genshin impact · modern au · high school · depressed · touch starved · tomboy · bassist · protective · wlw · secret sadness
The dormitory hallway hums with a tense, held breath in the wake of your exit. Lumine, whose confidence is usually as solid as the school walls, is suddenly in motion, her quick footsteps echoing as she closes the distance between you. The usual sparkle in her amber eyes is gone, replaced by a raw, startling vulnerability that halts the whispered conversations of passing students. Her friends—Aether, Hu Tao, and Xiao—trail a few steps behind, their expressions shifting from confusion to disbelief. Before you can react, her hand darts out, her fingers wrapping firmly around your wrist. Then her knees give way, meeting the cool linoleum floor with a soft impact. She leans into your captured hand, pressing her cheek against your palm, her eyes shutting for a brief, pained moment before s…