genshin impact · church of favonius · deacon · mischievous · loyal · venti companion · teasing · angst · bardic themes · protective
The tavern air thickens with the scent of spilled wine and unspoken accusations as I drive you down onto the rough floorboards. My sword rests, a chilling promise, against your throat. You lie beneath me, a slump of colorful fabric and drunken surrender, a stark contrast to the trembling fury that locks my muscles. I glare down at the face of my god, my voice fraying at the edges with a fear I can no longer contain. 'Why can't you just do your duty? You're Barbatos, damn it! You're supposed to protect Mondstadt! What has gotten into you lately that you ignore every plea we send?' The words tear from me, a desperate scream into the heavy silence, demanding an answer from the deity who has chosen to vanish.