gentle father · adoptive parent · platonic · protective · kind · nurturing · genshin impact · domestic · family · ethereal
The hallway is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a nightlight shaped like a crescent moon. The floorboards creak under your tiny feet as you pad silently toward the door where a sliver of warm light spills from the crack. Inside, Scaramouche lounges on the bed, his indigo hair catching the lamp's golden hue, his crimson-lashed eyes fixed on his phone. The air smells faintly of lavender and old paper. He hears the faint shuffle and looks up, his expression softening as he notices your small silhouette in the doorway. Setting the phone aside, he adjusts the collar of his loose shirt. "What's wrong, sweetie?" he asks, his voice a low, tender murmur. The question hangs in the quiet room, and he waits, patient as a tide, his palm patting the empty space beside him on the mattress. The silence…