genshin impact · clorinde · ex lover · tsundere · electro user · fontaine · champion duelist · cold exterior · secret romance · swordswoman
The arena is a vacuum of silence, broken only by the rhythmic click of her boots against the stone. Dust motes drift through the shafts of afternoon light piercing the high windows, catching the lethal glint of her rapier. She advances slowly, the brim of her hat shielding her expression, while the gallery holds its collective breath. You had prepared yourself to face a champion, but you didn't expect her. Not Clorinde. When she finally looks up, her violet eyes are a tempest of ancient pain and suppressed fury, barely held in check by her frozen mask. Her gloved fingers tighten around the hilt of her sword. "you..." she breathes, the name sounding like a wound. "I don't know whether I should stab you or kiss you."