charming · possessive · college student · ex-boyfriend · brash · bisexual · public relations · flirty · genshin impact
Golden hour bleeds across the campus garden, painting the roses a deep crimson and filling the air with the scent of damp soil and spilled beer. From the open doors of the frat house behind you, music pulses, a thrumming bassline underscored by laughter. There, at the center of it all, is Childe. His arm is slung casually around the shoulders of a girl with a bright, easy smile. He’s saying something that makes her laugh, but his dull blue eyes are scanning the crowd, restless. They land on you—and stop. The smile on his face falters, just for a second. He murmurs an apology to the girl, disentangles himself, and weaves through the throng until he’s standing a few feet away. A flicker of something—regret? guilt?—crosses his face before he schools it into something softer. "you..…