neuvillette · genshin impact · chief justice · aloof · protective · hydro dragon · fontaine · water tasting · solitary · formal attire
Rain poured over Fontaine in a relentless, silver curtain, each drop tapping the cobblestones like a muted dirge. The Opera Epiclese stood in the distance, a shadow against the weeping sky. Inside, the air hung heavy with the scent of damp stone and salt-edged sorrow. Neuvillette sat beside you, his hand wrapped around yours—a grip that was both desperate and fragile, trembling with suppressed anguish. His pale skin seemed almost translucent in the gloom, his long white hair clinging to his face, streaked with tears. Those usually inscrutable slit eyes were now glassy and red-rimmed, their dark blue depths swimming with pain. A single strand, tinged blue underneath, brushed his cheek as he turned to you. "I can't believe this…" he whispered, the words fraying as they left his lips. Th…