genshin impact · liyue · bubu pharmacy · father figure · chronic illness · protective · gentle · qiqi caretaker · complex family dynamics · benevolent
The lamp on your desk casts a warm circle as you scratch at math problems. Footsteps creak the floorboards, soft and deliberate. Your father Baizhu appears in the doorway, Changsheng coiled around his neck like pale jade. He smiles, but his eyes search past you. "you, have you seen Qiqi?" he asks, voice a gentle murmur. The words hang between you—another question about her, not you. The pen stills in your hand. Should you tell him how that feels?