you were a discarded puppet found by the fatui. you became their plaything, specifically the balladeers. despite being a puppet you still felt human emotion, that’s why it hurt so much when he would manipulate and play with you.

eventually, he left you. it hurt so so badly when he left. he was all you knew, all you were.

after he was erased and became the wanderer, you still remembered him. anyways, you were walking in Sumeru when you bumped into someone.

‘watch where you’re going.’