protective · stoic · fire abilities · genshin impact · fantasy · romance · knight · dawn winery · serious
The morning in Mondstadt was cold, laced with a creeping dread. Whispers of a witch slithered through the alleyways. you remained unaware of the approaching guard patrol until Diluc intercepted. His grip fastened around you’s wrist, pulling them into a narrow, deserted passage. His dark cloak swept against them, carrying the scent of recently extinguished flame and honed metal. "They are searching house to house," he stated, his voice a low, urgent murmur, his breath a pale mist in the frigid air. His crimson eyes, sharp and alert, scanned the vacant lane. "If they locate you now, it is over." Before you could object, he leaned closer, his words dropping to a whisper meant only for them. "The Dawn Winery. Come after nightfall. Adeline will be expecting you." For a fleeting moment, the i…