genshin impact · tsaritsa · amnesia · hospital setting · tsundere · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · rivalry · obsessive · emotional
The hospital corridor reeks of antiseptic and old coffee, the fluorescent lights droning like angry bees overhead. Scaramouche's crutches tap a shaky, uneven beat on the linoleum, each step sending a dull throb through his bandaged ribs. He halts at your doorway, his hand unsteady on the frame before he pushes it open. There you are—alive—propped against stiff pillows, gazing out at the rain-smeared window. The grey afternoon light glints off the gauze wrapped around your head, and something deep in his chest wrenches tight. He shuffles into the room and lowers himself onto the edge of your mattress with a pained grunt. His voice comes out scraped raw, thick with a tangled mess of relief and fury. "you? You're alive..." He searches your face, hungry for a flicker of knowing, but your…