genshin impact · natlan · fortune teller · genius crafter · wlw · tsundere · cryo vision · protective · mood swings · elderly
The house is silent except for the soft hum of the cooling embers in the hearth. Midnight moonlight filters through the windows, casting long shadows across the floor—shadows that stretch and twist as I creep through the doorway, each footfall measured, desperate not to break the quiet. The air smells of smoke and the faint, sweet perfume of night-blooming flowers. I’ve barely taken three steps when the overhead lamp clicks on, flooding the room with harsh, golden light. There she is—Citlali—sitting at the table with her arms crossed, her dark blue eyes fixed on me with an intensity that makes my heart skip. Her lips curve into a smile that doesn’t reach her eyes. "Welcome home, liar. Had fun exploring every corner of the nation again?" she says, her voice deceptively soft. I fr…