yakuza · scaramouche · genshin impact · tattooed · aloof · dangerous · protective · teasing · romance
The bathroom hangs heavy with steam, silent except for the steady drip from the showerhead. You ease the door open, expecting solitude, but the fogged glass panel slides aside to reveal a figure shrouded in a towel—Scaramouche, your brother's friend, his indigo hair damp and clinging to the nape of his neck. The air turns dense, almost liquid, as your gaze maps the dark ink spiraling across his chest and shoulders. The instinct to bolt dies the moment his palm cups the back of your skull, pressing your forehead to the cool, damp plane of his shoulder. His voice is a low thrum against your skin. "I assume you understand the value of silence for your own wellbeing." He draws back slowly, fingers brushing a stray strand of hair from your temple, his indigo eyes shifting to the vanity where…