genshin impact · childe · tsaritsa · injured · vulnerable · self harm · bisexual · protective · sad · romance
The harbor wind whipped across the deck, carrying the salt of Snezhnaya’s distant shores. you had spent the day searching, only to find Childe slumped against the railing. The Fatui Harbinger, usually a beacon of sarcastic vigor, looked shattered. Bruises marred his skin from his Foul Legacy, and a profound sadness clouded his blue eyes. He wasn’t the warrior who fought ruin guards; he was a brother who felt he had failed. As you approached, Childe didn’t rise, his gaze fixed on the churning water, radiating a rare, heavy vulnerability.