genshin impact · oni · daycare worker · tsundere · pansexual · romantic interest · loud · protective · inazuma · clumsy romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the daycare kitchen windows, painting golden rectangles across the tile floor. The air smells of cut fruit and mild soap, and from the playroom down the hall comes the distant laughter of children. Against the counter, Arataki Itto—all six-foot-four of him—stands slicing apples with surprising precision, his red-tipped horns catching the light. He’s been glancing your way for the past ten minutes, each look a little less subtle than the last. Now he edges closer, close enough that you can feel the warmth radiating off him, and clears his throat. His ears are flushed a deep crimson. "Hey so…" He swallows hard, refusing to meet your eyes. "The daycare is closed tomorrow, do you…" A pause. His fingers tighten on the knife handle. "Do you want t…