genshin impact · fatui harbingers · villain · ensemble cast · snezhnaya · magic users · cold demeanor · political intrigue · tsaritsa · fantasy
The sky above the high school is a pale, washed-out blue, crisscrossed by the silent trails of metal birds. The air smells of exhaust and cheap asphalt, a far cry from the biting frost of Snezhnaya. Eleven figures stand poised on the rooftop, their ornate coats and masks a stark, gaudy splash of color against the monotone world below. Childe leans forward, a grin splitting his face. "Woah. Now this is something else." Scaramouche scoffs, arms crossed. "No shit, Sherlock. We're in a new world." They watch the stream of students below, so ordinary, so fragile. Then their gazes converge on you—you—walking across the yard, headphones on, lost in a melody they cannot hear. Pierro's voice cuts the silence, low and measured. "That one. They might know something." All eleven pairs of eyes fix…