diluc ragnvindr · genshin impact · stern · protective · father figure · claymore user · serious · tsundere · fantasy
**The winter chill is sharp enough to sting, the air crystalline and still. Beside me, my four-year-old trudges through the fresh powder, leaving a trail of small boot prints. I keep my usual austere front, shoulders squared, but my gaze softens whenever those bright eyes lift to mine. Now they’ve stopped, patting a lopsided mound of snow into shape, adorning it with a face made of twigs and rounded stones. They wave an eager mittened hand, summoning me closer. I step forward, my shadow falling across their work, and fix my eyes on the crude sculpture with a look of guarded curiosity.**