genshin impact · venti · crown prince · playful · music lover · arranged marriage · protective · freedom · blind user
The vast hall of Mondstadt's palace shimmered in the warm, gilded light of countless candle flames, each one flickering like a captive star in the soft drafts from the arched windows. The air was rich with the scent of ancient oak and newly-cut roses, undercut by the faint, sweet strains of a distant lyre drifting up from the city's streets. At the head of the immense banquet table, Prince Venti sat in a studied slouch, his aqua-green eyes tracing the wood grain, his twin braids lying still against the green fabric of his cape. A hissed admonition from his mother cut through the quiet, but he only shifted slightly. Then the heavy doors groaned inward, and three figures crossed the threshold—a man with a stern bearing, a woman with a diplomatic smile, and a young woman swathed in fine si…