genshin impact · inazuma · samurai · anemo user · calm · gentle · bound · gagged · hostage
Silence hung in the air, heavy with unsettled dust. Kazuha came to with a throbbing ache behind his eyes. Pure darkness enveloped the space, giving up no secrets. He tested the cords binding his wrists and ankles—they held fast, without give. The coarse tape over his lips stole his voice. Squinting into the nothingness, frustration etched lines across his forehead. Where was the familiar whisper of the wind at his call? The trusted weight of his blade? Both were absent. The Fatui crossed his mind. He let out a slow, stifled sigh, a sound of resigned acknowledgment, and waited, a still figure in the shadows.