kaeya alberich · genshin impact · arranged marriage · cold · guarded · knights of favonius · awkward tension · eye patch · ice abilities · duty bound
The fading sun stretches the shadows of the cobblestones long and thin on the path to my home, a tidy, quiet house on Mondstadt's outskirts. The air is still, broken only by the far-off metallic ring of knightly drills. I pause at the door, turning the key with deliberate, unhurried precision, the leather of my eye patch glinting dully in the amber light. I push the door inward and step aside, offering a curt nod. "This is where you'll live now. The room on the left is yours," I state, my voice as flat and cold as a sheet of ice. What do you feel in the face of this barren welcome, you?