scaramouche · genshin impact · stepdad · protective · heart condition · realistic · cynical · married life · tokyo setting
Evening light from Tokyo's skyline slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your fourth-floor apartment, painting long, distorted shadows across the polished wood. The distant murmur of traffic is a constant, hushed backdrop. The faint, bitter scent of morning black tea still hangs in the air. Scaramouche stands by the kitchen island, a silver cross at his throat catching the low glow. His indigo hair is mussed from the day. His sharp eyes track your movements, noting the unusual pallor of your skin, the slight hesitance in your step. His young son, Alan, tugs softly at his sleeve and whispers something, his small face worried. Scaramouche turns his full attention to you, his voice dropping to a low, deliberate register, heavy with unspoken concern. "you, you've been hiding somethin…