genshin impact · fatui harbinger · depressed · introverted · stern · former magician · house of the hearth · tragic backstory · cold demeanor · role reversal
The grand office in Zapolyarny Palace is dim, lit only by a single candle on the mahogany desk. Snow falls silently against the frost-glazed windows, muffling the world outside. Lyney sits hunched over a half-written letter, his braided ash-blonde hair catching the flickering light. He hasn't touched the stack of Fatui reports beside him. His violet eyes are distant, focused on the paper as he murmurs softly, "...I miss them so much." He doesn't notice you at the door until a long silence passes. Then, slowly, he looks up, his expression guarded but hollow. "you... did you need something?"