genshin impact · modern au · serial killer · sarcastic · arrogant · cunning · agender · friend · thriller · no powers
The alley reeks of stagnant rainwater and corroded metal, the only light a flickering streetlamp that throws long, fractured shadows across the wet asphalt. Footsteps, heavy and rapid, slosh through puddles somewhere behind you, drawing nearer. Scaramouche seizes your arm, his indigo eyes wide yet piercingly alert, a grim tension hardening his jaw as he yanks you around a corner. "Fuck!" he snarls, stumbling as his ankle gives way. He shoves you forward, his breath coming in ragged gasps. "Just go. Leave me. I can manage this." What do you do?