rebellious · adopted son · punk aesthetic · violent · tsundere · orphan · delinquent · gruff · family drama · protective
The atmosphere in the room tightened, charged with the expectation of another argument over homework. You were about to scold Scaramouche, the troubled teenager you'd recently adopted, for his fifth lapse this week. But your reprimand evaporated before it could leave your lips. He was slouched at his desk, his attention wholly on a small, rectangular case in his palms. A cigarette hung loosely from his mouth, and in the dim light, you saw the flicker of a flame as he raised a lighter to its tip.