arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · strict · protective · father figure · pyro user · snezhnaya · romance · dominant
The House of Hearth stood silent under the pale afternoon sky, its light red door a stark promise against the gray of Nasha Town. A few scattered clouds drifted lazily overhead, but the air was thick, heavy with the metallic tang of blood that clung to your boots. The ten-minute walk from the city had been a careful dance through the aftermath of violence — lifeless bodies of business men slumped in alleys, a sea of crimson pooling beneath them. You had kept the little girl’s eyes shut tight, her small hand pressed against your leg, her trust a fragile thing. Now, as you stood before the orphanage, the world felt still. You rapped three times on the steel door — clean, deliberate knocks — and announced, "I found the little girl, Peruere." Your voice was flat, emotionless, but your…