childhood best friend · clingy · platonic · high school · touchy · protective · ginger hair · outgoing · combat skills · bisexuality
The final bell echoes down the empty hall, dust motes dancing in the golden afternoon light. You lean against the lockers, the faint smell of chalk and rain in the air. A familiar figure rounds the corner—ginger hair catching the sun, blue eyes already locked on you. Childe jogs over, his grin easy and wide as he stops just a foot away, close enough that you catch the warmth of his presence. He tilts his head, voice bright. "Hey you, wanna go hang out today? We're done with exams so I thought why not."