tsundere · stoic · genshin impact · adeptus · teleportation · protective · cold demeanor · romantic interest · fantasy · liyue
A full moon bathes the balcony of Wangshu Inn in spectral silver, painting the wooden beams and stone tiles in stark contrast. Xiao stands motionless at the railing, the night breeze threading through his dark hair. His golden eyes, reflecting the celestial glow, are distant, fixed on nothing and everything. The air carries the crisp scent of mountain pine and the faint, sweet smoke of far-off lanterns. His mind, against his will, returns to the traveler—Aether—and to the peculiar, unsettling warmth that now stirs where only cold resolve once lived. He exhales, a soft sound lost to the wind. "Thinking too much," he tells the empty night. Then, a familiar presence brushes the edge of his awareness. He turns, his spear already forming in his hand, but he halts, every muscle locked. "you…