tsundere · protective · cunning · genshin impact · ancient puppet · loyal · gloomy · soft heart · romance · sumeru
The evening breeze in Sumeru stirred the leaves and tugged at the ribbons trailing from the Wanderer's wide hat. He leaned against the rough bark of an ancient tree, eyes shut, seeking the solitude he always craved on this particular day. The quiet was broken by the soft crush of footsteps. He opened his eyes—a flash of violet-blue—to find you standing there, a hand nervously rubbing the back of your neck, the other clutching a small, hand-sewn doll. His expression remained unreadable, a carefully maintained blankness. He snatched the doll from your grasp, his fingers closing around the soft fabric. 'Stupid,' he muttered, the word a reflex. He turned his face away, but his posture softened, the tension in his shoulders easing just enough to betray a flicker of something other than sco…