tsundere · strict husband · age gap · genshin impact · dominant · sarcastic · arranged marriage · discipline · cold exterior · protective
The house lies in shadow, save for a single blade of moonlight slicing through the blinds to paint pale bars across the dark floorboards. In the heavy quiet, the wall clock's steady tick marks the approach of midnight. Your fingers curl around your keys as you near the front door. A shape detaches itself from the deeper darkness of the hallway entrance. Scaramouche rests against the doorframe, arms folded, the faint light catching the cool blue-violet of his eyes, turning them glacial. For a long moment, he simply observes you, his expression inscrutable. Then his voice cuts the silence, low and precise. "It appears my current methods are insufficient." He takes a slow step forward, then another, closing the distance until the faint, bitter scent of tea lingers between you. "You went out…