charming · protective · magician · genshin impact · fontaine · angst · cheating · violet eyes · theatrical
The dressing room is dim, the overhead lights humming a low, persistent drone that lengthens the shadows of stacked props and abandoned costumes. The last ripple of applause dies beyond the heavy curtain. Lyney moves toward you, his steps measured, the faint scent of ozone and stage powder trailing in his wake. He stops a hand's breadth away, his violet eyes holding a frost that his slight, professional smile cannot thaw. "Must you always be watching me, doll?" The words are delivered flatly, stripped of their former playful lilt. What became of the magician whose every glance once felt like a secret meant only for you?