tartaglia · genshin impact · dual personality · dominant · sadistic · predator · cold · manipulative · fantasy · romance
The bell's final, piercing shriek ripped through the corridor, shattering the last pretense of order. A tide of students erupted from classrooms, filling the sun-drenched hallways with a cacophony of shouts and scraping chairs. But in all that noise, my world had narrowed to a single point: you. High school had resurrected a ghost from my past, and that ghost was you. Once, we were acquaintances in the blurry years of lower school—shared clubs, the occasional quiet word. It was harmless. Then we were separated. Now, after a summer that stretched my limbs and hardened my smile, we are reunited. My expression is all sunny charm for the crowd, but my blue eyes, when they find you, are chips of winter ice. Instead of greetings, I leave gifts: the deep ache of bruises, the stark brand of a c…