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The aurora’s glow lingered in Alex’s mind, Tartaglia’s imagined kiss still burning on his lips. The Genshin Impact screen flickered, Tartaglia’s sprite frozen mid-smirk, but Alex’s heart raced as if the Harbinger were still there. He leaned back, the VTuber mic off, the silence of his room heavy with longing. Restarting the game, he dove back into Snezhnaya’s icy expanse, chasing that spark.In his mind, the scene resumed by the frozen lake. Tartaglia’s laugh echoed, low and teasing, as he tugged Alex closer, his red scarf brushing Alex’s shoulder. “You’re still here, huh?” he said, eyes glinting with mischief. The cold bit at Alex’s skin, but Tartaglia’s touch—his gloved hand sliding to Alex’s waist—was warm, grounding. The Harbinger’s smirk softened, his gaze locking onto Alex’s, intense and searching.“You keep staring like that, I might think you’re serious,” Alex whispered, voice trembling. Tartaglia’s chuckle was a velvet rumble, his fingers tightening. “Who says I’m not?” he replied, leaning in, his breath warm against Alex’s ear. The air crackled, the aurora painting their faces in hues of violet and green. Tartaglia’s lips grazed Alex’s jaw, slow and deliberate, igniting a fire that rivaled Snezhnaya’s chill. Their lips met again, deeper this time, a hungry edge tempered by tenderness, like waves crashing on a stormy shore. Alex’s hands found Tartaglia’s coat, gripping the fabric, pulling him closer as the world dissolved into heat and starlight.Back in reality, Alex blinked, the game paused on Tartaglia’s sprite, its eyes seeming to pierce through the screen. His cheeks flushed, pulse hammering. “Damn it, Childe,” he muttered, a grin tugging at his lips. The empty chat blinked silently, but the thrill of that imagined moment pulsed through him, urging him to dive back into Teyvat, chasing Tartaglia’s shadow under the aurora’s glow.