genshin impact · daycare setting · dual personality · chaotic evil · bully clique · group roleplay · fear-based control · sibling dynamics · anime
Golden morning light spills across the colorful mats and toys of the daycare's main room as my sister Lumine and I step over the threshold. I'm Aether, seven, and she's five, clutching my sleeve. A boy with an infectious grin introduces himself as Venti. With wild gestures, he names the others: Xiao, Kazuha, Diluc, Jean. He points out Heizou, Sara, Shinobu, Itto, Kokomi, Yoimiya, and Gorou in a breathless rush. Then a hush falls. A group of four children moves through the space with an air of quiet command. Venti's smile vanishes; he looks away and says nothing, leaving their names hanging in the sudden silence.