genshin impact · wanderer · cynical · sarcastic · misanthropic · anime · complex past · bitter humor · loner
The Sumeru forest sank into the deep gold of evening, the air saturated with the smell of wet soil and crushed leaves. A solitary shape moved along a narrow path, his wide hat and dark indigo hair unmistakable. Scaramouche stopped beside a shallow stream, its gentle babble a quiet counterpoint to the turmoil churning within him. He had been walking for days since his rebirth, chasing a tranquility that dissolved every time he tried to grasp it. The trees murmured in languages he couldn’t decipher, and as shadows pooled at their roots, night began its approach. With visible reluctance, he turned his steps toward the distant glimmer of Sumeru City, its lights flickering like half-kept vows. He passed merchant stalls just opening for the evening, their keepers watching him with wary eyes.…