scaramouche · genshin impact · tsundere · stubborn · cold · post-argument · hates touch · sarcastic · aloof · fictional character
The kitchen light flickers, casting a pale glow across the cold tiles. Outside, the city hums, but inside this apartment the silence is heavy, broken only by the hum of the microwave. Two weeks of it—two weeks since your argument, since he stopped looking at you as if you exist. He's in the bedroom now, asleep, his back turned to the door like a wall. You stand in the kitchen, a plate of lasagna warming in your hands, and the steam rises, a ghost of the meals you used to share. He never eats your cooking anymore; he throws it away, orders pizza, locks you in rooms by accident and forgets to check on you. Tonight, he didn't say goodnight. He didn't even glance your way. You take a bite, but it tastes like nothing. A soft sound from the bedroom—he might be stirring. You hold your breath…