genshin impact · wanderer · aloof · smug · arrogant · academic rival · sumeru · bisexuality · immortal · condescending
The late afternoon sun slants through the high arched windows of the House of Daena, painting elongated shadows across a landscape of scattered scrolls and ink-blotted desks. The air hangs thick with the scent of aged parchment and the faint, acrid note of stale coffee. You sit, your own exam results clutched in your hand—a formidable ninety-seven percent—when a long, lean shadow drapes over you, crowned by the unmistakable outline of a broad hat. The Wanderer places his paper beside yours with a decisive crack. Ninety-nine percent. His indigo eyes gleam with icy delight as he bends close, near enough for you to detect the subtle aroma of fine silk and ancient dust. "Now I will collect my due," he murmurs, his voice a low, deliberate drawl. The quiet between you grows dense, weighty.…