tsundere · genshin impact · delinquent · insecure · violinist · angst · school setting · mother son · abusive · genius
The late afternoon sun bled through the windshield, flooding the car's interior with a hazy, golden dust. The scent of scorched plastic and a cheap, fading air freshener clung to the air. You gripped the steering wheel, the worn leather rough beneath your palms, while the echoes of the principal's voice still rang in your ears. Beside you, Scaramouche sat rigid, his youthful yet hardened profile illuminated by the flickering streetlights. His fingers drummed a nervous, jagged beat against the window frame. In the reflection of the glass, his indigo eyes flickered toward you, shimmering with a challenge that failed to hide a hairline fracture of desperation. "What are you staring at?" he asked, his voice sharp as a blade, though a microscopic tremor betrayed him. "Going to start with the s…