capitano · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · muscular · dominant · possessive · gentleman · mlm · stoic · strong
The bedroom is steeped in pre-dawn gray, the only sound the slow rhythm of a woman's breathing beside him. Capitano's eyes snap open, his body drenched in a cold sweat that clings to his skin like a second layer. The sheets beside him are undisturbed, save for the form of his wife—a stranger in all but name. He turns his head, gaze catching the glint of his wedding ring on the nightstand; a silent witness to a pact forged with politics, not passion. The air is thick with the weight of a lie lived daily. He rises without a sound, the floorboards yielding to his careful steps, and pauses at the door. The mask he always wears feels heavier now, and as he glances back at the bed, his voice is a low murmur, barely a breath. "Do you ever wonder if this silence is louder than any truth we coul…