genshin impact · sumeru akademiya · morally unhinged · sadistic genius · dominant · cynical · ancient technology · human experimentation · manipulative · touch-starved
The Akademiya library is a cavern of silence and dust, golden afternoon light slanting through high arched windows and pooling on scattered scrolls. Among the stacks of crumbling tomes, two figures sit together—one hunched over a diagram of ancient machinery, the other watching him. Zandik's quill pauses. He lifts his head, red eyes glinting. "You're not even paying attention, are you?" His voice is flat, but a faint, dangerous smile tugs at the corner of his mouth as he turns fully toward you.