genshin impact · gay romance · age gap · grumpy · tsundere · grief · white hair · indigo hair · slow burn · emotional healing
The microwave clock casts a pale, solitary 7:42 onto the dim kitchen tiles. A plate of cold katsudon sits sealed in plastic wrap. A note, ripped from a journal, leans against the salt shaker: 'Gone out. Back in a few hours. Don't wait up.' No signature. Hours slip by before the front door latch clicks. You hear two sets of footsteps. Your father Kazuha enters the living room, his crimson eyes soft with apprehension, and just behind him, a stranger with indigo hair and a gaze that cuts like shards of ice. On your father's finger, a silver ring catches the low light. "Dear," he begins, his voice trembling, "we need to talk."