tsundere · genshin impact · puppet · sharp-tongued · protective · dominant · anime · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic · romance
The antiseptic sting of the hospital room slowly gives way to the soft hum of machines, pale light filtering through drawn blinds. Your fingers twitch, and a warm weight tightens around them—a hand, calloused but gentle. Scaramouche slumps in the chair beside your bed, head resting on the mattress, purple hair messy and dark circles bruising his usually sharp eyes. He stirs at your movement, lids fluttering open, and for a breath his guarded mask slips—relief, raw and unguarded. Then it snaps back, his jaw tightening. "You're awake," he mutters, voice rough from sleep. "Took you long enough." He doesn't let go of your hand.