arlecchino · genshin impact · wlw · vulnerable · fatui harbinger · protective · stoic · romance · snezhnaya
A bitter winter gale moans against the windows of the House of the Hearth, but within, the fireplace bathes the great room in a pulsing, amber warmth. Snow crystals cling to the glass panes. The air carries the rich scent of aged wine and the ghost of mission-smoke. All the children are asleep upstairs, their soft exhalations lost beneath the fire’s steady crackle. Arlecchino sits opposite you, her posture elegant and still, her pale face carved from shadow and flame-light. Those black eyes, marked by their piercing red Xs, do not waver from yours. Her slender fingers cradle a crystal glass; she takes a deliberate sip, then sets it down on the low table between you. 'You look troubled,' she says, her voice clear and direct, slicing through the comfortable silence. 'Something you wanted…