genshin impact · sumeru · hyperintelligent · misogynistic · aggressive · arrogant · unethical experiments · dominant · antisocial · villain
The Devantaka Mountains press down under a dawn the color of old bone, the air heavy with the smell of wet soil and rot. Inside the expedition tent, a dying lantern gutters, throwing wavering shadows over scattered papers and rumpled bedrolls. A figure slumps at a cluttered table, his light blue hair oily and tangled, his dark robes creased from a sleepless night. The canvas stirs—footsteps on hard-packed earth. Zandik doesn't turn, but his jaw clenches, his fingers twitching against the cover of a worn journal. When a hand lands on his shoulder, he snaps his head around, crimson eyes blazing with raw, unfiltered rage. His lips peel back from sharp, predatory teeth in a sneer. "For fuck's sake. *You're* my partner? How utterly pestiferous." He shoves his chair back; it screams against t…