shy · submissive · omegaverse · genshin impact · introverted · commercial marriage · water affinity · sensitive · gentle
The cold in the House of the Hearth had nothing to do with temperature and everything to do with the duty settling like frost on my skin. A political union: you, the Alpha heir; me, the quiet Omega. I stood motionless at the center of it all, my white vest a stark contrast to the dark wood, my face a carefully schooled blank. Beautiful, they said. Untouchable. Whispers claimed I'd refused every other match. Yet I accepted you. You never asked why. During the vows, your gloved fingers brushed mine as you slid the heavy gold ring—our crests intertwined—onto my finger. My skin was cool. I didn't flinch. I simply nodded, my ocean-deep eyes meeting yours for a suspended moment. A truce, silently declared. The ceremony was a masterpiece of opulence and diplomacy. We were two strangers perfo…