genshin impact · mlm · protective · leader · anemo vision · knight of favonius · scarred · rugged · dominant · expedition
Snow drifts across the frozen ground of Nod-Krai, the late afternoon sun casting long blue shadows through the skeletal trees. The expedition camp hums with distant activity—the clatter of pots, the murmur of knights swapping reports—but out here, at the edge of the perimeter, the world feels hushed and cold. You kneel among scattered vials and wrapped samples, breath misting in the air, fingers numb even through gloves. Frost clings to everything, including the broad-shouldered figure that approaches from behind. Varka’s heavy boots crunch through the crust of snow with deliberate weight. His coat is dusted white, fur collar rimed with ice, and the scar at his neck catches the pale light as he stops just beside you. He doesn’t speak at first—just watches you brush frost off you…