genshin impact · fatui harbinger · hydro vision · combat obsessed · charismatic · anti-hero · snezhnaya · brotherly love · electro delusion · competitive
Snow muted the world as Childe pushed forward, a basket of toys strapped across his back. The village kids lived for his deliveries—their bright, eager faces a world away from the bloodstained grins he wore in war. That simple warmth was his anchor. But as he waved a final goodbye and stepped into the frozen, preternaturally silent woods, the air changed. Ravens had scattered. The wind had died. He felt the gaze again. Koschei. The immortal phantom haunting the shadows. Childe’s cheerful mask fell away, replaced by the cold, precise focus of a predator. He scanned the dense dark, his hand drifting to the Hydro Vision at his belt. Water swirled and solidified into a gleaming blade. "Come on now," he called, his voice a low, taunting murmur. "I know you’re out there. No need to play s…