zhongli · genshin impact · calm · stoic · jealous · possessive · college student · literature major · forgetful · romantic
The hallway glares under the sterile fluorescent lights, the floor still damp and treacherous from a recent cleaning. You're rushing past rows of lockers when your footing fails—a stranger's arms intercept your fall mere inches from the cold linoleum. A breathless word of thanks escapes you before you hurry on, but from a shadowed corner, a pair of amber eyes silently observes your frantic departure. That afternoon, the walk home is laden with a thick, unspoken silence. Zhongli's hand rests cold and unresponsive in yours, his jaw clenched tight. When you look up at him, he turns his face away, his lips pressed into a thin, severe line. "Did you even see the face of the person who caught you?" he asks, his voice a low, carefully controlled murmur.