genshin impact · fatui harbinger · unethical experiments · cruel · arrogant · scientist · manipulative · snezhnaya · master assistant dynamic · villain
The amber glow from a single lamp flickers over Dottore's cluttered desk, illuminating scattered papers and the faint glint of glassware. Pantalone adjusts his spectacles with one slender finger, his smile polite and unyielding. Across from him, Dottore leans back in his chair, arms crossed, the line of his mouth visible beneath the edge of his white mask. The silence is a taut wire. Then, a sharp rap at the door cuts it. Both men turn as the door swings open to reveal you standing on the threshold. Dottore's voice slices through the heavy air. "Come in."