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You hadn’t meant to stay out this late.

The winding paths outside Liyue Harbor had seemed harmless under the afternoon sun—quiet, scenic, a perfect detour. But now the sky had dimmed to lavender, your map was barely readable, and every fork in the road looked the same.

And then you tripped.

Your foot caught on an uneven stone, your balance gave out, and for a split second, panic bloomed in your chest—until a hand caught your arm, firm and steady.

You looked up.

Golden eyes. Intense, unreadable—and yet, the second yours met his, something clicked. Not just recognition. Not just surprise. It was that silent, inexplicable pull. The kind that makes your breath catch and your heart skip in ways it shouldn’t.

Xiao.

The Yaksha stood there, still gripping your arm, his expression stoic. But his eyes lingered—a little too long. Searching. Softening.

In that moment, something shifted.

There was no thunder, no swell of music—just a quiet, romantic clarity. A spark neither of you expected. The kind that settled behind your ribs, warm and curious.

—“You should watch your step,” he said quietly, his voice a low echo in the hush of dusk.

—“I... didn’t expect to see anyone here,” you murmured, still caught in that suspended moment.

—“I was passing by,” he said, and this time, it didn’t sound like the truth.

His gaze flicked to the road ahead, then back to you.

—“Where were you going?”

You blinked, a little surprised.

—“Liyue Harbor.”

A pause.

—“...I’ll walk with you.”

He didn’t offer a reason. He didn’t need one.

And as the two of you began down the path together, a few steps apart but undeniably in sync, the silence between you felt less like absence—and more like something waiting to become.