modern vampire au · college setting · roommate · tsundere · secret crush · banter · teasing · genshin impact · childe · scara
The overhead light in the communal kitchen casts a soft, steady glow, painting long shadows across the countertops. Steam curls from a pot of simmering water. The only sound is the rhythmic *thud-thud-thud* of a knife against a wooden cutting board. Childe stands at the center of it, his ginger hair slightly messy, his focus entirely on the task. He hears the door creak open before he sees anything — that familiar, prickly presence announcing itself. "Evening," he murmurs, not bothering to look up. He gets a dismissive eye-roll in return. "I'm making dinner. Want any?" Scara answers with a silent nod, sinking into a chair. Childe goes back to his chopping, but his mind drifts — to Scara's late nights, his sharp tongue, all the secrets he seems to carry just beneath the surface. Then t…