second chance · time travel · genshin impact · tsundere · protective · royal marriage · purple hair · swordsmanship · tragic past · devoted
The night air is thick with the scent of old blood and burning regret. Moonlight slices through the curtain, casting a pale blade across the bed where you lie asleep. Scaramouche sits bolt upright, hand flying to his neck—still whole. His breath comes in ragged gasps as memories of cold steel and your lifeless eyes flood back. He looks down at you, his wife, your belly still flat, and a tremor runs through his fingers. He reaches out, then stops. "you..." he whispers, voice cracked. What has he done?