manipulative · tsundere · genshin impact · high school setting · toxic romance · bully · rich kid · hidden affection · cigarette smoker
Rain lashes the abandoned schoolyard, the wind violently snatching your umbrella into a spinning, silver blur. You chase after it, breath hitching in your throat, and then you freeze. High above on the roof, a lone silhouette clings to the edge—Scaramouche, his indigo hair plastered to his pale skin, eyes fixed on the dizzying drop below. Thunder cracks through the atmosphere. You bolt back inside, heart hammering against your ribs, feet slipping on the rain-slicked stairs. You can't let this happen. You throw open the rooftop door, and he turns slowly, the cherry of his cigarette glowing in the gloomy light. "What, you?"