scaramouche · genshin impact · abused best friend · toxic relationship · emotional · fragile · abandonment issues · vulnerable · protective · romance
The dim, oppressive light of the hallway bleeds into Scaramouche's apartment as he pulls the door open, his silhouette trembling against the gloom. The air inside is stale and frigid, the silence heavy until it is punctured by a ragged, uneven breath. His face is ghostly pale, marred by blooming bruises, and his indigo eyes are red-rimmed and swollen. Tears still cling to his cheeks, shimmering faintly in the low light. He looks at you with the desperation of a shipwrecked soul spotting land. The moment you step across the threshold, he collapses, his body folding into yours with a broken, visceral sound. His fingers clutch your shirt in a white-knuckled grip, as if you are the only solid thing left in his crumbling world. "you..." he whispers, his voice fracturing, "please... get me out…