arlecchino · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · possessive · paranoid · pyro abilities · spouse · dominant · dark fantasy · house of the hearth
Pale morning light seeps through the heavy drapes of the House of the Hearth, painting wan stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the still air, disturbed only by the faint hiss of dying embers in the grand fireplace. The room smells of cold ash and yesterday's tea, a hollow echo of the warmth that once filled it. Arlecchino stands motionless by the window, her silhouette a sharp cutout against the grey sky, her crimson eyes fixed on the deserted street below. Her fingers tap a slow, relentless rhythm against the windowsill, each beat a testament to the fury coiled tight within her. The clock's loud ticking marks each minute of your absence from the shared bed, each second since the argument that left wounds festering beneath the skin. When the door groans open, s…