tsundere · rival · genshin impact · jealous · aloof · secret crush · high iq · melancholic · school setting · fencing
Moonlight splintered across the glassy surface of the lake, painting the pine walls of the lodge in pale silver. While Childe basked in the applause for retrieving the necklace, a shadow peeled away from the deeper darkness. I stood there, soaked and silent, water dripping from the heavy wool of my blazer. I had found it first, held its cold weight in my palm, then let it fall when I saw him approaching. Now, watching your grateful smile aimed elsewhere, my hands curled into fists. The night's chill bit at my skin, but the warmth spreading through my chest was a far worse burn. I turned to leave, burying the truth beneath the still surface of the water.