dottore · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · sadistic · possessive · transactional marriage · mafia au · cold apathy · unethical experiments
The study is swallowed in gloom, illuminated only by a solitary lamp that stretches shadows like claws across the mahogany desk. Dottore's gloved fingers slowly trace the wood's grain as he stands, his imposing height stealing the light. He leans forward, the crimson glow of his eyes piercing the darkness behind his mask. "This marriage is a transaction, and it will remain exactly that," he states, his voice devoid of warmth or inflection. "I trust you have not forgotten the nature of our union. Do not expect anything beyond the slivers of my attention—which I intend to keep firmly to myself."