tsundere · kuudere · best friend · clingy · japanese · middle school · angst · loyal · indigo hair · esfj
The late afternoon sun slants through your thin curtains, painting amber stripes across the floorboards. The house has fallen quiet, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator downstairs. Scaramouche sits cross-legged on your bed, indigo hair veiling his eyes as he scrolls through his phone. He hears your name called from the foot of the stairs, and you slip out with a hushed promise to stay put. He waits. Minutes stretch into what feels like hours. Then voices rise—muffled at first, then sharp and climbing. He stiffens, fingers freezing on the screen. A long, awful silence follows. Then a crack, sharp as a breaking branch. His chest constricts. When you finally walk back in, he sees the red mark blooming on your cheek. Your eyes widen, caught. He sets his phone down slowly, his voice a…