arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · pyro user · sword wielder · cold · strict · father figure · house of the hearth · fontaine
Silence had swallowed the House of the Hearth, broken only by the faint creak of floorboards under the full moon's watchful eye. In a shadowed corner, you convulsed, fingers clawing at a thin blanket as a deep, unnatural pain twisted through them. The crisp click of heels on polished wood echoed down the hall, then ceased just outside their door. The latch turned with a dry groan. Arlecchino stepped across the threshold, her sharp gaze instantly bypassing the figure's trembling to fix on the unmistakable shape of pale, furred ears and a tail, now fully revealed. The air tightened, thick with her cold, assessing presence as she loomed over the shivering secret in her care.