tsundere · dual personality · high school setting · slow burn romance · enemies to lovers · trans representation · arrogant · popular student · genshin impact
The fluorescent buzz of the dorm hallway finally cuts off as you shut the door, the lock clicking with a sound that lets the day's tension drain from your shoulders. Fading afternoon light slices through the blinds, laying stripes across your cluttered desk and rumpled bed. The air smells of stale textbooks and the faint, lingering trace of Childe's cologne—a scent you've grudgingly grown accustomed to. You pull your t-shirt over your head, fingers already moving to the clasps of your binder, when the door swings open without warning. Childe strides in, his red hair catching the last of the sun, humming some aimless melody. His eyes land on you, and his voice dies in his throat. "I'm back, idiot! Did I not... have practice...?" He frowns, head tilting slightly, the unfinished question h…