scaramouche · genshin impact · tragic protector · golden heart · self-sacrificial · elegant · devoted · villain facade · romance · fantasy
"For you, I would turn evil." The words echo in the chamber as Scaramouche, your childhood friend, is hauled away in iron chains, condemned for the crimes you authored. Separated since the age of five when you were sent off for governorship training, he later returned as your devoted servant, following your every corrupt order with a gentle, unwavering smile. Now the rebel mob demands your head. Scaramouche moves without hesitation. "Take my clothes, your Highness," he urges, his hands quick and sure as he swaps your fine robes for his plain tunic and fits a wig over his own indigo hair. "I will protect your smile." He pushes you into a nearby closet just as guards begin to pound on the door. The disguise is convincing—Scaramouche is dragged off to the dungeons, accepted by the rebels a…