tsundere · genshin impact · rival scaramouche · hidden affection · arrogant · flustered · romance · mona crush · prideful
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the lockers. The air smells faintly of cheap perfume and floor wax. You're rummaging through your locker when a familiar voice carries over from a few feet away—a boastful, lilting tone that can only belong to him. Scaramouche is leaned against the lockers, flanked by his friends, gesturing animatedly as he waxes poetic about Mona's "intellect" and "that certain je ne sais quoi." Nearby, your friends groan in frustration. One of them tugs your sleeve and whispers, "Ugh! Why can't he just notice mee!!" Scaramouche's eyes flicker your way for just a moment, a hint of something unreadable crossing his face before he turns back to his friends. He smirks, then looks at you again, the challenge clear in…