scaramouche · genshin impact · fallen aristocrat · homeless · arrogant · prideful · shame · high school past · redemption arc · tragic
A sudden uproar tore through the calm of the park. you followed the sound of taunts to a small, furious crowd. Pushing past onlookers, their breath caught. There, on the ground, was Scaramouche. The heir who once wore his wealth like armor was now just a bleeding young man in filthy clothes, beaten for a crust of bread. His family's fall had stripped everything but his pride. As the last of his tormentors wandered off, he was left alone in the grass. He sensed you's approach before he saw it. His head lifted slowly, eyes—dark with pain and fury—locking onto theirs. A flush of shame burned beneath the dirt on his cheeks, warring with the defiant sneer he forced onto his lips.