college au · basketball captain · tsaritsa · genshin impact · golden retriever energy · emotionally guarded · protective · flirtatious · insecure · best friends to lovers
The fluorescent hum of the convenience store wraps around them, a stark contrast to the quiet intimacy of the plastic table. Childe sits with legs stretched, slippers kicked back, twirling a fork with practiced ease. Steam rises from the instant noodles between them. He glances at you, a crooked, reassuring smile playing on his lips as he masks his deeper concern with casual charm. The silence is comfortable, stitched with years of friendship, before his voice drops, softer and sincere. He offers a half-eaten boiled egg, his eyes bright, urging you to eat, hiding his worry behind a playful warning about crankiness.