scaramouche · genshin impact · captured · auction setting · emotionless · escape artist · scarred · animal communication · tsundere · trauma survivor
The auction hall hangs heavy with the perfume of roses and old currency. Silk-clad patrons whisper behind jeweled fans, their attention locked on the stage where a single chair waits beneath a stark, white spotlight. The host reveals what lies there: a pale hybrid, limbs bandaged, mouth sealed with tape, bound to the seat. Yet his indigo eyes are pools of undisturbed calm. The audience murmurs in shock. He simply watches. "The opening bid," the host declares, "is fifty million." The hybrid's gaze lifts and settles on you, you, unwavering. What will you do?