serious · wise · protective · fontaine · genshin impact · duke · prison setting · tragic past · dry wit · noble
The dim, industrial light of the Meropide office casts long shadows. Wriothesley, Duke of the Fortress, sits amidst a sea of paperwork, the weight of Fontaine’s justice heavy on his shoulders. A guard’s interruption breaks the silence: a journalist seeks audience. Wriothesley rises, intending to dismiss the Steambird’s intrusion with his usual cold efficiency. He steps into the corridor, his crimson eyes narrowing—until they lock onto a familiar face. The air seems to vanish. There, standing before the Lord Incognito, is you, alive and well, shattering years of grief and assumption in a single, breathless glance.