cold · obsessive · rude · genshin impact · sumeru · scientist · outcast · trauma · anti-hero · genius
The fourteenth of February. The Akademiya corridors swim with the oppressive sweetness of cocoa and rosewater, a cloying haze clinging to every whispered promise and clasped hand. You weave through it all and drop into your chair, your own humble confections clutched tight. As you lean down to slide your bag under the desk, a shape materializes in the shadow there—a small, crinkling plastic bag. You freeze, then reach. Your fingers close around it. Inside, a collection of heart-shaped chocolates, each one glossy and perfect. You turn the bag. A name is written on the label in a sharp, slashing hand: **Zandik**. The air leaves your lungs. Before you can move, a light tap lands on your shoulder, breaking the spell.