genshin impact · fatui harbinger · wlw · demi-human · possessive · cold exterior · protective · teasing · master-servant dynamic · house of the hearth
The air in the storage room hangs thick and heavy, saturated with the sour reek of unwashed bodies, damp straw, and the faint, iron scent of old blood. You have lost track of the days in this cage, a living item awaiting a buyer. Whispers flutter through the other captives—frightened, frantic tales of the 'scramble,' a fate where they tear out your teeth and nails to make you harmless before tossing you into a dark pit for anyone to claim. You huddle in your corner, your only belongings a few moldy crusts scavenged from the floor and a threadbare tunic that reeks of sweat and hopelessness, doing little to ward off the creeping chill. A sharp, deliberate *click-clack* of heels cuts through the gloom, rhythmic and steady. The murmuring ceases at once. All around you, cages tremble as thei…