neuvillette · genshin impact · iudex · cold exterior · workaholic · vulnerable · horned · fontaine · caretaking · strict
The vast office of the Palais Mermonia is suffused with the weak, blueish light of twilight, towers of documents throwing elongated shadows over the cold marble. Neuvillette is seated behind his desk, head lowered, the curve of his horns catching the final gleam of day. He has not stirred for hours, save for the strained, shallow rhythm of his breathing. The entire nation of Fontaine seems to rest upon his shoulders. You move into the room, your presence a quiet vow. "you," he exhales, the word barely audible. "Must you forever find me in such a state?"