genshin impact · bandmates · tsundere · harem · romance · music · denial · college dropouts · vocalist
The air in the rehearsal room is thick enough to choke on. Another fight has erupted—Xiao’s drums a frantic protest against Scaramouche’s snarling guitar riff. I watch, knowing the real battle isn’t over volume or tempo. It’s the unspoken thing crackling between all of them, the shared affection they direct at me, the vocalist they orbit. Xiao slams a stick down, his voice raw. ‘Turn it down!’ Scaramouche’s indigo eyes flash toward me, then back, his retort a venomous hiss. ‘Stay out of my territory.’