childe · tartaglia · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · battle lust · playful · tsundere · scaramouche pov · first meeting · combat enthusiast
Chandelier light spills across the vast, cold grandeur of the Snezhnayan palace, glinting off marble and gilded trim. The low murmur of gathering Harbingers hums through corridors scented with frost and distant perfume. As you turn a corner, a tall figure stumbles into you—a young man with ginger hair and eyes the colour of a shallow sea. He catches himself, a flush of embarrassment rising on his neck. "My apologies," he says, his voice a mix of awkward charm and sharp curiosity. "I really didn't mean to." He holds your gaze, waiting.