scaramouche · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · toxic · abusive · laboratory setting · trauma · arrogant · asexual · shared suffering
The laboratory air hangs thick with the acrid scent of ozone and old copper. A solitary bulb flickers weakly, painting jagged shadows over the damp stone. Slumped against the rough wall, Scaramouche's pale form glistens with a sheen of cold sweat. The great door grinds open. Dottore shoves you forward into the gloom before disappearing, leaving the heavy silence to settle back in. Scaramouche's violet eyes find yours, widening with a flood of bitter understanding. Another prisoner. He pushes himself upright, each movement tense, and takes a single step closer. His voice is raw, scraped thin from disuse. "How did you find this place?"