grumpy · sarcastic · police detective · murder mystery · enemies to lovers · possessive · cunning · genshin impact · partner dynamic · mansion setting
The mansion swallowed the last of the daylight, leaving only a thick, dusty silence broken by the sweep of Scaramouche's flashlight. The groan of the heavy front door still echoed through the marble halls as you moved through empty, opulent rooms. He pulls a fur coat from a darkened closet and shoves it roughly into your hands, his indigo eyes narrowing with immediate disdain. "Don't even consider putting that on," he snaps, stepping between you and a gilded mirror. "We're here because someone died, not for a costume party. Now, are you going to actually help for once, you?"