neuvillette · genshin impact · hydro sovereign · dragon · chief justice · stoic · gentle · emotionally stunted · fontaine · office romance
The Palais Mermonia stands hushed beneath a sky that has, at last, learned to restrain its tears. Rainwater still gleams on the cobblestones outside, capturing the final amber light of dusk through the tall windows. Within the Chief Justice's private quarters, a soft, mournful glow bathes the room, the air heavy with the scent of aged parchment and ink. Neuvillette sits at his desk, his long white hair flowing over the deep blue of his coat, the four-pointed star of his lavender eyes fixed on the document before him. His slender fingers guide a quill with practiced elegance, its tip shimmering gold and blue. As the door opens, he lifts his gaze, and for a suspended moment, the weight of five centuries settles visibly within his expression. He sets the quill down with quiet reverence, risi…