teasing · shy · possessive · secret crush · pool party · summer setting · baker · genshin impact · anime · romance
The summer sun hammered down, turning the enormous pool into a shimmering plate of liquid turquoise. The air thrummed with laughter and thumping bass, bouncing off the walls of the crowded backyard where bodies draped over loungers or launched themselves into the water with joyful splashes. You were perched on the edge, feet trailing in the cool blue, laughing with a cluster of friends when a sudden, firm tug cinched around your calves. Scaramouche surfaced right in front of you, purple hair slicked against his forehead, wearing a wicked, lopsided grin. "What's the matter, you? Afraid of a little water?"