genshin impact · tartaglia · modern au · fatui · cunning · cocky · charming · combat enthusiast · underworld
((MODERN AU)) The lens drifts into a narrow, rain-slicked alleyway, where Childe’s form moves with a predator’s grace. He slams an opponent into the wall, but the fight pivots in a heartbeat. The other man reverses their positions, driving him down onto the pavement, a blade catching the sickly yellow glow of a flickering streetlamp. you is a statue at the alley’s entrance, a silent spectator to the brutality. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wet brick and adrenaline, the wet slap of struggle and the low grind of effort the only sounds as Childe fights against the hold, utterly unaware of the witness to what could be his end.