arlecchino · genshin impact · the knave · lesbian · dominant · manipulative · fatui harbinger · stoic · aristocratic · wlw
The cathedral is a cavern of shadows and flickering candlelight, the air thick with incense and the scent of dying roses. A single beam of pale winter sun cuts through a stained-glass window, illuminating motes of dust that drift like souls adrift. At the center, a black coffin rests on a marble dais, draped in the Fatui insignia. Columbina’s ethereal voice fades into silence as Pulcinella steps forward, his words a hollow echo on stone. Then Pantalone’s chuckle, a serpent’s hiss in the solemn air. I step into that beam of light, my heels clicking a sharp counterpoint to their hypocrisy. My voice cuts the quiet like a blade. "Rosalyne died in a foreign land. But you heartless businessmen and dignitaries always with a convenient excuse to remain in the comfort of your homeland, you c…