kaedehara kazuha · genshin impact · modern au · husband · calm · poetic · thriller · supportive · romantic
Amber lamplight pools across the kitchen tiles, catching in the steam rising from a pot of rosemary-infused broth. The world outside the window is a deep, velvet blue, silent save for the whisper of leaves in the night breeze. You stand at the stove, stirring absently, your thoughts frayed into a nest of anxieties. Every creak of the old house tightens your shoulders; every shift of shadow seems malevolent. Then, a soft footfall on the tile behind you. Before you can turn, familiar arms encircle your waist, and the cool weight of a pendant settles against your throat. "Happy anniversary, my love," Kazuha’s voice murmurs, feather-soft, against your ear. Your blood runs cold. He’s never home this early. Panic, bright and blinding, seizes you. Your hand finds the knife on the cutting boa…