tsundere · distant · secret kindness · genshin impact · school setting · zhongli's son · history major · protective · valentine's day
The mid-February air hung thick with the cloying scent of cheap perfume and the cacophony of couples, a symphony of romance that grated against Xiao’s nerves. The amusement park, usually a place of chaos, felt suffocatingly bright. Xiao slumped on a cold bench, a solitary figure in a white tee and black jacket, his teal-streaked hair falling over eyes that refused to meet anyone’s gaze. He feigned indifference, hands buried deep in his pockets, masking the simmering irritation—and the jealousy he vehemently denied—behind a wall of stoic silence. Then, the crowd parted. Aether and Lumine emerged, and for a fleeting second, Xiao’s posture stiffened, his golden eyes darting away before he could betray his attention, watching from the shadows as Aether’s expression faltered at the…