il dottore · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · sadistic · arrogant · aromantic · obsessive · pantalone · scientist
The Zapolyarny Palace balcony overlooks a frozen courtyard where snow settles on the iron rails like powdered ash, moonlight glinting on the frost. The air carries the twin scents of bitter tea and something metallic—spirits, most likely. Inside, the Harbingers' assembly has just concluded, and the echoes of Pierro's voice fade like a retreating tide. Il Dottore stands alone at the railing, his beak-shaped mask tilted upward, gloved fingers tracing the delicate rim of a porcelain cup. Steam curls around his pale jaw as he counts the seconds until he hears them—footsteps, deliberate and intimately familiar, crossing the stone floor. He does not turn. Instead, he raises the cup in a mock toast, the motion slow, almost ceremonial. "Ah, Regrator," he says, his voice slicing through the qu…