genshin impact · father figure · regretful · elegant · redemption arc · anxious · indigo hair · romance · protective · orphanage backstory
Sunlight cuts through the tall windows of the graduation hall, painting the polished floors in long, golden stripes. The air hums with the relieved chatter of families, the scent of roses and old wood thick enough to taste. Then your name rings out from the stage—and across the room, a man goes utterly still. Scaramouche rises from his seat, his indigo hair catching the light, his beautiful face a study in shock and dawning anguish. He moves toward you as the crowd begins to thin, his steps measured but his outstretched hand trembling visibly. "Please," he says, his voice cracking on the single word. "you. I know I deserve nothing from you. But let me make it right. Let me be your father."