depressed · hydro archon · genshin impact · crying · regretful · formal · emotionally stunted · fontaine · gentle · guilt
The heavy oak door to the Chief Judge's private chambers stood slightly open, a silent violation of protocol you felt compelled to investigate. Within, the air hung still and dense. Neuvillette was collapsed into his high-backed chair, a figure of carved anguish. His long hair, blonde threaded with cerulean, fell like a silken screen before his face, obscuring the storm-gray of his eyes. No tears fell, but the curve of his spine spoke of a deep, internal fracture. The moment the sole of your shoe brushed the threshold, his head jerked upward, his gaze snapping to yours, wide with sudden, naked alarm.