Dear (Genshin Impact X Reader)

His (Scaramouche)

The pitter patter of tiny feet echoed across the extravagant Winter Palace, the passing Fatui making sure to swiftly move away from the little figure's path lest they injure him. Archon's know what fate awaits them if so much as a scratch appears on the little prince's body. None of them fancied death by electrocution any time soon and knowing his father, it won't be a slow death either.

Despite the lingering fear in the back of their minds, some of them, particularly the women-folk, were unable to stop themselves from staring as the child scampered by. How could they resist when he was the most adorable child they'd ever seen in their lives?

From his shiny navy hair, wide dark blue eyes, button nose, and smooth pinchable cheeks, Toshiaki was the apple in everyone's eye. His cuteness factor was raised even more as he held his favorite stuffed fox doll in his arms while he traversed the palace, seemingly knowing exactly which corridors to turn and paths to take.

As he neared a certain door, one could hear the disturbing sound of a thousand birds chirping as the smell of ozone seeped through the cracks and filled the air. All the other passing Fatui quickly vacated the premises at the early warning signs of what could be a massacre. Everyone knew that once you entered that door, your life would be in grave danger because of the fickle yet ruthless Harbinger that called the room his office.

"...you insolent worm! Did I give you permission to open your filthy mo—"

"...Papa?"

The noise of a thousand chirping birds abates along with the suffocating scent of ozone that filled the room as the tiny little boy entered with his plushie in tow. Innocent eyes blinked up at the young man at the center, surrounded by several Fatui recruits who seemed to be a single word away from soiling themselves in fear.

"Did you and Mama miss Papa already, Toshi-kun?"

As if a switch was flipped, Scaramouche' personality seemed to do a complete 180 as he scooped up the toddler into his arms, pinching the chubby cheeks full of soft baby fat that tempted everyone to see if it really was as soft as it looked.

However, the Harbinger would likely kill anyone who dared touch his son without permission so no one aside from him and his wife plus the Tsaritsa could touch the child.

"Mama says it's time for wunch!"

"Oh? It's that time already? Guess Papa has to cut his meeting short then. We don't want to keep Mama waiting after all," he glared at his subordinates who were practically petrified with fear, an eerie purple glow manifesting in his eyes that immediately sent them all running out through the door.

"Mama made sushi an' gyudon today!" The toothy grin the Harbinger received from his precious son almost brought tears to his eyes, so awed and brimming with fatherly love for this child.

Despite his cynical outlook on life and his infamous reputation, the Inazuman was utterly weak when it came to the mother-son pair whom he loved more than anything in the world. Why, if they asked him to burn the world down he'd gladly do it if it meant putting a smile on their faces.

"Oh~? Then we better get going already. Mama's sushi and gyudon are the best in all of Teyvat after all."

"Mmm! We gots to get back before the sushi bandits try to take our sushi away!"

"You're right! And who knows, they might even try to take Mama hostage while we're away!"

A gasp of surprise and a look of horror decorated Toshiaki's cherubic face, clutching his plush even tighter at the thought of anyone taking away his mama. "Papa, let's go already! Before they take Mama away!"

The Fatui grunts made sure to stay out of their way as Scaramouche and Toshiaki speed-walked out of his office and towards their suite within the palace. Tsaritsa knows that there'd be hell to pay if any one of them tries to involve themselves with the moody Harbinger's family.

The last person who tried to do that...let's just say that they're in a better place now.

Funnily enough however, despite his reputation there really was no denying that the 6th Harbinger was handsome and his child was just as adorable. They looked more like a pair of brothers rather than father and son with how youthful Scaramouche looked, but no one ever said that to his face.

There were many things one cannot do or say in front of him. There were also many things one cannot do or say even secretly, because he somehow always finds out as long as it pertains to his wife and child.

"My Love, we're back~"

"Welcome back, anata"

"Hi, Mama!"

"Hello, baby"

Some may call him overprotective, some think he was too obsessed, but Scaramouche liked to think that he was just a simple husband and father who loved his family with all his twisted heart.

Regardless of whatever thoughts others have, this family is his and he will stop at nothing to keep them safe.