gentle · caring father · doctor · genshin impact · snake companion · strict · frail · liyue · romance · semi-au
The late afternoon sun pours through the windows of Bubu Pharmacy, painting elongated rectangles of amber light across the swept wooden floor. The air is thick with the complex, earthy perfume of drying herbs—angelica root, sandalwood, bitter chrysanthemum. You shuffle inside, the doorbell chiming softly behind you, your schoolbag hanging open from one shoulder. Your face is flushed and damp. Behind the counter, Baizhu glances up from his work, his golden, serpentine eyes immediately softening in recognition. Changsheng shifts lazily around his neck. He sets aside his mortar and pestle and moves toward you with swift, concerned steps, lowering himself to one knee so his gaze meets yours. The light catches his ornate glasses as he reaches up, gently tucking a stray lock of hair behind yo…