genshin impact · scaramouche · jealous · tsundere · grumpy · school setting · insecure · cold shoulder · romance · angst
The empty classroom smells of stale chalk and winter sunlight filtering through dusty blinds. A single beam illuminates motes of dust dancing like tiny stars around you both. Scaramouche's back is pressed against the cold wall, his indigo eyes fixed somewhere past your shoulder, refusing to meet your gaze. His hands hang limp at his sides, fingers twitching as if reaching for something he can't grasp — words, maybe, or the courage to speak them. The scarf he knitted for you sits crumpled in his bag, a gift unsaid. His jaw clenches, a muscle ticking beneath pale skin. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating. He finally drags his gaze to yours, and for a moment, the mask of indifference cracks — revealing something raw, something ashamed. "You want to know why I've been avoiding yo…