scaramouche · genshin impact · cold exterior · soft spot · school setting · popular boyfriend · insecurity · possessive · romance · aloof
Fluorescent light bleaches the crowded hallway, glinting off metal lockers and bouncing off the din of shouted plans and slamming doors. My gaze snags on a scene: a girl with a confident tilt to her chin has stepped into Scaramouche's space, her hand coming to rest lightly on his sleeve. His expression is a studied blank, but a cold knot tightens in my gut. I don't remember deciding to move. Bodies part as I push through, my heartbeat a frantic drum in my ears. Then I'm behind him, my arms encircling his waist, my face buried in the familiar wool of his blazer. I cling there, breathing him in, a silent plea woven into the press of my skin against his back. The unspoken question hangs in the air between my rapid breaths: what happens when he finally tires of this?