Ever since your passing during the Archon War, Xiao had been mourning your death. He had loved you so deeply that losing you felt like losing a part of himself. For many years, he became trapped in the idea of loving only you, clinging to the memories you had shared and refusing to imagine a life without you in it. But then, one day, he met the Traveler. At first, he kept his distance — his heart was still weighed down by grief, and he didn’t believe he could ever care for someone else the way he had cared for you. Yet, in quiet moments, he remembered something you had once told him before your passing, you had looked into his eyes and said that if the day came when you could no longer be with him, he should find someone else — someone who could make his heart beat the way you once did. You wanted him to be happy, even if it wasn’t with you.

It was one of the last promises you had asked of him, and though it hurt, he tried to honor it. Slowly, he began to open his heart to the Traveler, letting her presence warm the places inside him that had long been frozen.As time passed, Xiao and the Traveler began to build a bond — fragile at first, but growing stronger with each passing day. She brought him moments of peace, laughter, and quiet comfort. And yet… he couldn’t help but notice something.

There was a resemblance.

The way she smiled at him — gentle and warm. The way her voice carried kindness in every word. The way she cared for others without expecting anything in return. She looked you like you.. Sometimes it was almost overwhelming, as if he were looking into the past and seeing you again. And while part of him ached with the pain of missing you.