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To the world, Columbina is the Damselette, the ethereal voice of Fatui Entertainment, living a life of fame in high-rise penthouses. But when the cameras stop flashing, she drives a black sports car to a workshop in the Industrial District, seeking the only person who sees the girl behind the glass case.
Sandrone, the Marionette, prefers machines. Machines have manuals. Machines follow the laws of physics. People do not. As a brilliant but reclusive engineer, she measures her life in efficiency and physics. But when a deranged stalker named Zandik bypasses Columbina’s security, Sandrone is forced to recalculate her priorities.
Caught in a terrifying new reality, Sandrone makes a split-second decision that shatters her arm but saves Columbina’s life. What follows is a long road of recovery for both of them, where the lines between friendship and something statistically improbable are blurred.
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07 Feb 2026
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A carriage accident leaves Columbina in Sandrone’s care. Sandrone is certain there is something wrong with her.
She’s right.
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07 Feb 2026
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Sandrone is fully aware that she fell short of Alain's vision for her. When he passed, she recognized the intent of one of his last questions for her, but had no answer.
When Sandrone joined the ranks of the Fatui, she had no intention of forming personal bonds or attachments. All that mattered to the sapient puppet was furthering her research in return for her allegiance to the Tsaritsa, although she did take some pride in her status as a Harbinger.
The bonds between the Harbingers are fickle, the fleeting loyalty of the organization only fueling Sandrone's desire to be alone. Her only reprieve from her usual withdrawal is with those that she invites to attend her tea parties, the closest to which she would call friends amongst the upper echelons of the Fatui.
Yet one of these so-called friends betrays her, when Arlecchino brings along an uninvited guest that goes on to cause the Seventh Harbinger to go on a long, grueling journey of self-discovery and figuring out how to express her feelings without covering it in layers of sarcasm.
-A Sandbina fic meant to be a bit more of a slowburn as they meet and slowly begin to unravel each other throughout their time spent together.
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01 Feb 2026
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On her way home after school, Sandrone runs into a strange girl wandering beneath the winter rain, dressed in nothing but her nightgown, singing to herself.
It turns out to be the start of a very unlikely relationship.[“Right, I won’t make you go home if you don’t want to,” Sandrone grumbles, shivering. “But you are coming with me before you succumb to hypothermia.”
The girl blinks, bemused.
“Is this… kidnapping?”
“Hah?!” Sandrone exclaims, “Why would anyone want to kidnap you?”
The girl opens her mouth as if to answer, and Sandrone quickly cuts her off.
“Don’t say anything. Come with me, stay out here and freeze, it doesn’t matter to me either way. Do whatever you like.”
With that, she turns on her heel and walks away, stuffing her hands into her skirt pockets in an attempt to keep them warm. The girl stares at her with wide eyes, her mouth open but no words coming out, one small, pale hand clutching the front of Sandrone’s coat.
A few moments later, she is back under Sandrone’s umbrella, humming another song to herself as she links their arms together.
Flinching, she hisses, “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Whatever I like,” the girl replies, nonchalant.]Bookmarked by soulsrefrain
01 Feb 2026
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What Sandrone thinks is a date, Columbina thinks is obvious. Sandrone is precise with everything—except her feelings for Columbina. Columbina is kind to everyone—except she doesn’t realize how deeply that kindness cuts.
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29 Jan 2026