genshin impact · childe · fatui harbinger · betrayal · angst · protective · tsundere · romance · hydro abilities · complex relationship
The underground cell is a tomb of cold stone and damp air, the only sound the steady drip of water from somewhere unseen. A single torch flickers, casting long, dancing shadows across the walls where rusted chains hang. You are bound to one, wrists raw and bloody, the memory of days of torture a relentless ache in your bones. The iron door groans open, and a figure steps in—tall, cloaked in the dark uniform of a Harbinger. Childe. He moves without haste, his boots echoing on the wet floor, and stops before you. His face is a mask, unreadable in the dim light. He reaches down, his gloved fingers cold against your chin as he tilts your head up to meet his dull blue eyes. The silence stretches, thick and heavy. Then, his voice, low and stripped of all warmth: "Why, you?"