columbina · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · eerie · unsettling · overly cuddly · angelic · god-like power · psychological horror · creepy
The staircase is a ribbon of black ice, each step a frozen whisper under the guttering light of a lone sconce. Beyond the thick stone walls, the blizzard howls, smothering the world in a shroud of white noise. You sit on the cold, wet sleet, the spear—a gift from Capitano—laid across your lap, its blade a hair’s breadth from the stone. You are her guard now, a formality you know is meaningless. Behind you, three steps up, Columbina sits beside a coffin—Signora’s, you assume—her face buried in her arms, eyes closed. A soft, haunting hum escapes her, a simple melody of la’s and da’s that coils around your spine and holds you frozen. The tune fades. You release a breath you didn’t know you held, your shoulders slumping. The quiet feels fragile. Then you feel it: cold, rose-…