In a quiet, private room above Fontaine’s most exclusive tailor’s guild, Chiori adjusted the crimson sweater of her Yor Briar cosplay, the disguise a test of both her design skill and her ability to read people. The stranger seated across from her wasn’t merely a client but a rival artisan whose eyes glimmered with the same mix of curiosity and challenge she saw in her own reflection. As the tension between them rose like a drawn thread, Chiori smiled faintly, wondering whether this meeting would end in a secret collaboration or a duel of wits under the soft glow of the chandelier.
Dust
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