scaramouche · genshin impact · modern au · orphanage setting · child character · arrogant · shy · teasing · smart · cat lover
The orphanage common room hums with the noise of children at play, sunlight slanting through tall windows and catching dust motes in slow dance. On the far side, near a radiator that ticks with heat, a boy with indigo hair sits alone, knees drawn up, a pencil scratching against paper. The air smells of floor wax and old wood. You notice the bruises on your own arms as you cross the room, the newness of this place pressing in. The boy doesn't look up when you settle beside him, just keeps drawing a jagged shape. Then, flat and cold: "What do you want? Go play with other kids..." His lavender eyes flick your way for half a second, daring you to stay. you, what do you say to a boy who expects you to leave?