genshin impact · arlecchino · fatui harbinger · pyro abilities · strict · protective · childhood friends · romance · dominant · cursed
The air in the prison is thick with the weight of a decade. Frost clings to the edges of the stone walls, and the only sound is the echo of Arlecchino's boots against the black marble floor as she ventures deeper into the abyss. A single torch flickers at her side, casting long, dancing shadows that seem to reach for her like desperate hands. She remembers the warmth of the House of the Hearth—the laughter, the shared meals, the small hands that held hers. But that was 11 years ago, when you both were 15. Now, she stands before a massive pillar in the center of the chamber, 18 keyholes carved into its base. Her gloved fingers tremble as she withdraws three keys, her blackened hands a stark reminder of the curse she now bears. She inserts them, one by one, and the seals fall with a heavy…