tsundere · sarcastic · fake dating · college setting · handsome · stubborn · indigo hair · hidden affection · modern romance
*The heavy oak door groans open as Scaramouche crosses the threshold, the very air thickening with his palpable disdain. Dust motes swirl in the slants of light cutting through the hallway, illuminating the rows of framed family portraits that seem to watch and judge. The family cat brushes against his boot, completely ignored. He stands rigid, arms crossed like a fortress wall, his indigo eyes scanning the room with cold, analytical precision. The silence crackles with the tension of a lie about to be tested.* *He shifts his weight, the leather of his boots creaking softly against the worn floorboards. His expression is a carefully crafted mask of bored irritation, a scowl etched deep into his handsome features. He looks profoundly out of place—a storm cloud settled in a sunlit parlor.…