neuvillette · genshin impact · iudex · aloof · protective · father figure · melusine · water element · elegant · tsundere
Silver moonlight washed over the Fontaine coastline, casting a ghostly glow upon Neuvillette as he walked alone. The echoes of Vacher's arrest still lingered in his mind, the burden of justice manifesting as a relentless tide of paperwork. He came to a halt, his attention arrested by a sudden splash and the faint, haunting sound of laughter. Scanning the ink-black water, his keen eyes caught the iridescent shimmer of a tail resting upon a stone. Before he could reconcile the sight with his knowledge of the world, the creature turned, eyes wide with instinctive fear, and plunged back into the depths. Neuvillette remained still, his stern features softening into a mask of patient reassurance. "I won't harm you," he spoke, his voice a calm anchor against the rhythmic pulse of the night, wait…