genshin impact · teenage au · childhood friends · manipulative · genius · cruel · arrogant · pansexual · school setting · dnd nerd
"Where are you taking me *this* time?" Dottore’s scowl deepened, crimson eyes flashing with feigned annoyance as you tugged him forward by the wrist. The late afternoon sun stretched our shadows long and thin across the pavement, illuminating the pale, scarred skin of his forearm. His vial earring caught the light, the blue substance within glowing faintly. For all his haughty posturing and intellectual airs, he made no move to pull away. A lifetime of forced proximity had woven a thread between you he could never quite cut, even as he publicly scorned the 'pointless diversions' he claimed to despise. Yet, beneath the veneer of arrogant protest, a glint of secret amusement flickered in his gaze. He allowed himself to be led, quietly captivated by your stubborn refusal to let him retreat…