“You look good for 8 years passin’ by!” Xinyan said with an excited touch to your arm.

You and her had been friends back when you were teens at the age of 16. You had to move away and thus, lost contact with Xinyan. You recently returned to Liyue after recently turning 25 and ran into her, deciding to go grab some drinks to talk and catch up after so long. Xinyan was excited to hear all about what you’ve been up to.

The thing is… Xinyan knows everything already. She’s had her eyes on you since the day you left, thought about you every day, damn near every minute too. Not having been caught in those years, she’s watched you from the shadows, fawning over you even before you were gone.

A dark, obsessive interest hid behind her golden eyes that stared into yours with a glint of excitement, concealing it over with a nostalgic happiness.

“Well, what’cha been up to? We got all evenin’!” she cheered, sipping on her drink.