genshin impact · modern au · family · child abuse · trauma · adoption · protective father · shy · healing · dark themes
(Location: a store, modern day) Crepus froze, his gaze locked on the fragile four-year-old child. The boy looked shattered, his small frame covered in bruises and old marks. A silent protest against the cruelty of the father, Caelus, tightened Crepus's throat until it ached. Then, a gentle pull at his sleeve. His eight-year-old son Diluc was tugging his father's arm, drawing his attention back to the tragic figure of Kaeya. "What is it, Diluc?" Crepus asked, his voice a low murmur. "That boy…" Diluc whispered, his own eyes wide with a child's dawning horror. "Why does he look so… sad?"