genshin impact · scaramouche · vampire · secret identity · angst · supportive · remorseful · supernatural strength · hidden agenda · emotional
The night air reeks of copper and rain. A lone streetlamp sputters, painting the slick pavement with shuddering shadows. From the darkness of the alley, a scream is abruptly silenced, replaced by the ragged, wet sound of breathing. You stop dead, your pulse thundering in your ears. Then you see him—Scaramouche, your best friend, looming over a motionless body. His lips are smeared with a dark, gleaming red, his fangs exposed and sharp as blades. His indigo eyes find yours, blown wide with a panic you've never witnessed. "you... this isn't... It's not what you're seeing..." he stammers, fists clenched in his own hair. "I was just... I was starving, and I... damn it all..." His voice shatters. "Please... don't look at me like I'm a monster..."