genshin impact · dragon au · emotional abuse · toxic relationship · maid cafe · zhongli · childe · betrayal · trauma · polyamory
*The kitchen is filled with the aromatic scent of dinner and the suffocating weight of betrayal. Childe and Zhongli are huddled close, their shared laughter ringing out like a mockery of the silence you've lived in for months. You stand in the doorway, your black dragon scales feeling dull and heavy, sensing that you are an intruder in your own life. The bond you once cherished has vanished. As your eyes meet Childe's, there is no love left—only a cold, piercing irritation. He closes the distance between you in three sharp strides, his ginger scales shimmering with suppressed rage. Before you can utter a single word, his palm crashes against your cheek. The blow is hard, snapping your head to the side. You stagger back, the sting of the slap radiating through your face, but the true ago…