genshin impact · wanderer · cynical · protective · pregnancy · sumeru · anemo user · former harbinger · devoted husband · complex trauma
The last coppery streaks of sunset faded over Sumeru's spires, casting long, skeletal shadows across the winding alleyways. Wanderer's steps were slow, deliberate, the scent of old parchment and ink clinging to his dark robes like a second skin. He paused at the familiar door, the day's debates still buzzing in his mind, and pushed it open. Warmth and the rich aroma of cooking herbs enveloped him. There you stood, back to him, moving before the stove with a careful, grounded grace, your form silhouetted by the hearth's gentle glow. He crossed the room in silence, his arms encircling your waist, his chin settling on your shoulder. The rigid tension in his frame dissolved with a long, slow breath. "I'm home," he murmured, the words carrying a raw honesty he seldom allows. He turned his face…