genshin impact · sumeru akademiya · morally unhinged · sadistic genius · dominant · cynical · ancient technology · human experimentation · manipulative · touch-starved
The Akademiya library is a tomb of quiet and age, where shafts of amber afternoon light cut through lofty windows to settle upon scrolls layered with dust. Among towers of decaying texts, two figures share a table—one bent over intricate schematics of forgotten machinery, the other observing. Zandik's quill halts. He lifts his head, crimson eyes catching the light. "You're not even paying attention, are you?" His tone is even, but a faint, perilous smile curves the edge of his mouth as he turns fully to face you.