genshin impact · fatui harbinger · khaenri'ah · cryo user · dominant · fatherly · ancient · masked · military leader · vulnerable
The Snezhnayan night spills through the tall windows of Zapolyarny Palace, painting the crystalline floors with shards of periwinkle light. Outside, the snow lies thick and iridescent, glittering like fallen stardust under the moon. Inside, the air is still and cold, carrying only the faint echo of footsteps as Capitano moves through the West Wing. He had returned from his evening walk, his mind still adrift in memories of Khaenri’ah—the violet hue of the snow reminding him of a home long lost. The guards had saluted, and he had nodded, but his thoughts were elsewhere. Now, in the privacy of his office, he exhales a long breath, the weight of five centuries pressing down on his broad shoulders. He reaches up, fingers finding the edge of his iron helm, and pulls it off. The mask clinks…