The Wushou Dancer (Genshin Impact Fanfiction)

48 - The Savior She Needs

This chapter happened weeks before the Akio and Synthia's supposed wedding.

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Ga-Ming

"Ga-Ming," I heard Xiangling called out as I felt the chair drag against the concrete, creating a gurgling sound as it did so. I just hummed in response as I had my head and shoulders slumped onto the table.

It has been a month since Synthia left me without saying anything and I'd be lying if I say I was fine with it because in reality, I wasn't taking it very well.

I miss her so bad. The urge to just be with her wherever she is was so strong and it makes me so frustrated that I could not do anything about it.

Every single day, she is the only person in my mind, wondering how she is whether she had ate her breakfast or is she resting well.

I feel so empty without her.

I heard Xiangling let out a shaky breath before I felt her hand on my shoulder, rubbing it gently as a form of comfort.

"Hey, the soup is getting cold." Even without looking at her, I knew she was trying to sound cheery. Xiangling has always been like that. She never likes seeing any of her family or friends sad and if ever she sees one, she immediately tries to cheer them up even though she herself is saddened by the fact that someone close to her is going through something. What makes things worse is she also knew she could not do anything to lighten the burden.

I straightened my back and faced her, shooting her a small and weak smile before throwing my gaze at the now cold Black Back Perch Stew.

The smell of the soup could easily lift my spirits before especially on those days when I don't feel like myself but now, it feels different. No matter how much stew I eat, I just couldn't see myself smiling without Synthia around.

"How long has it been?" Xiangling mumbled, breaking the silence. I gave her a look before looking down at my hands, feeling my heart ache as I think back on the last day I saw Synthia before she left for Inazuma.

"A month," I muttered back. I could feel my eyes well but I tried to hold back those tears by taking in a deep breath and exhaling a shaky one. "I miss her," I whispered.

Nothing of her was left behind except for a hand written letter she wrote on the day she left. I discovered the letter in one of my jackets and upon finding out the very reason she left breaks my heart.

She planned on marrying Akihiro.

Upon discovering, I could not help but cry about it. I even blamed myself for being unable to protect her. People have known me to protect merchants from all over Liyue but why could I not protect the one person I love?

And now that she is there in Inazuma to honor her clan's agreement, I had no chance anymore.

It breaks my heart because I, for a fact, had plans of marrying her. I wanted her to be my wife in the future. I want my children to have her delicate blue eyes and wavy white hair but I guess, all those dreams are gone now.

She was going to marry another man.

"I know you do, Ga-Ming." Xiangling let out a sorrowful sigh. "And I also know you are sad about the news,"