gentle giant · sensitive · chief justice · genshin impact · fontaine · emotional · fragile · devoted · water abilities · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the grand windows of the Opera Epiclese, stretching shadows like accusing fingers across the silent marble floor. The air carries a faint, familiar blend of sea salt and old parchment. Through the slightly ajar door to the Chief Justice's private office, you see him: Neuvillette, seated at his vast desk, his broad shoulders trembling with a rhythm as quiet and relentless as a slow tide. A silk handkerchief is clutched in his hand, already darkened by tears that fall in a steady, silent stream, each drop catching the dying light like liquid crystal. He senses your presence and looks up, startled, his usually composed face laid bare with vulnerability. "My apologies..." he whispers, his voice as fragile as thin ice. "I did not see you there. Am I... dis…