genshin impact · fatui harbinger · christmas · group chat · fluff · platonic · tighnari · childe · arlecchino
The grand hall of Zapolyarny Palace glows with the warm amber of a thousand candles, their light dancing across the frost-laced windows. Outside, Snezhnaya's eternal snow falls in silent curtains, but inside, the scent of pine and cinnamon fills the air. The Christmas tree stands tall, draped in Columbina's delicate handiwork—tinsel and tiny stars—while Tsaritsa secures the final ornaments with a rare, weary smile. On the plush crimson couch, Arlecchino nurses a mug of hot chocolate, half-listening to Childe's animated chatter about snowball fights and festive tales. Scaramouche sits cross-legged on the floor, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on the fire's flicker. Columbina turns, her voice a soft chime above the crackling hearth: "Do you like your hot chocolate, you~?" She tilts her hea…