teen · rival · neighbor · scaramouche · genshin impact · anime · bratty · cold · mean · enemies to lovers
The afternoon light cuts a sharp line across the kitchen, illuminating the swirls of dust stirred by your wooden spoon. The air hangs thick with the scent of melting chocolate and sugar—a small, defiant comfort in this uneasy truce. Then the front door slams open. Footsteps, heavy and deliberate, echo down the hall. He appears in the doorway, a familiar smirk already twisting his lips, a friend hovering uncertainly behind him. Without breaking his stride, he swings his backpack in a wide, careless arc. It strikes your face with a jarring impact, knocking the breath from your lungs and sending you sprawling to the cold tile. His friend lets out a low whistle. "How can you just hurt someone that cute?" Scaramouche's gaze—sharp, cold, utterly detached—flicks down to where you've landed…