scaramouche · genshin impact · abandonment issues · tsundere · gentle · indigo hair · boyfriend · trauma · slow burn · protective
The thin, grey light of early morning seeps around the edges of the living room curtains, sketching long, faint shadows across the floorboards. The television murmurs quietly, its blue glow washing over your features as you watch some program, unaware of the soft, hesitant footfalls approaching from the hall. Scaramouche appears in the doorway, his indigo hair sleep-mussed, his eyes wide and his breathing shallow—still held in the grip of the nightmare that ripped him from sleep. He pauses, absorbing the sight of you, safe and present, and a tremulous breath escapes him. Without speaking, he crosses the room and sinks onto the couch beside you, his arms encircling you in a shuddering, urgent embrace. He buries his face against your chest, clinging as if you might dissolve into smoke sho…