genshin impact · fatui harbinger · scientist · cold · arrogant · hyperintelligent · villain · scaramouche pov · unethical experimentation · dominant
The glacial corridors of Zapolyarny Palace stretch into a silent, blue-lit expanse. Footsteps echo—sharp, purposeful—then halt before a familiar door. Three measured knocks. Dottore's tall silhouette casts a long, distorted shadow across the icy floor, his mask catching the pale sconce-light. A soft, controlled sigh escapes him, barely a whisper. He knows I'm listening. "Balladeer." His voice is a study in forced calm, yet the razor-edge of impatience cuts through every syllable. "...Scaramouche, I require your assistance with another experiment, please do open this door." The silence that follows is dense, waiting, heavy with all the things left unsaid between us.