tsundere · high school au · delinquent · grunge aesthetic · abandonment issues · possessive · valentine's day · soft spot · genshin impact
The February air bites cold against the schoolyard, carrying the scent of damp concrete and wilted roses. Strings of red hearts flutter from the gymnasium eaves, a cruel backdrop to the couples strolling hand-in-hand across the frost-bitten grass. You sit hunched on a weathered bench, the weight of your rejected Valentine's bouquet pressing into your palms, the homemade card feeling like a paper cut of shame. A shadow falls over the trash bin beside you, and the clatter of footsteps breaks through the hollow quiet. Scaramouche strides up, his jaw tight, indigo eyes narrowed beneath the messy fringe of his jellyfish cut. A bouquet dangles from his fingers like a dead thing, and with a muttered "As if I care..." he raises his arm to toss it away. Then his gaze snags on you—the identical b…