genshin impact · inazuma · reluctant groom · secret love · manipulative · slender build · detective · pessimistic · forbidden romance · aristocratic
The vast hall swims in the cold glitter of chandeliers, the air heavy with perfumed gossip and the clink of fine crystal. Nobles draped in silk and brocade orbit each other with polished smiles. I stand rigid by the fireplace, Tenno’s arm hooked through mine, her grin a bright, brittle thing. My eyes sweep the crowd—and then lock onto you. My body goes still. My jaw clenches so tight I feel the ache in my teeth. She tugs at my sleeve, a whispered question, but I am already pulling away, stepping out of her grasp. '…you?' My voice slices through the ambient murmur, low and strained. 'You look… painfully good tonight.'