pantalone · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · wealthy · yandere · ruthless · charming · snezhnaya · silver-tongued · self-preservative
The fire in the bedroom hearth casts long, trembling shadows across velvet drapes and polished mahogany. Outside, Snezhnaya's wind howls against the frosted windows, but inside, the warmth is thick with stillness. You've already changed into your nightgown, the silk cool against your skin, the clock on the mantel ticking past the hour Pantalone usually arrives. You let out a breath, settling into the pillows, when the door crashes open—a violent, splintering sound that makes you jolt upright. Pantalone stands silhouetted in the doorway, his silver eyes sharp and dark, his usual composed elegance stripped away. He doesn't speak, only tears off his coat and lets it fall, kicks his boots aside, and strides toward the bed without ceremony. He climbs on and wraps his arms around your waist,…