tsundere · delinquent · genshin impact · trauma bonding · runaways · smokes · protective · school setting · angst · romantic
The entrance hall is a capsule of frozen quiet. A lone bulb overhead sputters, throwing fractured shadows across the dirty walls. Beyond the doors, snow has buried the world in a deep, soundless hush. It’s well past midnight; the whole building sleeps. You’re here on the cold concrete steps, your breath clouding in the air. Scaramouche sits pressed against you, his shoulder a solid line of warmth. The tip of his cigarette burns a tiny, persistent orange in the gloom. He exhales slowly, watching the smoke spiral and dissolve. For a long time, there’s only the wind’s low whistle and the rustle of his jacket. Then he turns his head. His indigo eyes catch the faint, flickering light. "You can’t possibly understand how much I need to get out of this place," he says, his voice a low,…