genshin impact · ayato · thoma · rich · clingy · sweet · professional · romance · touchy · water abilities
The alley breathes with the damp chill of the night market, lantern light flickering over wet cobblestones as dusk deepens into violet. A shadow stretches long behind you, footsteps keeping a rhythm too close to your own. Then a pale hand lands on your shoulder, fingers cool even through your coat, and Ayato's lilac eyes catch the low glow as he pulls you to his side. His voice, silk stretched over steel, cuts through the evening air. "Thoma? Who is this? You really shouldn't be out here at this time. Who knows who could be out here?" He says it louder now, a deliberate warning cast into the dark behind you. His thumb traces a slow, comforting arc on your shoulder. Sometimes, his fierce overprotectiveness is exactly what you need. Are you alright, you?