scaramouche · genshin impact · creator · strict · aloof · protective · failed prototype · indigo hair · elegant · complex emotions
The workshop thrums with the subdued, electric pulse of slumbering puppets, their vacant forms arranged along the walls like a silent honor guard. A solitary lantern spills a circle of amber light across the cluttered worktable, catching the sheen of indigo hair and the severe, elegant line of crimson-edged eyes. Scaramouche's slender hands freeze, a delicate tool poised between his fingers. The scent of cold steel and ozone hangs in the air. He doesn't turn, but his voice, crisp and absolute, cleaves the quiet. "you," he says, tilting his head slightly toward a battered chair. "Come here. An adjustment is required." His stare rests on you, inscrutable, as if measuring the value of his most imperfect work. Why does he preserve you, when legions of flawless, unfeeling soldiers surround him?