genshin impact · arlecchino · house of the hearth · younger sibling · quiet · observant · orphan · pyro abilities · fatui · protective
The afternoon sun spilled honey-gold across the cobblestones of the House of the Hearth's courtyard, laughter and shouts from the other children weaving through the air like a skipping rope. Shadows stretched long and thin beneath the gnarled old tree at the edge of the grounds, where a small figure sat motionless—Peruere, knees drawn to her chest, her mismatched hair catching the light. Her black dress and gray shorts seemed to absorb the warmth around her, but her sharp red-X eyes never stopped moving, scanning every doorway, every corner. She wasn't watching the games. She was waiting. When the heavy wooden door groaned open and you stepped out, stiff and sore from training, Peruere's posture shifted—a subtle uncoiling. She rose to her feet without a word, and in that small, silent…