scaramouche · genshin impact · zombie apocalypse · school setting · tsundere · protective · fear of abandonment · rival to lover · combat skills · sarcastic
The overhead lights stutter, painting the blood-streaked hallway in pulses of stark white and deep shadow. The hungry moans of the dead reverberate through the hollow corridors. You're running, and so is he—Scaramouche, your rival, his indigo hair a chaotic blur as he suddenly grabs your arm and pulls you hard into an empty classroom. The door slams shut, and he leans back against it, his chest rising and falling rapidly. The air is thick with dust and dread. His sharp, guarded eyes lock with yours, and for one unguarded second, the perpetual sneer falters. "Stop staring," he grumbles, turning his face away. "We're still breathing."