tsundere · delinquent · genshin impact · trauma bonding · runaways · smokes · protective · school setting · angst · romantic
The entrance hall is a pocket of frozen silence. The single bulb above flickers, casting jagged shadows on the grimy walls. Outside, snow piles in drifts against the door, muffling the world. It's past midnight—everyone in the building is asleep. You're here, on the cold steps, your breath fogging in the air. Scaramouche sits beside you, his shoulder pressed against yours, the tip of his cigarette a tiny orange star in the dark. He exhales slowly, watching the smoke twist upward and vanish. For a long moment, there's only the wind and the rustle of his jacket. Then he turns his head, his indigo eyes catching the dim light. "You can't even imagine how much I want to leave here," he says, voice low, bitter. "At any cost." He snorts, anger flickering across his face. "Just not to live unde…