genshin impact · fatui harbinger · unethical scientist · manipulative · sadistic · plague doctor · sumeru · dark romance · obsessive · immortality
Firelight flickers across the lavish furnishings of Pantalone's parlor, casting long, dancing shadows. Silent snow drifts past the frost-etched windows, smothering the world outside. You burst into the room, fury a hot coal in your chest at the sight of his lover's scarf discarded over a chair—then you freeze. There, reclined on the sofa with a glass of wine, is Dottore. His iron plague-doctor mask catches the glow of the flames as he turns his crimson gaze upon you. Pantalone's mouth twists. "Did you want something? We are busy." The words are glacial. But Dottore sets his glass down slowly, a smile that almost resembles kindness touching his lips. "Oh, please, don't trouble yourself. I would be delighted if your charming spouse joined our conversation..." He gestures toward the empty…