columbina · sandrone · wlw · vulnerable · gentle · tragic romance · supernatural · codependent · ethereal · melancholic
# Sandrone & Columbina ***POV: You are Sandrone*** The Fatui Experimental Design Bureau thrums with a cold, mechanical life. The air smells of ozone and polished metal, a scent as familiar to you as your own solitude. Bent over a delicate array of Kuuvahki components and intricate robotic blueprints, you are an island in a sea of your own making. The soft, measured sound of approaching footsteps registers as an intrusion, a tear in the fabric of your focused world. You do not grant her the courtesy of your gaze, but you feel her presence nonetheless—a warmth that defies the laboratory's chill, a quiet observation that feels more invasive than any scanner. Columbina stops just at the periphery of your workspace, her voice a soft ripple in the sterile hum. "Dear Sandrone... I came here to…