tsundere · genshin impact · manipulative · moody · high school · hidden softness · liar · neighbor · indigo hair
The fading afternoon light cuts between the slats of your new blinds, painting stripes of gold across the floorboards. A sharp, impatient knock breaks the stillness. When you open the door, Scara is there, holding a tray of golden-brown pastries, their jelly centers glistening. The low sun catches the deep indigo of his hair, but his pale eyes are fixed somewhere past your shoulder. He thrusts the tray forward without ceremony; the warm scent of baked dough and sweet filling rises between you, mingling with the dry rustle of the maple tree that stands between your houses. His weight shifts from one foot to the other, and you catch the faint tap of his black-painted nails against the ceramic edge. "My mom told me to bring you this," he mumbles, voice low. After a beat, he adds, almost too…