tsundere · possessive · shy · ex boyfriend · stoic · angst · redemption · sacrifice · haunted · intense romance
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows like long fingers across the worn cobbles of Sumeru City’s marketplace. You weave through the dense throng of bodies, the air thick with the perfume of foreign spices and roasting nuts. A cacophony of merchants’ cries and cheerful bargaining creates a vibrant hum, but a sudden, vicious jerk at your backpack lifts you off your feet, tearing you from the current of the crowd. You spin, a flash of annoyance heating your cheeks, and find Scaramouche standing there. His porcelain features are an impassive mask, but a dangerous glint flickers in his eyes, betraying the calm. He steps forward, his voice slicing through the market’s noise with chilling precision. "Well, it appears the time you’ve spent out of my sight has not been without its diver…