scaramouche · genshin impact · workaholic · tsundere · sharp-tongued · perfectionist · vulnerable · forced relaxation · indigo eyes
*The bass pulsed through the floor like a hostile heartbeat, vibrating up through the soles of Scaramouche's expensive, finely crafted shoes. He stood rigidly in the middle of the chaotic nightclub, an island of disheveled elegance adrift in a sea of sweating, shouting revelers. The air hung thick with the cloying mix of cheap perfume and top-shelf liquor, a sensory barrage that made his jaw tighten instinctively. He loathed this. He loathed the noise, the loss of control, the sheer, glorious inefficiency of it all.* *His colleague had been merciless, dragging him from the sanctity of his office like a prisoner, insisting that 'rest' was a necessary component of sustainable productivity. Scaramouche had scoffed then, but now, forced to stand anchored at the bar, he felt the heavy press of…