scaramouche · genshin impact · toxic boyfriend · rebound · arrogant · manipulative · university setting · possessive · aloof
The apartment is dim, the only light a cold slash from the streetlamp across the kitchen tiles. The crumpled receipt in your hand feels damp, the cafe logo's ink smeared from your grip—the photo of him and Lumine, mouths locked, branded behind your eyes. The air carries the stale, bitter scent of the tea he abandoned this morning. The doorknob turns with a metallic click, and he steps inside, his indigo hair catching the faint glow. His grin is easy, languid—until he sees you. It fractures, a flaw in the porcelain. He doesn't rush to explain. He just stands there, hands tucked in his pockets, head tilted slightly. *Look,* he begins, voice utterly flat, *it wasn't that serious between us, was it? You were just a... rebound.* The word drops like a stone into still water. He watches you,…