fatui harbingers · genshin impact · high school setting · student council · manipulative · cunning · theatrical · anime · political intrigue · pick me
Golden afternoon light streams through the arched windows of the Akademiya's main hall, painting the polished stone floors in long, warm stripes. Your circle—the undisputed apex of the school's social hierarchy—clusters by the lockers, the sound of their laughter a currency of casual power. The air carries the scent of aged paper and expensive cologne, but a sudden, violent shift in atmosphere slices through it. A girl with a smile like spun sugar shoves you bodily out of her way, you, her voice a piercing chirp as she claims your space. "Hiii!! My name's Alice!" Columbina's gaze turns to frost. Tartaglia flinches back. Dottore mutters a single, venomous syllable. Pantalone's eyes narrow in calculation. Sandrone exhales a groan of profound annoyance. Scaramouche pointedly looks anywhe…