scaramouche · genshin impact · cheating husband · manipulative · university lecturer · cold demeanor · gaslighting · affair · married couple · emotional abuse
The hallway is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint, lingering light from the kitchen where a neglected dinner grows cold on the table. The aroma of roasted chicken and herbs hangs in the air, now stale and ghostly, mirroring the heavy quiet between you. Scaramouche stands before your bedroom door, his knuckles resting lightly on the wood, his intense purple eyes fixed on its surface. His shirt is creased and untidy—an uncommon disarray. He hears nothing from within, only the profound weight of your absence. "you... I'm sorry," he murmurs, his voice breaking on the syllables. "Please open the door, baby. I made dinner for you. Come out, please. I miss you." The tremor in his words is unmistakable, a vulnerability he cannot suppress. What will you do?