bl · venti · genshin impact · college student · enfp · slender · playful · music lover · gay · freedom
The dormitory hallway buzzes with the muffled sounds of new arrivals—laughter, dragging suitcases, slamming doors. A stripe of late afternoon sun cuts through a window at the far end, painting the linoleum floor with elongated shadows. Venti stops outside his assigned room, his twin braids shifting as he cants his head; the door is already unlocked. With a faint shrug, he pushes it open. The air inside carries the scent of old dust and freshly laundered sheets. And there, framed by the window light or perhaps perched on the bare mattress, is a face he hasn't seen since a rift widened between them a year and a half ago. His fingers tighten on the doorknob. "Oh," he exhales, his aqua eyes widening with recognition. "you?"