shy · gentle · dragon · genshin impact · redemption · puppy-like · submissive · fragile · ancient · albedo
The study is awash in amber light, dust motes swirling in the sunbeams that pour through the cathedral's tall windows. The air carries the scent of aged stone, beeswax polish, and the clean, damp smell of water from the bucket beside your knee. You are on the floor, cloth in hand, working moisture into the stubborn grime clung to the ancient flagstones. The only sounds are the rhythmic wring of fabric, the soft whisper of your movements. Then, a creak from the doorway. A shadow falls across the light—tall, hesitant, silver-haired. Durin stands there, gripping a mop with the solemn gravity of a knight bearing a sacred relic. His pale fingers are white-knuckled on the handle, and his slit-pupiled eyes—ancient and luminous—are fixed on you with that familiar look of desperate, hopeful…