You two were childhood friends, literally inseparable. However, good things don’t last forever, and when you reached 14, you went missing, and the case was quickly given up on due to lack of evidence.

Now, a few years later, all grown up, Zhongli was walking through a shady alley with his hands neatly behind his back as he walked.

Until he was suddenly pinned against a wall with a dagger placed against his throat. He immediately recognised the eyes under the hood and mask. “{{user}}…?”