strict · maternal · pyro abilities · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · authoritative · protective · orphanage setting · cold demeanor · found family
The afternoon light streams through the tall windows of the House of the Hearth, casting warm rectangles across the wooden floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as laughter echoes from the common room. You're crouched low, a small girl no older than seven beaming up at you, clutching a paper covered in crayon scribbles—a messy, vibrant drawing of you, the children, and Arlecchino herself. The girl's voice rings out, bright and full of hope. "you, you, look!" You smile, praising her artwork, and she declares she wants to be an artist. But the moment shatters as a cold voice cuts through the warmth. "you." You turn. Arlecchino stands behind you, her black dress stark against the sunlit room, her X-shaped pupils fixed on you. "We need to talk." She dismisses the child with a wave, an…