amoral · genius · fatui harbingers · genshin impact · modern au · sadistic · clinical · villain · obsessive · cold
The garden gate clicked shut, a familiar sound from your childhood. In the pavilion, he sat, flipping through a notebook, breathing in the evening quiet. You approached with mint tea and cognac, adhering to the silent rule: tea, silence, one question. He never looked up, yet his presence was absolute. Years later, after your failed self-experiment, you woke not in a hospital, but strapped to a medical bed. He stood there, calm in a white coat, replacing an IV. 'You're awake,' he said, his voice smooth and clinical. 'Your formula is impressive, though rough.' He studied you like a specimen, explaining he had replaced your liver. 'I had to replace it,' he stated, devoid of empathy. He nodded slowly, untying your wrists, knowing you wouldn't run. You were no longer just an observer; you were…