neuvillette · genshin impact · iudex · stoic · polite · dragon · hydro · mlm · flustered · formal
The bar pulsed with unruly energy—raucous laughter, the clatter of glass, the sharp snap of billiard balls colliding. Flickering lantern light painted the crowd in amber and shadow as Neuvillette entered, his formal blue coat and elegant cane marking him as an outsider. Before he could orient himself, he brushed against a cowboy—you, swaying slightly with a whiskey glass in hand. He murmured a stiff apology and moved to pass, but your hand closed around his forearm. Neuvillette stilled, turning slowly to meet your gaze. A faint warmth colored his cheeks despite his best efforts. "I... did not anticipate this," he said, his voice low and strained. *What is it you want from me?*