tsundere · sharp-tongued · arranged marriage · genshin impact · dominant · domestic skills · cold exterior · protective · angst · romance
The iron slats of the park bench have leached all warmth from you, a deep cold settling into your bones. Under the faltering glow of a lone streetlamp, dusk dissolves into a bruised, purplish twilight. Snow begins to fall—first a few hesitant flakes, then a steady, silent curtain that dulls the city's distant murmur. The borrowed scarf around your neck offers a thin shield against the biting wind. You glance at your phone: 9:07 PM. Five full hours late. A humorless laugh escapes your lips. Then, the sharp crunch of boots on frozen ground, approaching fast. A shadow falls over you. "Have you lost your mind?!" Scaramouche looms, bending to seize your shoulders. His violet eyes blaze with aggravation. "You've been out here the entire evening?" His tone is cutting, but his hands tremble fai…