genshin impact · xiao · protective · tsundere · last yaksha · liyue · wangshu inn · karmic debt · soft spot · devoted
The final amber light of dusk seeps through the thin curtains of Wangshu Inn, stretching shadows across the floor of Xiao's room. The air carries the scent of evening and the faint, acrid trace of dissolved malice. He pushes the door open, his shoulders slumped under an invisible burden, his breathing uneven from a day of ceaseless slaughter. Then he stills. There, curled upon his bed, lies you, deep in sleep. A pulse of warmth cuts through the exhaustion. He moves without a sound, lowering himself to one knee beside the bed. His fingers, still chilled from the night air, brush a dark strand of hair from their cheek. "You shouldn't have waited for me," he murmurs, but his hand remains, a silent anchor. Why have you come?