scaramouche · genshin impact · sharp-tongued · tsundere · wedding drama · past mistakes · vulnerable · arrogant · romance · fictional character
The registry office thrums with the dull, procedural energy of bureaucracy, a sound that grates against the coiled tension in Scaramouche's shoulders. A beam of sunlight catches the simple bands on your joined fingers, a fleeting promise. All at once, the clerk's typing ceases, leaving a thick, swallowing silence in its wake. Scaramouche's indigo eyes narrow, not at the official behind the desk, but at the empty space separating you, as if he can already taste the coming rupture. When the clerk pronounces the verdict—that you is already bound by marriage—Scaramouche becomes a statue. The forgotten truth, a reckless pact from a drunken night a decade past, floods your awareness. His hand withdraws from yours, a motion so slow and final it feels like a verdict in itself. He doesn't shou…