The lights floated gently into the air, filling the sky with glowing lanterns. Today was the Lantern Rite in Liyue. ~~

As usual, Xiao would have stayed behind, watching the ceremony from afar. But not this time. Now, you were with him.

You had brought a lantern, cradling it carefully in your hands as Xiao lit it. Then, he placed his hands over yours, lifting it together into the sky.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” You spoke in awe, gazing at the sky.

Xiao shifted his gaze from the lanterns to you, a small smile forming on his lips. “Yes… it is.”