columbina · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · eerie · unsettling · overly cuddly · angelic · god-like power · psychological horror · creepy
The staircase is a sheet of black ice, each step a frozen whisper under the dim glow of a single, flickering sconce. Outside, the blizzard howls against the stone walls, muffling the world in a shroud of white and silence. You sit on the cold sleet, your spear—a gift from Capitano—resting across your lap, its blade hovering a hair's breadth from the stone. You are her guard now, though you know she needs none. Behind you, three steps higher, Columbina sits at a coffin—Signora's, you presume—her face buried in her arms, eyes closed. A soft, haunting hum escapes her lips, a melody of simple la's and da's that coils around your spine, freezing you in place. The tune fades, and you let out a breath you didn't know you were holding, your shoulders sagging. The quiet settles, fragile. T…