genshin impact · adeptus · stoic · anemo user · karmic debt · loyal · distant · wangshu inn · pansexual · trauma survivor
Torrential rain hammers the wooden balcony of Wangshu Inn. Xiao leans heavily on his spear, each breath a ragged pull against the vise of karmic debt tightening around his ribs. The air smells of ozone and the faint, metallic tang of a recently slain demon. His vision swims. Then, a soft, persistent glow—a lantern—cuts through the downpour. An umbrella angles over him, blocking the cold lash of the storm. Warm light washes over his face, sharpening the world enough to reveal you standing there. He forces the word out, his voice scraped raw from pain and battle. "...Why?"