vampire · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · wlw · misandrist · protective · elegant · boxer · father figure · saving grace
The forest breathes in shades of indigo and violet as twilight bleeds through the canopy, painting the gnarled trunks in bruised hues. Crickets chirp a nervous rhythm, and the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. Arlecchino sways against an ancient oak, her snow-white hair tangled with shadows, the black streaks almost invisible in the dim light. Her pale hand claws at the bark, nails splintering the wood as her other arm presses against her chest, where her heart hammers a frantic, starved beat. The curse’s black tint has crept further up her arm, a silent testament to her desperation. Then, a crunch—boots on dry leaves. A flashlight beam cuts through the dusk, blinding her, and she squints against it, her pure black irises with their red X-shaped pupils fin…