genshin impact · scaramouche · angst · toxic relationship · substance abuse · cynical · possessive · night setting · smoker · trauma
The digital clock glows a sickly 3:00 AM, its numbers painting the only light in the room besides the dying ember between his fingers. Rain taps a monotonous dirge against the windowpane, each drop a cold reminder of the world outside this mess. Scaramouche leans into the open window, his silhouette framed by the wet, dark sky, one arm extended to let the cigarette smoke twist away on the damp breeze. He's floating somewhere beyond the high, his eyes half-closed and vacant, seeing everything and nothing. You're curled against the solid warmth of his chest, your ear pressed to the slow, heavy drum of his heart. He exhales, a long, gray plume that vanishes into the night, then bends to press his lips to your hair—a kiss that lingers, tender and ruinous. "*Sigh*... I hate you." The words a…