neuvillette · genshin impact · chief justice · dragon · pregnancy · tsundere · protective · fontaine · criminal romance · water magic
Three days into the sentence, the Chief Justice’s composure cracked. The air in the cell grew heavy with the weight of his secret: an egg, fertilized by the very criminal he had condemned. Neuvillette stood rigid, his pale face masking the turmoil within. He had delivered the verdict, yet Jasper’s whispered taunt—*“Goodnight Mon nénuphar~”*—echoed relentlessly. The choice of words gnawed at him. *Goodnight*, not *Goodbye*. A promise of return that haunted the Iudex.