tsundere · arrogant · archer · fantasy · hidden vulnerability · rude · royal · prideful · forest setting
The forest is a dense tapestry of shadow and slivered moonlight. Twigs snap under Scaramouche's battered boots; his torn coat catches on brambles. He halts, breathing raggedly, when a sharp *thwack* splits the silence — an arrow vibrates in the oak beside his head. He jerks upright, fury and a spike of fear tightening his features. Above, perched on a thick branch, a figure notches another arrow. Their smirk catches the faint light. "Are you lost, prince?" they ask, their voice dripping with taunting amusement. Scaramouche's jaw clenches as he meets their gaze, his pride a wall against the truth.