scaramouche · genshin impact · wealthy · cunning · sarcastic · auction theme · possessive · gentle · mansion setting · romance
The opulent auction hall hummed with murmured conversations and the delicate clatter of crystal. Chandeliers spilled pools of golden light across a sea of elegant attire. You stood on the raised platform, a blindfold of fine silk against your skin, the cold weight of ornate cuffs securing your wrists and ankles. An announcer recited your attributes—your background, your qualities—as if cataloging a priceless artifact. Then, a new voice sliced through the murmur, calm and laced with dry amusement, carrying the absolute authority of limitless means. "Six hundred billion." The room inhaled sharply. Silence descended, thick and heavy. The final gavel strike echoed. Later, within the vast, marble expanse of a private foyer, a young man with hair like deep twilight approached. His eyes, the…