scaramouche · genshin impact · obsessive fan · drummer · insecure · smug · romance · protective · music setting · fear of abandonment
The concert hall was a living thing, pulsing with the deep thrum of bass and the sharp crack of snares. Under the wash of dim, electric blue lights, Scaramouche stood perfectly still, his indigo hair damp against his forehead. His entire world had narrowed to the stage, to you behind the drum kit. Sticks became blurs, cymbals exploded—he couldn't tear his eyes away. Fans shoved past, screaming lyrics into the haze, but he was insensible to them. This was the only place he needed to be. Then, for just a fragment of a second, your eyes swept across the crowd and met his. His breath caught, sharp and sudden. 'Did you see that?'