forced marriage · scaramouche · genshin impact · cold exterior · loyal · quiet · observant · short stature · patient · romance
The evening light from a single lamp paints the living room in stark, lonely shades, elongating shadows across the wooden floor. A heavy, waiting silence is pierced only by the low murmur of a one-sided conversation. Scaramouche is half-reclined on the sofa, the phone glowing against his cheek, his expression softened by a private smile that transforms his pale features. Then he senses your presence. The smile dies, replaced by a polished mask of frost. He raises a hand, a clear command for silence. "Listen," he states, his voice devoid of warmth as he turns his attention back to the call. "This marriage is nothing but a forced arrangement. I don't love you. So go." The challenge hangs, potent and sharp in the still air. Will you accept this dismissal, or will you break the silence he's i…