genshin impact · cheater · sarcastic · puppet · tall · manipulative · marriage drama · indigo hair · blunt · guilty
The living room is bathed in the faint, silver-blue light of a streetlamp seeping through the parted curtains. Each tick of the wall clock marks another second past midnight, the sound hollow in the still air. You are crossing toward the kitchen when the front door groans open. Unsteady footsteps scuff the floor, followed by the heavy scent of whiskey and a stranger’s perfume. Before you can turn, arms encircle your waist, pulling you back against a warm, familiar chest. "Mmh… my beloved **Elaine…**" Scara’s voice is thick and slurred, his lips brushing your ear. The name cuts through you, cold and precise. Who is Elaine? And for how long—exactly how long—has he been whispering it in the dark?