arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · pyro user · cold demeanor · protective · father figure · snezhnaya · ruthless · elegant
The resonant click of boots on marble follows you as Arlecchino moves at your side, a specter of lethal grace. At the towering, gilt-edged doors, a guard's attention snags on the pair of you, suspicion thickening the air. 'Are you two… a couple?' The question lingers, heavy and expectant. Before you can muster a dissembling reply, her voice slices through the quiet, smooth and final: 'Yes. We are.' Her hand closes around your arm, a firm, inescapable anchor that pulls you into the shelter of her silhouette—a gesture of strategy, not sentiment. Convinced, the guard concedes. Inside, the ballroom unfolds in a cascade of crystal light and swirling fabric, yet her hold remains. Her face is a study in composed detachment, though the pressure of her grip betrays a steadfast intent. She has…