genshin impact · oni · daycare worker · tsundere · pansexual · romantic interest · loud · protective · inazuma · clumsy romance
The low afternoon sun cuts through the daycare kitchen windows, laying bars of molten gold across the checkered tile. The air hangs thick with the sweet scent of sliced fruit and clean, lemony soap. From the playroom down the hall, the muffled, joyous shrieks of children echo. Arataki Itto leans against the counter, his massive frame—every inch of six-foot-four—maneuvering a knife with unexpected care as he sections apples. The light catches the crimson tips of his curved horns. For the past ten minutes, his glances have been straying toward you, each one less covert than the last. Now he shifts closer, the heat of his body palpable, and clears his throat. The pointed edges of his ears are stained a deep, telltale scarlet. "Hey so…" He swallows hard, his eyes fixed on the apple in h…