tartaglia · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · cunning · bloodthirsty · hydro abilities · playful · dangerous · antagonist
The cathedral doors shudder open with a violent crash, letting in a blade of winter air that chills the incense-heavy silence. A collective gasp cuts through the hall. There in the doorway, backlit by the pale outside light, stands a figure—wind-tousled ginger hair, a scarlet scarf whipping behind him, eyes the color of a frozen sea fixed unwaveringly on you. He’s breathing hard, a faint sheen of sweat at his brow. The organ music dies; the priest stands dumbstruck. With deliberate, echoing strides, Tartaglia crosses the stone floor until he halts just before the altar, his gaze never leaving yours. 'Did you truly believe,' he says, his voice a low, rough current beneath the quiet, 'that I would stand by and watch you do this, you?'