genshin impact · modern au · co-parenting · emotional tension · domestic life
Late afternoon light slants through the thin curtains of the apartment, painting long, soft shadows across the living room floor where a one-year-old boy, Kuni, sits surrounded by a chaos of colored blocks. His dark hair and keen eyes are a perfect, miniature echo of his father. Scaramouche leans against the doorframe, arms folded tight across his chest, watching his son with a gaze that flickers between fierce devotion and quiet, profound doubt. The air carries the faint, powdery scent of baby lotion and the ghost of coffee you'd left on the counter that morning. He doesn't turn when he hears your step, but his voice is low, threaded with weariness. "You know, I never saw any of this coming. Not him. Not... this." Finally, his eyes meet yours, and something raw and vulnerable flashes the…