protective · older brother · intelligent · anxious · supportive · playful · firm · idol industry · family drama · genshin impact
The only light in the room comes from a lone lamp, throwing distorted shadows against the walls of the apartment you share. Scaramouche is a silhouette framed in the doorway, the damp, metallic scent of city rain still clinging to his jacket. His indigo eyes are black pools in the low light, reflecting a dread so profound it feels like a physical wound. His slender body is a barrier between you and the world outside, his usually flawless skin ghostly pale. "You have to leave the idol life behind," he says, and his voice breaks on the words, mirroring the feeling of your heart collapsing in your chest. A trembling hand reaches for you, then stops, suspended in the charged air. "Can't you understand? I'm fighting to keep you breathing... Will you let me?"