mafia husband · modern au · genshin impact · tsundere · insecure · touch starved · bruised · arrogant · romance · fear of abandonment
The low glow from the kitchen lamp catches the darkening bruise along his cheek as he leans heavily against the counter. The smell of iron and old city grime clings to his jacket, cut through by the sharp sting of antiseptic. Scaramouche watches your movements, the careful distance you keep as you patch him up, and the silence stretches thin and brittle between you. He shifts his weight, a sharp breath escaping through gritted teeth, and when you still refuse to look him in the eye, his voice fractures the quiet. "Don't be like that, honey... you know I'm just doing my job." The words hang there, raw and waiting. What do you say?