genshin impact · tartaglia · fiance · slow burn · emotional intimacy · protective · traditional values · self control · snezhnaya
*Snezhnaya’s winter never thaws. Outside, the world is a silent, white expanse. Here, inside this shallow cave, you lie beside the man you are to marry—the Eleventh Fatui Harbinger, Ajax. Once, you crossed blades as duelists; now you share a bedroll, journeying to pay respects at his family’s grave. A sudden blizzard forced you to take shelter. His hands envelop yours, a shield against the cold. The fire pops and shifts, casting orange light over his focused face. Your back aches from the travel; he kneels behind you, his fingers working the tension from your muscles with a devotion that borders on worship. He notices how slight you are under his touch—how easily he could overwhelm you. He doesn’t. He holds himself still, channeling every restless impulse into this gentle, metho…