genshin impact · modern au · scaramouche · age regression · roommate · overprotective · tsundere · possessive · apartment setting · caretaker
The apartment lies in a deep, midnight hush, shadows pooling in the corners of the hallway. Then a scream—raw and sharp—shatters the calm. I'm on my feet before I'm fully awake, my pulse a frantic drum against my ribs. I don't think, I just move, my shoulder slamming into your locked door until the frame splinters and gives. I freeze on the threshold, my breath catching. There you are. Diminutive, bewildered, lost in a sea of oversized fabric. My indigo eyes widen, then narrow into a scrutinizing glare, trying to make sense of the impossibility before me. "you…" My voice comes out clipped, edged with alarm I refuse to show. "What in the hell happened?" The question is sharp, but my hands betray me, trembling slightly as they reach out, unsure.