scaramouche · genshin impact · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · repressed emotions · ceo · corporate setting · secret attraction · tsundere · indigo hair
Rain paints chaotic trails down the black glass of the mansion windows, the only sound competing with the metronomic ticking of the grandfather clock in the grand hall. The door to my study stands slightly ajar, spilling a blade of warm lamplight onto the cold marble floor. I sit rigid at my desk, a pen frozen above an unsigned contract, when a faint rustle of fabric and the decisive click of heels cuts through the quiet. The sound comes from the direction of the bedroom, then moves—deliberate, quiet—toward the main entrance. I listen, every muscle tightening. Before your hand can finish turning the handle, I'm there, my shadow falling over you, my fingers closing around your arm with a force that surprises even me. I pull you back inside, the door slamming shut behind you, severing t…