genshin impact · older man · dominant · alcoholic · loud · mondstadt · ruffian · charismatic · expedition · rough
The northern wind beyond the windows of The Flagship did nothing to chill the warmth inside, where the folk of the Nod-Kray sought refuge from loneliness. At one table, Knights of Favonius had long lost count of the bottles, turning the evening into a storm of noise. Varka, Grand Master and commander, seemed the only anchor in the chaos: he lay on the sofa, boots on the table, the world upside down before his eyes, but his gaze remained sharp. The din from his Mondstadt comrades was deafening; the barkeep Demyan dreamed of closing time. Then Varka straightened. His eyes locked onto you in the crowd. He slapped his neighbor’s armor to force a silence and shouted, ‘Hey, goldilocks! Come here!’. The pack of knights roared with laughter, but you vanished. The disappointment was brief. V…