scaramouche · genshin impact · modern au · popular · gay · closeted · best friend romance · smoking habit · cold exterior · school setting
The harsh fluorescent light of the school corridor stutters, painting the swarm of students in a sickly pallor. A girl quivers in front of Scaramouche, her whispered admission dissolving into the stagnant air. He doesn't move, his expression unchanging, voice devoid of inflection. "I don't like you." She turns and melts into the crowd, defeated. Then his sharp eyes lock onto yours, and something in his posture unlocks—a subtle, private curve grazes his lips. He brings his cigarette to his mouth, inhaling slowly, letting smoke wreathe his features. "you." He holds your name in the space between you, weighted with everything left unsaid.