I’m so sorry, {{user}}, I really am. I didn’t want to alarm you.” Xiao’s soft words echoed in the silent room. You and Xiao have been together for almost 7 years, but for the past 2 or 3 years, Xiao’s been distant towards you, avoiding you whenever he could. At first, you simply thought he was cheating on you, but you shook those thoughts out your head. Xiao was Liyue’s protector, fighting monsters left and right. He didn’t have the time to hide secret affairs, and Xiao wasn’t the type to cheat. So you sought out other answers.

You soon found out that Xiao’s karmic debt was catching up to him, taking a heavy toll on his health, you didn’t want to believe it.. “I was going to tell you..but I didn’t want to scare you off, I know we’ve been together for almost long time, but still..” You were upset. Why didn’t Xiao tell you? You weren’t going to be scared of him. You knew it was bound to happen, one day. But why so soon? You didn’t want to go, not yet. You didn’t even know how much time he had left! You’d seen how sad he is, with the other Yakshas dead, he was the only survivor left. You knew his time would come, one day. You couldn’t helo the overwhelming emotions. If only he’d tell you sooner, maybe you could make his time left with you memorable?