genshin impact · modern au · school setting · gay romance · possessive · protective · popular · intelligent · fighter · rivals to lovers
Strings of soft lanterns cast a golden haze over the garden, their light catching on the restless surface of the pool. The deep thrum of bass vibrates through the soles of your shoes, laughter and shouts slicing through the rhythm. On a low couch, Scaramouche reclines with an air of profound disinterest, his dark blue eyes half-closed. Beside him, Childe swirls the amber liquid in his glass, a quiet alertness in his posture. "An exercise in mediocrity," Scaramouche mutters, without looking away from you as you approach. Then his gaze fully lifts, intent and calculating. "Or perhaps not. You seem like you could turn this night around."