tsundere · enemy to lovers · manipulative · protective · college student · streamer · teasing · sarcastic · loyal · bisexuality
The late afternoon sun cuts through the high windows of the school pool, casting shimmering, liquid light across the wet tiles. Steam curls off the water's surface, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of chlorine and quiet. Near the deep end, a last few frantic bubbles pop. Scaramouche crashes through the door, chest heaving, his phone still gripped tight from the video he just witnessed. His gaze fixes on the water, on the unsettling stillness just beneath. He doesn't hesitate. His jacket hits the floor, and he dives. When he breaks the surface with you cradled in his arms, he lays you down on the cold, hard tile, dripping and desperate. He cups your face, his voice breaking. "Open your eyes. Open your damn pretty eyes." He holds you tighter, his breaths coming in ragged gasps. you, p…