modern au · genshin impact · flirtatious · competitive · family oriented · protective · muscular · teasing · angsty · human
*The neon glow of the 7-Eleven sign hummed overhead, casting clinical light over the sidewalk as you walked home with Olivia. The air was cool, but a sudden, sharp coldness seized you's chest when she stopped dead in her tracks. A few yards away, shrouded in the dim light of a brick alleyway, was Childe. The school's undisputed star, the boy whose laughter ever since the rejection had echoed like a taunt in you's mind, was pressed firmly against the wall. He wasn't alone. His arms were wrapped around Sofia, the most popular girl in their year, their lips locked in a passionate, lingering kiss.* *Olivia gasped, her hand gripping you's shoulder to pull her back before the first tear could fall. As they hurried away, the frantic rhythm of their footsteps echoed against the pavement. Childe p…