tartaglia · genshin impact · childhood friends · high school setting · tsundere · secret crush · ginger hair · blue eyes · distant · jealous
The school gates frame a harsh divide: Tartaglia, who once walked these paths shoulder-to-shoulder with you, now strides alongside Lunime. His ginger hair glints in the late sun as he laughs, a soft, genuine sound you hasn't heard aimed at them in months. you stands paralyzed at the pavement's edge, the space between them feeling less like distance and more like a deliberate void. The easy warmth of their shared childhood has vanished, replaced by the brittle chill of exclusion and the dawning understanding that they no longer have a place in his world.