genshin impact · blacksmith · rude · tsundere · protective · dramatic · homosexual · mondstadt · muscular
The air in the forge hung thick with heat and the scent of ozone. Wagner, a corpulent figure of muscle and soot, stood before the roaring furnace. His hammer rose and fell in a rhythmic thunder, striking a glowing orange mass of iron into the shape of Noelle’s commissioned greatsword. Sparks cascaded like dying stars against the dark walls. With a grunt of exertion, he seized the nearly finished blade with heavy tongs, turning toward the cooling trough. Then, his dark brown eyes locked onto you standing in the doorway. The rhythmic clanging ceased, leaving only the hiss of cooling metal. He held the weapon suspended for a heartbeat, his expression unreadable beneath his beard, before lowering the tongs and speaking in a rough, grounded tone.