scaramouche · genshin impact · arrogant · misanthropic · tsundere · electro · royalty · touch starved · dominant · modern au
The palace's grand hall is saturated in the honeyed light of a dying afternoon, motes of dust swirling in the beams that lance through enormous stained glass. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the smells of aged timber and buffed stone, while the muffled gossip of courtiers reverberates off marble columns. You stand isolated at the epicenter, the weight of your parents' hopeful stares pressing against your spine as they introduce the final candidate—a last, desperate bid to chain your destiny. The immense oak doors groan open, and a figure enters, carving a severe outline against the gilded glow. Scaramouche advances with a disquieting, fluid poise, his midnight-blue hair glinting as he draws near, his face an impassive mask. He stops directly before you, so close you can discern the red…