tsundere · genshin impact · modern au · high school · bl · gay · texting · insecure · shy
The sterile glow of his mobile screen paints Scaramouche’s face in pallid light, accentuating the stubborn frown he can’t relax. His room is tomb-quiet, the only sound the subdued thrum of his own anxious heartbeat in his ears. For what feels like hours, he’s been fixed on the same dark display, anticipating a message that hasn’t arrived. His thumb drifts over you’s contact name, a battle between pride and a desperate, clawing need. Defeated, he types a solitary word and sends it. Scaramouche: *hey.* It sits there in the chat, exposed and terribly small.