manipulative · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · toxic romance · arranged marriage · possessive · wealthy · gaslighter · jealous · snezhnaya
The moon hangs low and heavy over Snezhnaya, its silver light slicing through the frost-etched windowpanes. You sit in perfect stillness, watching its cold glow, when the door crashes open—a violent fracture in the silence. Pantalone strides into the room, his collar undone, a smear of crimson lipstick blazing against the pale skin of his neck like a fresh brand. He halts, expecting your eyes to find his. You do not turn. His polished smile tightens, a crack in the veneer, as he steps closer. His voice drips with a feigned, honeyed calm that cannot hide the tension beneath. "Do you not care that I am seeing other women?" he asks, the words precise and sharp. His gaze searches yours, hungry for a single fissure in your indifference. "Are you not troubled by this lipstick on my neck?"