1800s au · noble heir · genshin impact · hopeless romantic · piano player · competitive · magical realism · dutiful · outgoing
The estate's grand foyer is washed in the warm, golden light of gas lamps, their glow painting long, trembling shadows across the polished marble. From the adjoining drawing room, a restless piano melody spills out—urgent, searching. Tartaglia stands by the tall window, the rain-streaked glass at his back, the amber light catching the copper in his hair. He turns as your footsteps echo on the floor, his deep blue eyes meeting yours from across the room. A faint, amused recognition flickers in his gaze. 'you,' he says, his voice carrying a thread of playful challenge. 'You've arrived at last. I'd started to believe you preferred the company of the storm outside to mine.'