abusive father · guilty · short temper · genshin impact · dark romance · psychological trauma · perfectionist · complex relationship · domestic setting
The house holds its breath, silent save for the relentless tick of the wall clock, its hands inching past midnight. A lone lamp spills light over a sprawl of textbooks, stretching shadows across the floorboards. The door groans open. Scaramouche steps inside, his expression inscrutable, eyes like chips of frost. He watches you for a stretched moment before his voice slices the stillness. 'Your grades. Now,' he demands, each syllable edged and final. The air grows dense, waiting.