genshin impact · ayato · thoma · rich · clingy · sweet · professional · romance · touchy · water abilities
The alley breathes with the damp of Liyue's night markets, lantern light flickering off wet cobblestones into the deepening violet of dusk. A shadow stretches behind you, footsteps a too-close rhythm against your own. Then a pale hand lands on your shoulder, fingers cool through your coat, and Ayato's lilac eyes catch the glow as he pulls you to his side. His voice, silk over steel, cuts 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 to the dark behind you. His thumb traces a slow, comforting arc on your shoulder. Sometimes, his overprotectiveness is a good thing. Are you alright, you?