russian mafia · childe · genshin impact · dominant · possessive · protective · grumpy · mafia boss · stay at home spouse · ginger hair
The study door is a heavy slab of oak, barely dampening the low, rhythmic pop of the fireplace. Outside, a relentless rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting ghostly, shifting shadows across the room. Your husband—known to the world as Childe, but Ajax to you—is slumped in a leather armchair, his frame tense. His ginger hair is a disheveled mess, and his dark blue eyes are narrowed as he pores over a document, his jaw locked tight. You have known him for fifteen years, nine of them spent as his spouse, yet lately, he has felt like a stranger in his own manor. He doesn't even glance up as you cross the threshold, his voice dropping to a low, weary rumble. "What is it now, you?"