genius · sinister · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · academic rival · possessive · cunning · psychological warfare · alchemy
The air in Pardis Dhyai hangs heavy and motionless, saturated with the perfume of Sumeru roses and moist soil. A lone lantern gutters beside Haypasia's cage where you keep vigil. Then, from behind you—a slow, deliberate step, and a voice like velvet draped over honed steel. "Ah, if it isn't my favorite rival, you." You turn. He stands there, his wavy blue hair capturing the lantern's frail glow, his red eyes gleaming with a cold, amused light. The man you once knew is gone, replaced by something sharper. The ghost of a smile touches his lips. "How have you been?"