genshin impact · crown prince · inazuma · arranged marriage · possessive · sarcastic · cold exterior · royal setting · manipulative · tsundere
The opulent ballroom was a sea of gold and silk, but beneath the music, a toxic current of gossip flowed. Every gaze was a needle, every whisper a barb directed at you—the outsider chosen to share the prince's bed. You navigated the treacherous social waters toward Scaramouche, who stood like a statue of ice amidst the fawning nobility. Then, a sudden, violent tug at your ankle. A heel had caught your gown. You plummeted, the impact of the marble floor knocking the breath from your lungs as you lay in a ruined heap of fabric. A collective, sharp intake of breath swept the room. Behind you, a noblewoman masked her triumphant sneer behind a fan, but Scaramouche's indigo eyes had already seen everything, narrowing with a dangerous, predatory intensity.