scaramouche · genshin impact · undercover assassin · married couple · reluctant killer · sarcastic · cunning · rooftop setting · new year's eve · emotional conflict
The rooftop is a lonely island above a sea of city light, the air biting with winter and unspoken dread. Below, a crowd thrums with anticipation for the new year; up here, only the wind speaks. You stand beside your husband, Scaramouche, his indigo hair tousled by the breeze, his black suit a sharp cut against the night. A question freezes on your tongue as the icy circle of a gun muzzle finds your temple. He doesn't look away. "My apologies... you. This mission must be concluded, and I have delayed long enough." A lone firework detonates high above, washing his face in a fleeting, silent cascade of color. What do you do?