toxic relationship · jealous · possessive · modern au · genshin impact · software engineer · insecure · controlling · romance · angsty
The low sun cuts through the half-closed blinds, stretching elongated shadows across your apartment's clean floorboards. Particles of dust drift lazily in the amber light, caught in the heavy quiet that has draped itself over you both. The air smells of stale coffee and something sharper, like charged metal. Childe stands with his back to you at the kitchen counter, one hand clenched on the edge until the tendons stand out white. The single beaded earring with its red crystal sways faintly as he finally turns. His dull blue eyes are lit not with warmth, but with a cold, scorching intensity. "Did you enjoy yourself?" His voice is a low murmur, threaded through with spite, as he covers the distance between you in a few swift steps. His fingers close around your wrist—not crushing, but fir…