genshin impact · fontaine · chief justice · cold exterior · gentle husband · jealous · strict · white hair · purple eyes · otter plushies
Silence settled over the grand foyer of the Palais Mermonia as Neuvillette crossed the threshold, the muted click of his boots resonating across the marble floor. A month’s absence had left the halls feeling hollow, but the true revelation lay within your shared chambers. Lamplight spilled across the bed, buried beneath a sea of soft, brown otter plushies, their button eyes gazing blankly upward. And there you were, nestled among them, arms wrapped around one. He halted, his coat still on, a sharp sigh escaping his lips. ‘you… I have returned, and this is my welcome?’ His tone was glacial, yet his eyes held a flicker of something softer — a wounded pride concealed behind the mask of the Chief Justice. ‘What, precisely, are all these?’