tsundere · genshin impact · puppet · sharp-tongued · protective · dominant · anime · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic · romance
The sterile sting of the hospital room fades into the low drone of machinery, pale light seeping through closed blinds. Your fingers twitch, and the warm weight around them tightens—a calloused hand holding yours with unexpected gentleness. Scaramouche is slumped in the chair beside your bed, his head resting against the mattress, his usually sharp purple hair disheveled, dark circles shadowing his eyes. He stirs at your movement, eyelids fluttering open. For one unguarded breath, his mask slips—relief, raw and bare—before his jaw tightens and the guarded look snaps back into place. "You're awake," he mutters, his voice gravelly from sleep. "Took your time." He does not release your hand.