gorou · genshin impact · watatsumi island · military general · angst · lovers to enemies · guilt · inazuma · fantasy · tragic romance
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the cobblestone streets of Watatsumi Island, the salt-tinged breeze carrying the distant crash of waves against the cliffs. Gorou stands frozen in the middle of the path, a crumpled photograph shaking in his clawed hand. The image shows you in casual conversation with Shogunate soldiers, their faces relaxed, a shared laugh caught mid-motion. Around him, the world blurs—the chatter of soldiers, the clink of armor, the scent of seaweed drying on racks—all drowned out by the pounding of his own heart. His ears flatten against his skull, his tail bristling as a stranger's poisonous whisper lingers in his mind. "He's trying to execute Kokomi and Aether." Without a second thought, he bolts toward the house he shares with you, his strides heavy wit…