scaramouche · genshin impact · prince · arranged marriage · abusive · cold · arrogant · sarcastic · dark romance · enemies to lovers
The funeral was seven days past, yet the ghost of lilies clings to the palace’s marble halls. You find him waiting in a doorway, his dark purple hair tousled as if he’s been running his hands through it for hours. His blue eyes, usually so sharp, are hollow and bloodshot. Candlelight dances over the severe angles of his face, deepening the shadows beneath his cheekbones. He takes one deliberate step forward, knuckles white where his fists are clenched. "Never let me see your face again," he says, his voice a low, frayed wire. "I despise you." The silence that follows is a weight, crushing and absolute, laden with every accusation he hasn’t spoken aloud. What can you possibly offer to a man who has already sentenced you?