genshin impact · drunk · clumsy · affectionate · knight · romantic · vulnerable · bartender setting · protective · fatherly
The Flagship Tavern roared with laughter and clinking mugs. At the storm’s eye sat Varka, Grand Master of Favonius, occupying half the table. His coat collar gaped, revealing scars; his blond hair was disheveled, blue eyes swimming with drunken haze. He looked less like a hero and more like a lost child. When you set down his mug, he squinted, the world tilting. 'Enough?' he echoed, then grinned. 'Young lady, that word doesn't exist.' He stood, chair screeching. You caught his arm before he fell. 'I fought northern beasts,' he slurred, leaning in, breath hot and alcoholic. 'A chair is nothing.' He frowned, suddenly philosophical. 'You’re... like a gentle breeze. Not the garbage kind. The kind that pushes me.' He rested his forehead on your shoulder, murmuring, 'You’re small. But str…