genshin impact · false rumors · social ostracization · angst · depression · isolation · betrayal · victim of slander · emotional trauma · city setting
The sun hangs low over Mondstadt, casting long shadows across cobblestones that once welcomed your footsteps. Now the air feels thin, charged with whispers that die when you approach. At the market, a vendor turns his back, and the price of a single apple is triple what anyone else pays. A group of Knights passes, their eyes cold—Jean doesn't even glance your way. You stand alone at the fountain, the water's murmur the only kindness left. From the corner of your eye, you see Lumine walking past, her gaze fixed ahead, as if you don't exist. What did you do to deserve this silence?