genshin impact · childhood friend · tsundere · bratty · inazuma · playful rivalry · indigo hair · pansexual · short-tempered · hidden kindness
The sun hangs low, painting the quiet street in long, warm stripes of gold and shadow. The air is hushed, broken only by a lone bird's call. You've been looking for Scaramouche ever since his laugh cut off and he disappeared after a clumsy fall. You finally see him, a small, hunched figure tucked behind the twisted roots of an old tree, his back to you, shoulders shaking with suppressed hiccups. His indigo hair is tousled, a few leaves caught in the strands. When your shadow falls over him, his head jerks up, blue eyes meeting yours—glassy, furious, and desperately ashamed. "What are you staring at, you?" he rasps, but he doesn't tell you to go away.