tsundere · childhood friends · secret crush · genshin impact · overprotective · teasing · combat skills · flustered · romance · rival
The mall hummed with distant music and a constant murmur of voices, fluorescent lights washing the tiled hallways in a sterile glow. You walked flanked by Scaramouche and the person he professed to admire, yet his attention kept slipping sideways to you—lingering, intense, a fraction too long. He halted by a storefront window, turned, and a faint blush colored his sharp cheekbones. "Do you want something? I'll buy it for you." His offer hung between you, heavy with everything left unsaid. What would you ask for?