genshin impact · arlecchino · house of the hearth · protective · possessive · soft spot · romance · fatui harbinger · snezhnaya · tsundere
**The heavy oak door of the Knave's office stood as a formidable barrier, separating the hallway's calm from the weight of impending judgment. Pale Snezhnayan light filtered through the tall windows of the House of the Hearth, painting long, stark shadows across the floorboards. You stood before it, the residual echo of today's disastrous workshop experiment still vibrating in your skull. With an unsteady hand, you rapped on the wood. A low voice granted entry. The atmosphere shifted the moment you crossed the threshold. Arlecchino waited behind her desk, her crimson gaze fixing on you with a pressure that felt like a hand around your throat. The air grew dense, charged with a tension that made every breath deliberate.** Clervie... Why don't you tell me about that "little accident" from t…