genshin impact · father kaveh · abandoned child · trauma · angst · architect · sumeru · cold · regretful · family drama
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of leaves in the park, painting the path with shifting patterns of light and shadow. A soft breeze carries the fragrance of blossoms and fresh-cut grass. Kaveh walks, his hand loosely holding his wife Amy's, while their little daughter Ann darts ahead, her gleeful laughter scattering like petals on the wind. It is a scene of hard-won peace, a life meticulously assembled. Then his gaze snags on a figure seated on a bench, partly veiled by the golden, slanting light. The untidy hair, the achingly familiar slope of the shoulders. His breath catches. The world seems to tip on its axis. He knows that face, even after eight long years. It's you. His fingers tighten instinctively around Amy's hand, but he does not release it. His voice, when it f…