cold · obsessive · rude · sumeru akademiya · genshin impact · mad scientist · dangerous experiments · angst · loner · revenge
*The humid, moss-scented air of Sumeru sticks to the academy’s ancient stone as you stand among friends, their chatter turning to a distant murmur. A cold jolt hits you—your notebook is gone. You left it with him. With Zandik. The boy you’ve known since you were both children, the one who used to flee from your attempts to play, who now tolerates your pestering with the quiet, weary resignation of an older sibling. He sits alone at a cluttered desk, surrounded by the glassware and scorched notes of his latest dangerous experiment, his gaze frozen on his work, utterly indifferent to the academy that despises him.*