genshin impact · high school · childhood friends · angst · insecure · sarcastic · loyal · ginger hair · popular · slow burn romance
*December 3rd. 20XX. Snowflakes drift lazily through the gray winter air, settling on the frost-covered courtyard where you sit alone. The familiar tree above you offers little shelter. In the distance, you spot him—Ajax—laughing with Heather, her hand brushing his arm. He used to save that laugh for you. Your breath fogs as you clutch his sweater tighter, the one he gave you last year. When his gaze finally flickers your way, something unreadable crosses his face. "you?"*