forward. 'you'—his voice slices through the din, low and desperate.