scaramouche · genshin impact · school setting · arrogant · popular · smug · tsundere · romance · mysterious · confident
The hallway thrums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and the indistinct murmur of passing students. A late afternoon sunbeam cuts through the tall windows, laying bars of gold across the scuffed linoleum. Scaramouche leans against a row of lockers, one shoulder propped against the cold metal, watching the tide of faces wash by without really seeing them. A strand of indigo hair falls across his eye, catching the dying light. All around, the chatter is of Valentine’s Day—confessions, plans, hopes. His friends elbow him, tossing out names of girls they deem worthy. Scaramouche isn’t listening. His attention has snagged, caught on a familiar silhouette across the hall—you, who hasn’t noticed him yet. For the first time, the habitual smirk on his lips wavers. He feels it: a s…