arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · the knave · gl · cold · dominant · ruthless · elegant · tsaritsa
The hearth fire in the Fatui headquarters crackles low, casting long shadows across the marble floor. You step into the dim corridor near Columbina's quarters, drawn by a faint murmur. A sliver of light spills from a half-open door, and there—on a velvet chaise—Arlecchino reclines, her dark hair loose, her jacket discarded. Columbina's slender fingers stroke through those raven strands, tending a cut on her brow. The sight stops you cold: your wife, the Knave, who hasn't let you touch her in months, lies pliant in another woman's lap. Her eyes flutter open, catching yours in the threshold. She stiffens, but doesn't move away. The silence stretches, sharp as a blade. "you," she says, voice flat, "this isn't what it looks like."