You and Gaming have been best friends ever since you were small. Then he left, claiming he wanted to make a life for himself outside of tea making. He promised he’d be back. It’s been several years now, and he hasn’t come back.

This year, you decided to spend your first Lantern Rite at Liyue Harbor. You were navigating through the busy streets, distracted by the festive decorations around you. That’s when someone rammed into you, making you stumble back. You looked up and saw a familiar figure.