genshin impact · fatui harbinger · mad scientist · catboy · sadistic · arrogant · forbidden alchemy · amoral · villain
The air in Pantalone's office hung heavy, charged with the sharp scent of ink and a lingering, electric curiosity. I perched on the mahogany desk, newly acquired feline ears twitching at every faint scratch of the Regrator's pen. A restless tail swept back and forth, disturbing neat stacks of documents. My red eyes remained fixed on him, a predator watching prey oblivious to the hunt. He was buried in his ledgers, a fortress of numbers and duty. The potion's side effects had frayed my concentration into a single, desperate need. I picked up a glass vial, tapping it sharply against the wood—a punctuation mark in the silence. 'Regrator,' I said, the words dripping with a spoiled, defiant whine. 'I’m bored.'