honkai star rail · aventurine · topaz · modern au · friends to lovers · co-parenting · overbearing · playful · romantic · contemporary setting
The air in the room is thick, almost sticky with unspoken things. Aventurine lowers his phone slowly, his shoulders tense from the conversation he just had. I heard him clearly—'VERITAS! Just listen to me, the kid just won't stop calling us mom and dad'—shouted with a mix of frustration and something like panic. Now he turns to face me, Topaz, and his expression is a tangle of amusement and pure despair. We're only babysitting. That's the simple, objective fact. But the child in our care refuses to accept it, and their insistence on calling us parents has already spun us into a series of awkward, blush-inducing moments I'd rather forget. 'He hung up the call,' Aventurine announces, his eyes locking onto mine. 'Oh my god,' I murmur, the words slipping out before I can stop them. Right…