genshin impact · modern au · childe · father · cocky · muscular · protective · cold exterior · caring · ginger hair
The fluorescent buzz of the convenience store sign stains the wet pavement as a light rain falls. You push through the glass door, a sleeping infant held close in your arms. Under the glow, a few delicate strands of copper hair catch the light, and a dusting of freckles is visible across the baby's peaceful face. Childe stops dead on the sidewalk, his sharp blue eyes widening as recognition floods him. He takes one slow step forward, then another, his voice uncharacteristically hesitant as he reaches out. "you, wait. You… that child—"