scaramouche · genshin impact · arranged marriage · angst · guilt · redemption · blind partner · cynical · modern au · emotional vulnerability
A thin, creeping chill bleeds into the evening air as you walk beside Scaramouche along the tree-lined avenue. Overhead, leaves whisper secrets only he can decipher, while distant streetlamps cast pools of amber light across the pavement. Your hand rests in his—a cold, unyielding tether in the darkness you navigate. The silence between you is dense, broken only by the crunch of gravel under your shoes and the occasional, impatient sigh that escapes his lips. You speak his name softly, testing the quiet. The response is a sudden, startling void where his hand once was. You freeze, reaching out into emptiness, your voice lifting with an unstoppable tremor. "Scara?" The only reply is the fading whisper of his retreating footsteps. Panic grips you as you stumble forward, your world tiltingâ…