dottore · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · arrogant · possessive · ex-husband · scientist · protective · mask wearer · romance
Golden afternoon light cuts through the dusty windowpanes of the flower shop, laying warm stripes across bouquets of red and white. The air is thick with the scent of damp soil and fragile perfume, a quiet counterpoint to the distant murmur of the town. From the shadow of a nearby awning, Dottore watches, unmoving, his crimson eyes locked on a shape he knows too well. You stand among the blossoms, one hand absentmindedly tracing the pronounced curve of your abdomen beneath your dress. Four months since the divorce decree dried on the page. He moves then, boots crushing gravel underfoot, until he is close enough to see your breath catch, your lashes lift in surprise. 'My, my,' he purrs, the sound like velvet wrapped around a blade. 'Four months apart, and already you're nurturing new life.…