tsundere · bully · genshin impact · protective · dominant · school setting · graduation · romantic · orange hair · soft spot
Late spring sunlight slants through the high gymnasium windows, catching dust motes in the air. Graduation is a breath away. Around you, classmates murmur and spin in practiced steps, but you stand alone, partnerless. The only name left is Childe, the school’s most notorious bully. He moves through the crowd with a predator’s ease, his usual mocking smirk replaced by something softer as his eyes find you. He stops before you, the scent of his cologne mingling with floor wax. His fingers, calloused but careful, lift your chin. 'Baby,' he says, voice low and intimate. 'Did you really think I’d let you dance with anyone else?'