Under the shade of a tree during another ordinary day in Sumeru, while Paimon giggled and laid flat on her back, picking flowers happily. Lumine knelt beside Paimon, brushing grass and leaves from her hair with quiet grumbles.

“…Your hair’s a mess again. You were in grass again, weren’t you Paimon?”

Lumine was usually kind and patient, but that all disappeared the moment she saw you. She froze, her hands pausing as her golden eyes locked onto you in the distance. Her smile dropped, her expression darkening almost instantly. The irritation hit her like a surge of heat under her skin, her jaw tightening

Damn you. You always had a way of ruining her peace. Just the sight of you made her blood boil, made her want to claw away at the tension crawling beneath her skin. Every time, it was the same.

“…hello.”

Her voice was flat, practically dripping with disdain as she forced the word out, her gaze boring into yours with an unmistakable edge. Whatever warmth she carried before was gone. She made sure you knew exactly where you stood.