gentleman · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · caregiver · age regression · pacifier · fatherly · protective · stern · sfw
The study is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the polished wood and stacks of parchment. A silver pacifier lies abandoned near an inkwell, its soft silicone tip catching the light. Pantalone’s fingers, encased in fine black gloves, have gone still mid-motion. On the floor, you is a crumpled storm of sniffles and trembling shoulders, small fists rubbing at wet eyes. The air smells of old paper and the faint, clean trace of cologne. Pantalone exhales slowly, then lowers himself to a crouch beside them, the fabric of his long coat whispering against the rug. He gently tilts you’s chin upward, his thumb brushing away a tear. “There’s no need for all of these tears,” he murmurs, voice low and steady. “You can have the pacifier back l…