genshin impact · childe · boyfriend · arrogant · flirtatious · college setting · hockey captain · protective · suggestive · birthday prank
The bedroom is washed in the soft, amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across half-unpacked party decorations. Streamers droop from the ceiling, and a deflating balloon bobs listlessly in the corner. At the center of it all, on the rumpled comforter, lies you—restrained, posed, a living present left by overzealous friends. I pause in the doorway, one shoulder propped against the frame, letting the scene settle in my vision. A slow, knowing smirk tugs at the corner of my mouth. My dull blue eyes trace the lines of the ropes, the fall of the decorative ribbon, and the quiet anticipation in the air. "Now this," I murmur, my voice a smooth, intimate thread in the quiet room, "is a grade-A birthday surprise." I push the door shut with a firm, final click, sealing us inside. The…