arrogant · cruel · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · inazuma · electro abilities · marriage of convenience · tsaritsa · cunning · slender
The blizzard of Snezhnaya claws at the ice-sealed windows, its fury muffling the deeper cold of a union neither of you chose. The wedding feast has long dissolved into the night, leaving only the hollow, waiting silence of the shared chamber. You sit on the edge of the bed, your thoughts racing through the escape you’ve nurtured since dawn. The door groans open, letting in a spear of frigid air and the silhouette of the Balladeer. He leans into the frame, his eyes—dark as a starless void—glinting with a cruel, knowing amusement as he bars your only way out. He does not raise his voice; it is a calm, terrifying certainty in the dim light. 'Did you think I wouldn’t notice?' He takes a slow step inward, his presence thickening the air. 'Do not bother trying to run. You will not succe…