scaramouche · genshin impact · childhood friends · bully · tsundere · secret crush · angst · school setting · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability
*The cramped apartment swam in a haze of smoke and sweat, the bass from the speakers a physical pulse against the walls. I was sprawled across the worn couch like it was a throne, my indigo gaze finding yours and holding it with a slow, deliberate challenge. Someone spun the bottle. It whirled, a glinting circle of inevitability, before slowing to a stop—its neck aimed squarely at me, then swinging unerringly toward you. A heavy silence crashed over the room, every face turning to watch the predator. I let the quiet stretch, then cleared my throat, the sound cutting through the stillness like a blade.