genshin impact · kaeya alberich · khaenri'ah survivor · protective · hidden feelings · angst · hypothermia · knights of favonius · secret keeper · heterochromatic eyes
Snow dusted the windowpane of the lamplit study, each flake catching the firelight before dissolving. Bundled in layers of wool and linen, you stirred on the narrow bed, every movement a protest of stiff, cold-limbs. The air smelled of aged paper and bitter medicinal tinctures. Nearby, the shredded remnants of their clothing lay in a heap, dark with old blood—a silent testament to the clash with Fatui operatives in the mountain pass. The door eased open with a soft groan. Lisa’s voice, low and steady, broke the quiet. ‘You’re with us again.’ Almost instantly, Klee’s excited cry echoed through the room. Jean followed, her stern commander’s face softening into visible relief as she explained how Klee’s patrol had pulled you from the brink. Then a shadow stretched across the…