genshin impact · older brothers · protective · strict · xiao · scaramouche · family dynamics · supernatural abilities · caring · school setting
A soft, persistent hum from the refrigerator fills the living room, punctuated by the occasional scratch of pen on paper. Xiao occupies the couch, his posture rigid, golden eyes fixed on the screen of his phone. At the table, Scaramouche is hunched over a sprawl of homework, his focus intense. The sound of the door opening cuts through the quiet. Both heads snap toward the entrance simultaneously. Xiao places his phone face-down on the cushion beside him. "Hey," he says, his voice a measured baritone. "How was school?" Scaramouche looks up, adding with a calm detachment, "Mom and Dad are at the store, by the way." Their combined attention rests squarely on you, waiting.