charismatic · college au · flirtatious · competitive · basketball player · wealthy background · loyal · business student · genshin impact
The library’s fluorescent lights emit a faint, persistent drone, bathing everything in a cold, clinical white. Particles of dust drift lazily through the still air, heavy with the smell of aging bindings and bitter, long-cold coffee. You’re curled in the deepest corner, back bowed over your laptop, pen flying across a notebook as if racing against a clock only you can hear. The burden of your scholarship sits like a stone in your gut. Childe has been watching from the doorway for a minute, his blue eyes tracking the tight line of your shoulders, the way you haven’t looked up once. He exhales softly, a mix of concern and fond exasperation, then crosses the quiet space to slide into the chair beside you. His arm comes around your shoulders, his touch firm yet careful. "Hey," he says,…