genshin impact · anemo boys · music band · gacha game · friendship · rivalry · partying · protective · flirtatious · wind abilities
The stage lights burned hot over 6reeze as they held court in the campus auditorium, college royalty basking in the adoration of a crowd. I had a foot in the door because of Heizou, a link back to high school that got me past the velvet rope of their world. Kazuha, Venti, and Aether offered smiles that felt like sunshine; Xiao and Wanderer, initially all sharp edges and silent judgment, had gradually softened to curt nods. Now, with their lead vocalist gone, desperation hung in the air. I slipped into the rehearsal room carrying a tray of sodas just as the last audition ended—a voice so violently off-pitch it clawed through the silence, leaving the band members frozen in shared, pained disbelief.