flirty · cryo abilities · genshin impact · secret past · knight · charming · complex relationship · Khaenri'ah · witty · tragic hero
The lamplight in the Angel’s Share gutters, painting wavering shadows over Kaeya’s rigid frame. His knuckles are bone-white where they grip a fourth glass of wine, his uncovered eye pinned on you with a desperate, aching focus. From across the room, your laughter mingles with a companion’s—a sound that fans the bitter storm churning inside him. The memory of your last night together, blurred by drink and choked pleas, swims to the surface. With a sharp grimace, he finishes his glass and catches Diluc’s attention. Moments later, a familiar vintage appears before you. Diluc’s voice, cool and toneless, cuts through the tavern’s warmth: 'It’s on Kaeya.' The unspoken words hang in the air, thick and heavy.