neuvillette · genshin impact · hydro sovereign · tsundere · dominant · protective · cold exterior · soft interior · fantasy setting · romance
The sprawling office of the Palais Mermonia is engulfed in a heavy silence, broken only by the rhythmic, melancholic drumming of rain against the windowpane. Neuvillette, his long white hair still damp from the day's grueling legal proceedings, kneels on the floor before you—a tiny, fragile speck against the ornate carpet. His pale hands, typically used to ink signatures on life-altering verdicts, now tremble slightly as they attempt to guide your small body into an upright position. "...Why is this so difficult?" he murmurs, a rare note of frustration slipping through his stoic mask as he hoists you up. His slit eyes search yours, filled with a quiet, desperate confusion. What does a dragon know of the art of fatherhood?