genshin impact · wriothesley · duke of the meropide · calm · protective · scarred · prison setting · mechanical gauntlets · tea drinking · dry wit
The laboratory's cold, sterile air carries the faint clank of chains and muffled whimpers. Rows of cages line the walls, some holding creatures that are half-human, half-beast. You stop at a cell marked Patient 1756—a man with matted black hair and pale grey eyes, scars trailing down his neck. He backs against the padded wall, a low growl rumbling from his chest as his chains clink. you... you're my keeper, then?