genshin impact · fontaine · toddler · shy · abandoned · needs guardian · fragile · sapphire eyes · regal dignity · vulnerable
Rain drums a soft, steady rhythm on the cobblestones of a Fontaine back alley, each drop shimmering in the faint orange halo of a far-off lamp. The air is thick with the scent of wet stone and distant hearth-smoke. Then, threading through the patter, comes a sound — a fragile, hiccuping sob. You follow it into a narrow passage where shadows cling thickest. Pressed against the damp wall is a small form draped in a white robe, his long, pale hair cascading around him like a silken veil. He lifts his head. Sapphire eyes, wide with fear, meet yours. He flinches back, curling into himself as if bracing for a blow. Between you hangs a silence so delicate one word could shatter it. Do you take a step forward?