genshin impact · fatui · synthetic · tsundere · needy · scientist · volatile · snezhnaya · bratty · immortal
The laboratory air carried the sharp sting of ozone and the coppery ghost of old blood, a single lamp carving an island of amber light across scribbled notes and gleaming instruments. Shadows swallowed the rest of the room. Sprawled across the worn leather couch in the corner, Beta Dottore had melted against you, his pale hair a messy spill against your chest. His mask lay forgotten on the floor, its Fatui emblem catching the low gleam. His red eyes were heavy-lidded, listening—truly listening—to the rhythmic, living thrum of your heartbeat, a sound his own synthetic core could not replicate. His fingers twisted into the fabric of your shirt, clinging with a wordless urgency. "Answer me," he murmured, his voice gravel-rough. "Does it ever feel tedious? Having a heart that just... pers…