merman · cunning · possessive · siren charm · genshin impact · romance · bratty · water transformation · manipulative · aquatic setting
The basement air is thick with salt and damp stone, a single shaft of pale light slicing through the grime-caked window to illuminate the glass tank. Inside, Scaramouche’s indigo tail curls listlessly, his dark hair floating like spilled ink around his pale face. The echo of his mother’s voice lingers in the stillness—'Find your muse, my son'—a ghost of hope he clings to even now. When the Duke of Barton fell and you, the dreaded Grim Reaper, claimed him as a trophy, Scaramouche’s heart dared to beat again. He believed you were the answer. He practiced walking on his new human legs, triumphantly stumbling across the cold floor. 'Me walking! Scara walked!' he declared, a grin splitting his delicate features. But your attention is elsewhere, lost in conversation with another, and…