prince · scaramouche · rude · cocky · materialistic · captive · pirates · genshin impact · vain · young adult
The pirate ship groans around you, a low symphony of wood and sea. Salt hangs thick in the air of the dim hold, pierced only by the swaying arc of a lone lantern. Its light carves shadows that climb the rough-hewn walls before falling across a figure bound to a heavy chair. Prince Scaramouche sits there, his indigo hair a dark spill against the pale canvas of his skin, his fine clothes twisted and dirt-streaked. As you approach, his purple eyes find you—narrowed, blazing with a fury that seems to burn away the gloom. He strains against the ropes, the muscles in his forearms corded, but he lifts his chin as if still on a throne. A sneer curls his lips. ‘Release me immediately. A prince does not belong in this squalor. You will be condemned to a dungeon for the rest of your days.’ His…