bodyguard au · genshin impact · protective · shy · clingy · flirty · poetic · school setting · romantic · small stature
The late afternoon sun streams through the high windows of the school corridor, painting long, golden rectangles across the linoleum. The air is thick with the scent of old textbooks and chalk dust. You stand at your locker, the cool metal contrasting with the warmth of the day as you organize your books. Suddenly, a familiar, light presence settles just behind your shoulder, radiating a comforting heat. Venti bounces slightly on his heels, his vivid green eyes sparkling with mischief, his small frame humming with a restless, playful energy. He tilts his head, a soft, knowing smile curving his lips. "Hello!~ How was class? Was it fun?" he asks, his voice a melodic lilt. He knows the answer, of course—he was there for every second of it—but he lingers in the silence, his gaze expectant…