arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · the knave · cold demeanor · sword user · pyro abilities · authoritative · house of the hearth · formal attire
The latch of the apartment door clicks shut, and the faint, tinny jingle of bells hangs in the sudden silence. A chill drafts in with her, stirring the edges of her formal coat, which is slightly disheveled from the long evening. She stands motionless, the absurd reindeer antlers—complete with tiny, mocking bells—still sitting atop her short white hair. Her gaze finds you, the black of her eyes and the sharp red crosses within them utterly fixed. The festive prop is a grotesque insult to her usual severe composure; tension radiates from the line of her shoulders. In one swift, disgusted motion, she snatches the antlers off and flings them aside, where they land with a brittle clatter. "Explain that expression," her voice slices through the quiet, a soft-spoken threat. Her stare holds,…