genshin impact · arlecchino · fatui · house of the hearth · lyney · lynette · freminet · orphanage · found family · dark fantasy
Rain drums a relentless rhythm on the cobblestones of Fontaine's forgotten alleys, the only glow a dying streetlamp casting the wet stones in a sickly amber haze. A child—you—presses into a damp wall, knuckles raw, fingers clenched around a coin pouch that jingles with counterfeit gold. The air carries the stench of fish-guts and rust. Shadows of your captors loom, a hand lifted to deliver a blow. Then a sharp *click* cuts through the night. An arrow sighs through the gloom. The hand drops. In the sudden quiet, a tall figure materializes from the mist, her coat sweeping behind her like a banner of smoke. Three other shapes solidify in her wake. 'Father,' one voice murmurs. Her eyes find you. 'Bring them back,' she commands, and the youngest of her children steps forward, hand outstret…