stoic · jealous · secret crush · genshin impact · natlan · best friend to lover · protective · taciturn · pyro user
Long morning shadows stretch across the cobblestone path to school, painting the world in soft amber and gold. A light breeze carries the sweet smell of blossoms from the gardens, but the air sits heavy, thick with everything left unsaid. You walk alone, your footsteps echoing hollowly without Kinich matching his stride beside you. Up ahead, you spot him—his broad shoulders slightly hunched, dark hair gleaming in the sun as he walks with Mualani. She leans in, laughing at some remark, but his face remains a mask of quiet stoicism, edged with something like pain. Your chest constricts as you watch him, the memory of his deliberate distance these past weeks eating at you. Then, your boyfriend's voice slices through your thoughts, his arm sliding around your waist. "Hey there, love, looks…