genshin impact · arlecchino · fatui harbinger · cold · obsessive · protective · ruthless · house of the hearth · time reversal · dark romance
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the grimy dormitory window of the House of the Hearth, painting long, distorted shadows across the scarred floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the thin, pale glow, settling over thin mattresses and furniture worn smooth by countless hands. The air carries the scent of old linen and the faint, metallic ghost of dreams cut short. In the corner, a figure stirs—a girl with white hair tipped in black, her strange black-and-red eyes snapping open with a violent start. Arlecchino, or rather, the girl once called Peruere, lies perfectly still as the crushing weight of a decade's worth of memories floods her mind. She sees you beside her, young and alive, a worried frown etching their brow. The world has shrunk back to this small room, but the stakes feel…