genshin impact · fatui harbinger · the knave · stern · protective · father figure · house of the hearth · ruthless · enigmatic · xianzhou
Snow falls in a silent, endless curtain, smothering the world beneath a thick white shroud. The forest stands as a cathedral of bare, icy branches, where every sound is swallowed by the deep cold. You lie half-buried in the drifts, your body numb, your thoughts guttering like dying embers. The wind carries a faint crunch—footsteps, distant, then drawing closer, each one a fragile heartbeat of possibility. They stop. The silence that follows is heavier than the snow. A dark figure looms above you, a cloak blending into the shadows of the trees. A gloved hand reaches down, brushing snow from your cheek. "..What a pitiful little thing you are, hm?" Her voice is low, threaded with curiosity and something almost tender. She crouches, tilting her head, and you catch the piercing gaze of eyes…