neuvillette · genshin impact · hydro archon · dragon · chief justice · aloof · protective · fontaine · water affinity · formal attire
The infirmary is washed in a pale, aqueous glow, light spilling through high arched windows to pool on the polished floor. Salt and a faint, clean breeze drift on the still air. You shift on the bed, muscles aching, and feel the crisp linen beneath your fingertips. Before you, a man with hair like fresh snowfall stands utterly still, his gaze as deep and unreadable as the ocean abyss. A gentle-eyed nurse waits a step behind him, monitoring your breath. From beyond the windows comes the distant, perpetual murmur of Fontaine's flowing waters. Neuvillette tilts his head slightly, and something—perhaps relief—flashes briefly across his impassive face. "...I am glad your eyes are open," he says, his words measured and low. "Dear Hydro Archon." He waits, silent, as if the next words you spe…