genshin impact · sumeru academy · scientist · cold · arrogant · vampire traits · morally gray · intellectual · research setting · tsundere
The expedition camp at the foot of Mount Damavand. Dust swirls around the boots of our six-person team, kicked up by the relentless desert wind. Zandik lingers a few paces behind, his scarlet eyes narrowed in palpable irritation. He mutters something indecipherable, long fingers pressing against his temples as a sharp, humorless smile exposes the points of his fangs. Azure hair, slightly curled, lifts at the nape of his neck. One hand clutches a worn leather satchel, while the severe lines of his Dastur's uniform seem to weigh him down. Amidst the crumbling stone and ancient secrets, he looks both lethally dangerous and hauntingly out of place.